On weekends Jordan hunted alongside his father, Chris Brown, who purchased the youth-sized 20-gauge shotgun that state police believed was the murder weapon. WAMPUM, Pa. -- Jordan Brown was 11 years old when he was arrested and initially charged as an adult for the murder of his pregnant, soon-to-be stepmother. Department policy says they should have recorded the first interview, not allowed multiple adults in the room, not talked about the case in front of the children and relied on the first interview as the most reliable if additional interviews were absolutely necessary. I did not know what the sound was, said Adalynn, who was 4 years old at the time and is now 13. The discovery of that shell was not significant.. It's kind of a bittersweet feeling, you know. I didn't understand what was happening. ". A state police spokesman, Ryan Tarkowski, declined to comment on pending litigation. Early in the investigation, a number of people including Chris Brown told police they should look into another person -- Houks ex-boyfriend of six years, Adam Harvey. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices. Cinnamon confessed to fatally shooting her step-mother and was sentenced to 27 years to life in prison. If in fact the blanket was shot through then there would have been fibers in the victims hair or embedded in her skull. And on 20/20 Adalynn said she woke up from a loud noise..she answers her moms phone goes to wake her up..she doesnt wake up..she goes outside & the tree trimmers help.. which would have been around 9am.. the other girl per the police reports said it was an ordinary morning. This was way beyond shoddy police work! And we just sat on the couch in the living room waiting and then Kenzie told us to go because the bus is coming and we're going to be late. There was a small amount of gun residue on Jordan's jacket, explained by his lawyers as being from a hunt the boy had been on a few days prior. It's three feet long., Inside the Browns' farmhouse, police found a collection of handguns, rifles and several rounds of ammunition. He was almost 21 when Pennsylvania's highest court said. That way I know what was trying to be said, and then thats how I read, he said. I don't think the kid did it and I honestly do think the cops jumped on him and didn't do their homework. Brown, now nearly 23, said this week he hopes the lawsuit will be the definitive finding of his innocence as well as providing some compensation for his father, Chris Brown, who paid child support, taxes, lawyers fees and expenses to travel more than 100 miles every day to see him while he was incarcerated. In an interview with New Castle News, Elisco addressed potential problems with how the case was investigated. >>PREVIOUS STORY: Man convicted at 11 of pregnant stepmoms 2009 murder exonerated of crime. I came across a blog which claims that Kenzie's abusive ex had threatened to kill her or have her killed. I didn't know where I was at, what was going on or anything, he said. A juvenile court judge later found Brown guilty of first-degree murder and homicide of an unborn child. 5 Theories Explain HowCayleeAnthony Really Died. In an exclusive interview with 20/20, she told her own account of what happened that morning of Feb. 20, 2009, and some of it conflicts with the police timeline. He kept shifting and obviously upset. She leaned against the Formica island, her sandy blond hair done up in a bulbous, frizzy ball. Dr. Todd Grande 1.26M subscribers Subscribe 394K views 1 year ago This video answers the question: Can I analyze the. I'm your dad. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. The two of them, plus Browns then-11-year-old son Jordan and Houks two daughters, then-7-year-old daughter Jenessa and then-4-year-old daughter Adalynn, all from their previous relationships, had recently all moved in together in a farmhouse. They discovered Mrs. Borden's body a short time later. Adalynn Houk is seen here in the undated family photo. Houks father, Jack Houk, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that he and his wife Debbie, who have raised Houks two daughters since her death, are distraught. I went in to wake her up. What happened to me is so horrible, even though when I was young I would say I didnt understand what was happening I look back and see all the blatant injustices, and that angers me, he said. But as far as his guiltiness, I know he is. 20 A pregnant Kenzie Marie Houk, 26, is killed in the New Beaver Borough farmhouse she shared with her daughters Jenessa, 7, and Adalynn, 4 her fianc, Chris Brown, and his son,. They told me that her and the baby were gone, and I remember collapsing in the yard, Brown said. Jordan. Houks older daughter, then 7, also said she had heard a loud noise in the house around the time of the shooting. He was 75. Chris Brown said he drove every day, 230 miles roundtrip, to see his son at the center. Trooper McGraw believed Jordan threw the shell to the ground as he was walking to the bus the morning of the murders. [11] After those newspapers decided not to pursue their appeal further, Judge Hodge was directed by another panel of the Superior Court to move swiftly to hold an adjudication hearing. She remembered picking up her mothers phone and answering it. I saw a gentleman in front of me that was crying, said Martin. "Homicide, something of this magnitude was very, very uncommon," Martin said. In fact, the prosecutions forensics expert had testified that these particles can be transferred. Chicago Bulls' Michael Jordan serves his father, James, a slice of birthday cake as his mother, Doloris, watches during a party for Jordan's 26th birthday in Chicago, on Feb. 17, 1989. You know, if something happened, tell me. I also signed up to comment. WAMPUM, Pa. -- Jordan Brown was 11 years old when he was arrested and initially charged as an adult for the murder of his pregnant, soon-to-be stepmother. Martin said the autopsy report determined that Houk had been killed with a shotgun and she had a single gunshot wound to the back of the head. Its been a nightmare for nine-and-a-half years, Chris Brown said. Officials say it has been determined that a physical altercation occurred between the victim and Dequan Blount, who . [1] Justice Debra Todd wrote the Court's opinion and noted, "The Commonwealths evidence was, therefore, insufficient as a matter of law to overcome Appellants presumption of innocence, and the juvenile courts adjudication of his delinquency