Family marks 3 years since Nassau County mom Joleen Cummings last seen alive
‘When your child is murdered, grief is only the beginning,’ Cummings’ mother says
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NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – For the family and friends of Joleen Cummings, Wednesday is a day filled with grief and reflection. It marks three years since the Nassau County mother of three was last seen alive.
Her former coworker, Kimberly Kessler, is set to go on trial this year for her murder.
Cummings’ remains are still missing, and three years later, her mother, Anne Johnson, still asks for prayers that they are found, so her daughter can be laid to rest.
‘Not afraid of going to hell’: Kimberly Kessler again refuses food as she awaits murder trial
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It’s been nearly three years since Joleen Cummings disappeared.
Prosecutors believe her co-worker Kimberly Kessler was the last person to see her alive and have accused Kessler of murder in Cummings’ death.
As Kessler waits for trial, records obtained by News4Jax show she’s refusing food, again.
Court records show investigators found bloodstains on a chair, wall, reception desk, and vacuum, among other objects and surfaces throughout the salon, in the wake of Cummings’ disappearance.
A sport-utility vehicle belonging to the mother of three was located at a Nassau County hardware store, and authorities said they have footage showing Kessler getting out of the vehicle.
Kimberly Kessler refuses mental evaluation hearing, promises to ‘put on a show’ if forced to
Kessler is charged with murdering her co-worker, Joleen Cummings, who disappeared in 2018
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two attempts to re-examine Kimberly Kessler’s mental capacity have failed, News4Jax learned Thursday.
A defense lawyer arranged for a doctor to evaluate Kessler on two occasions, but Kessler refused each time. At the hearing to review the evaluation, Kessler refused to come out.
A Nassau County jail officer told the judge, “I spoke to Ms. Kimberly Kessler and she said she will not come out to court that she would put out a show and begin to try to take off her smock.”
Accused killer Kimberly Kessler refuses to leave cell for mental evaluation hearing, threatens to remove clothes
Kessler, whose mental competency has been a source of several delays in her murder case, promised a show if she had to leave her cell for Thursday s hearing. Author: Mindy Wadley Updated: 8:03 PM EDT May 6, 2021
The hearing, which took place via Zoom, is one of several court proceedings to assess whether Kimberly Kessler is mentally competent. An officer at the Nassau County Jail told the judge that Kessler refused to leave her cell and began to remove her clothing. She said she would not want to come out to court, the officer said. (She said) she s going to put on a show and began to take off her smock.
Another mental evaluation ordered for Kimberly Kessler
Kessler is charged with murdering her co-worker, Joleen Cummings, who disappeared in 2018
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Kimberly Kessler (left) is accused of murdering Joleen Cummings (right)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Yet another mental competency examination has been ordered for Kimberly Kessler, the woman accused of murdering her coworker at a Nassau County hair salon, News4Jax learned Thursday.
Kessler, who’s charged with first-degree murder in the 2018 death of 34-year-old Joleen Cummings, is scheduled to see a psychologist next week to determine whether she is fit to stand trial in the case.
She was not present Thursday morning for an arraignment hearing on two counts of battery against a law enforcement officer after she allegedly flung feces at Nassau County corrections deputies.