What Does a Stun Gun Injury Look Like?

Unfortunately there was no autopsy done initially on Nikki LaDue January after her death in July 2002. However, both her husband Phil and the mortician who took care of Nikki’s body said they saw some sort of marks on her face. Was the rest of her body closely examined? When she was found, she was in livor mortis so most of her body looked bruised. Here are a couple of examples of what a stun gun injury looks like.

Reader Observation on Nikki LaDue January Crime Scene: Phil and Police are Wrong

A very interesting observation was made by reader Deborah Dauner about the table photographed at Nikki LaDue January’s crime scene. Her observation leads to one conclusion. Nikki was incapacitated and then executed.  Before we get into her thoughts let’s keep in mind what Nikki’s husband Phil January said as well as the lead investigator Thomas Pustay.

Phil January Interview with PI (Part 5 of many)

Onto Part 5 of the interview Phil January gave to a Private Investigator back in April 2003. His wife Nikki had been dead for 10 months, ruled a suicide by the Pass Christian, Mississippi police and Harrison County coroner.  For more details, refer to this posting that chronicles everything from Nikki’s early life to her death. Nikki’s mom hired a private investigator to look into Nikki’s case. As part of that investigation, he interviewed Phil. In Part 4, Phil said one person he suspects is their condo co-owner Paul Morrell. Here is part 5 of that interview transcribed by a friend of Nikki’s mother Bonnie. Phil has another person of interest.

Phil January Interview with PI (Part 4 of many)

Back to the interview Phil January gave to a Private Investigator back in April 2003. His wife Nikki had been dead for 10 months, ruled a suicide by the Pass Christian, Mississippi police and Harrison County coroner. Keep in mind there was no investigation, no autopsy and all the circumstances surrounding her death, a single gunshot wound to the head, were suspect at best. In the minds of everyone except the authorities this was a murder. Her husband was in the process of driving back from Louisiana where he had just started a new job. Nikki was supposed to have been packing up in preparation for their move. However, several people have said Nikki had no intention of moving. Her plan was to let Phil think she was moving, take a planned trip to visit her family in Florida with her 5-year old son Zack and the person she thought was her best friend Nancy Burge. When Phil arrived to their condo on July 29, 2002 he found Nancy in the there telling him she couldn’t find Nikki. Phil found her dead on the couple’s balcony. For more details, refer to this posting that chronicles everything from Nikki’s early life to her death. Nikki’s mom hired a private investigator to look into Nikki’s case. As part of that investigation, he interviewed Phil. Here is part 4 of that interview transcribed by a friend of Nikki’s mother Bonnie.

A Catch-Up Post For the Nikki LaDue January Case

A couple of readers who have joined recently are looking for a way to catch up on Nikki LaDue January’s story so when new posts come up, they understand a bit more about the case. So here, in one post is a “primer” if you will on Nikki’s case including links to some of the posts.

Phil January Interview with PI (Part 3 of many)

When we left off, Nikki LaDue January’s husband Phil explained to a Private Investigator the drug addiction he said Nikki had. In this installment, he goes further into the night of April 28, 2002 and the incident that made her come clean to him about her addiction. These are actual transcriptions of the taped interview.

Phil January Interview with PI (Part 2 of many)

Sorry it’s been awhile. Been going through my hate mail. Continuing now with the interview Nikki LaDue January’s husband Phil gave to a private investigator back in April 2003.

Nikki and Phil January

PI: Let’s talk about Nikki. Nikki was uh, uh, a vivacious woman by all accounts. Very social. But also had a uh by all accounts, uh had a drug problem. Can you tell me – uh – about her – about what you know about what she was using, who she was using with, and the extent of her drug problem?

Phil: Uh – I didn’t know about her drug problem until she came clean three months earlier.

PI: And that was the note that was left?

Phil: That was on April 28th. I had no idea. She tells me in the note which you have probably read that it started out as recreational, she was doing (indistinguishable) and she said that she had gotten up to about 7 or 8 a day and that she also did some cocaine. Um

Transcripts of Phil January Interview with PI (Part 1 of many)

Nikki LaDue January’s death, while classified as a suicide, had so many red flags pointing to murder an amateur could spot them. But the Pass Christian Police and the Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove didn’t even bother to look.

Bonnie LaDue wasn’t satisfied with the failure of law enforcement to investigate her daughter’s murder. She hired a private investigator to look into things. Below is part one of several parts of his interview with Phil January, Nikki’s husband. Which took place less than a year after Nikki’s death. The interviews were recorded and then transcribed. Today’s installment, SWAT and investigation flaws.

Brainstorm: How Can Justice be Served? How Can Mississippi Redeem Itself?

Comment upgraded to Post from Amy:

With the DA going on the coroner’s determination and the state attorney general deferring to the DA, there seems to be a stand still. The weird thing is the coroner is going off the lacking “investigation” of a convicted child rapist (Tom Pustay) and no autopsy. They have the “That’s my story and I’m stickin to it!” mentality. Really Mississippi????

Mathematical Reasons Nikki’s Death Was Murder

I’ll be honest here. This promoted comment to a post by Logical Minded Engineer is WAY above my head! If you’ve ever wondered why paying attention in math class was important, read on. He makes some great points. As always, thanks LME for your insightful comments.

Math = Murder!