for these serious crimes must be reversed. Meika's mother and stepfather, Kyla and. Two years later that resulted in the July 18, 2018 Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling. During his incarceration, Jordan taught himself to play guitar and said he became a pretty good basketball player. That's where the case took us. The coroner determined Lily had died at least two hours before her stepmother . I used to hate it. As an investigator, you have to look at everything.. The court said that prosecutors did not have enough evidence to support the conviction, according to The Associated Press. The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office then took over prosecution of the case. I don't think the kid did it. Last year, Jordan Brown, now 12, was charged with murdering Kenzie Houk, his father's eight-and-a-half month pregnant fiancee while she was asleep. Speakman said Brown's family lives out of state, so when he heard Jordan was murdered, he reached out to the family on Facebook. Jordan Brown was 11 years old when he was arrested in the 2009 killing of 26-year-old Kenzie Houk and her unborn child in New Beaver. On November 20, 2010, Renee King, 29, of Macomb County, Michigan, called 911 to say her stepdaughter, two-year-old Lily Furneaux, was unconscious. Jordan denied to "20/20" doing anything with his guns that morning, saying I never touched them.. The farmhouse in Wampum where Chris Brown lived with his fiance Kenzie Houk, his son Jordan Brown and her two daughters, Janessa and Adalynn. It would be another eight months before Jordan would stand trial for double homicide. Even with the relationship they had, Adam was still in love with Kenzie. Houks mother Debbie Houk told 20/20, Jordan's a murderer. Jordan Brown (right), seen here with his father Chris Brown (left), was released when he turned 18 in 2015. Jordan Browns lawyers announced they would appeal two months after his conviction. Two years ago, Howard County State's Attorney Rich Gibson decided not to charge a Woodbine homeowner who shot and killed a drunken man at his door.The stranger had come to the wrong house . I'm a little on the fence concerning his guilt, but one thing I keep thinking about is this child, 11 years old at the time and now 21, has steadfastly proclaimed his innocence all of these years. I mean, Mary Bell was only 11 when she killed two young kids. Throughout Jordan Browns stay in detention in Erie, his father continued to ask him whether he'd killed Houk. Jordan Brown, who is attending college and studying computer science, is determined to leave his past behind and prepare for brighter days ahead. No question.. Where is any evidence showing abuses by the son towards his stepmom. But authorities transferred him to a juvenile center in March 2009 after his attorneys argued that the adult jail with its three cell blocks couldn't accommodate an 11-year-old boy. After Brown had spent more than three years in a juvenile detention facility in Erie, Pennsylvania, while Pennsylvania courts deliberated his status, Brown was tried as a juvenile and found guilty of being delinquent by a judge on April 13, 2012. Judge Hodge ruled that Jordan would not be released pending that hearing. "Sure enough, his dad was the first person to reach out to me . I was hard pressed to believe it back then & now Im even more convinced they had tunnel vision. Youve, you know, ruined his name in essence. This case was investigated by some of the finest police officers in this country, plain and simple. People will believe what they want to believe, but Jordan was innocent. Houk was found lying in bed in a pool of blood with a shotgun blast to the back of her head, according to court papers. They attempted CPR, but it was too late. It was the police. Police also confirmed he had been at work during the shooting, so they quickly eliminated him as a suspect. Only family members were allowed to attend the trial due to. I'm never not going to be here every day, Chris Brown said. Those law enforcement officers who said that they smelled [that the gun] was recently fired, they conceded that they had no expertise or training, said Jordans attorney Dennis Elisco. Police determined that Houk had been shot in the back of the head. Under Pennsylvania law, an adjudicated juvenile offender cannot be held in custody past his 21st birthday. The youth's father did not publicly discuss the case, until after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court exonerated his son nine years later in July 2018. But still, that side of it, that suffering from the loss and not having any answers, knowing he was falsely accused and the route the prosecutor and investigators took on this, the inadequate investigation. And if you go by Adalynns account, this means it all, including the murders, happened long after Jordan and Jenessa had left the house and were on their way to school. Seriously the alibi for the ex boyfriend that threatened to kill her was he had some snow on his truck still..give me a break. And I just remember looking at him thinking, How can this kid have any more hope?. Jordan Brown (Shooting of Kenzie Houk) | Did an 11-Year-Old Commit Murder? This is a really interesting case. Ill be honest with you, I suffer from PTSD [post-traumatic stress disorder] over this, Chris Brown continued. [Then] she told me that when she was waiting downstairs for Jordan to come downstairs and go get the school bus like they normally do, she heard a big boom and she identified it as the sound of a gun, added retired Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Bobby McGraw. Jordan Brown's age is 25. After the arrest, prosecutor John Bongivengo told reporters he was confident in his case against Jordan Brown. The state Attorney General said Houk had been killed by a youth-model Harrington & Richardson 20-gauge shotgun that Brown had received as a Christmas gift from his father, with Pennsylvania State Police reporting finding a spent shotgun shell near the path the 11-year-old walked to get to his school bus the morning . Have you been living under a rock? Brown was found guilty of first-degree murder and homicide of an unborn child in connection with the death of his fathers fiance Kenzie Houk. Both lawyers also discussed key details about Browns whereabouts. Two of the statements did not show that Brown was guilty, and the others were built on lies that were fed to her by the investigators. She never testified under oath.