He Was Texting Other Women With Her Body In The Trunk: The Case Of Jessie Bardwell

The prosecution faced a unique challenge in Jessie Bardwell's murder case, as there was no definitive crime scene, no clear cause of death due to decomposition, and no obvious motive. This required building a case almost entirely on circumstantial evidence and the perpetrator's actions.

The host states, 'In today's case, we actually don't know any of these, which makes it really frustrating... there was no definitive crime scene. There was no cause of death and there was no clear motive. Just her body. That's all they had.'

Jason Low systematically isolated Jessie from her family and friends, disconnecting her phone and monitoring her conversations. This behavior mirrored his past relationships where he also abused women, with one ex-girlfriend claiming he attempted to kill her.

The host notes, 'Once she moved to Texas, her phone was disconnected and the only way people could reach her was through Jason on their home phone. And when people did get in contact with her, Jason was monitoring all her conversations.' Later, 'the state did track down two of his ex-girlfriends who have publicly stated that Jason was an abusive partner... one of them says that Jason also tried to kill her.'

Jason's initial lies to police, including claiming Jessie left in a car he had already sold, combined with physical evidence like his muddy luxury Audi, a missing grill, the undeniable smell of decay, and blood evidence in his trunk, quickly made him the prime suspect.

Jason claimed Jesse left in her gray Acura, but 'the Acura that Jason claimed Jesse left in had been sold 3 weeks earlier.' Officers observed his Audi was 'super muddy' and the 'front grill... was missing.' Investigators were 'hit with what they called the smell of death' in his garage, and 'Blueest Star testing lit up his trunk, indicating the presence of blood.'

Jason Low's recorded jailhouse conversation with a friend, where he admitted 'criminal negligence' regarding Jessie's death, pressured him to reveal the location of her body. Disturbingly, when describing where her body could be found, he referred to Jessie as 'it'.

In a recorded jailhouse call, Jason told his friend Tommy, 'I can't make that promise' regarding whether anything happened at Tommy's house, and that he was only guilty of 'criminal negligence.' When pointing investigators to Jessie's body, 'he referred to her as an it, he said, "It can be found 250 yard up the fence line."'

While Jessie's body was decomposing in his car, Jason engaged in extreme acts of disrespect and deception. He used her phone to text others, pretending she was alive, and was actively sexting at least five other women.

The prosecution stated that 'while her body was just laying inside his car in the garage, Jason was texting from her phone to make it seem like she was still alive. And not only that... this sick freak was also sexing at least five other women during this time.'