{"id":91173,"date":"2017-05-18T04:49:28","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T04:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/?p=91173"},"modified":"2019-02-26T00:06:44","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T00:06:44","slug":"6-year-old-boy-accused-of-mothers-his-moms-death-new-later-new-details-finally-revealed-7-years-later-gallery-t2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/6-year-old-boy-accused-of-mothers-his-moms-death-new-later-new-details-finally-revealed-7-years-later-gallery-t2\/","title":{"rendered":"6-Year-Old Boy Accused of Mother&#8217;s Death &#8211; New Details Finally Revealed 7 Years Later"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_90866\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90866\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90866\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-1.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-1-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90866\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: 9News.com<\/figcaption><\/figure> <div class=\"dx-mob-container\"> <section class=\"widget truea-widget\"><div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"truea-1845406217\"><div class=\"proper-ad-unit\">\r\n    <div id=\"proper-ad-trueactivist_content_2\"> <script> propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('trueactivist_content_2'); }); <\/script> <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/section> <\/div>  <div class=\"dx-desktop-container\"> <section class=\"widget truea-widget\"><div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"truea-17602837\"><div style=\"display:flex\">\r\n  <div style=\"flex:1\">\r\n    <div class=\"proper-ad-unit\">\r\n      <div id=\"proper-ad-trueactivist_content_1\"> <script> propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('trueactivist_content_1'); }); <\/script> <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"flex:1\">\r\n    <div class=\"proper-ad-unit\">\r\n      <div id=\"proper-ad-trueactivist_content_2\"> <script> propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('trueactivist_content_2'); }); <\/script> <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/section> <\/div> <br \/>\nOn March 28, 2001, Jill Wells, her husband, Mike, and their son, Tanner, 6, went on a shooting trip at a ranch Mike and his friends had been renting.With his father&#8217;s permission, Tanner picked up his dad\u2019s gun to shoot some paper targets. But when the boy pulled the trigger, his mom, Jill, suddenly fell on the ground with a gunshot wound to her head. Moments later, Jill was dead.<br \/>\n<strong>After the incident, people were asking the same question: Was her death accidental? Some people thought the shooting didn\u2019t make sense, and the original investigators who had the capability to provide a definitive conclusion thought it was. But was it really?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Jill Evenson<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_90867\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90867\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90867\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-2.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-2-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90867\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: 9News.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nJill Evenson was the daughter of a Lutheran minister, Rev. Walter Evenson, and his wife, Joyce, a school teacher. Jill was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, but spent most of her childhood in Stover, a small town in Missouri with only 1,000 people, where his minister father was heading a small local church. Growing up, Jill spent most of her time at church and at school.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Jill and Mike<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90868\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-3.jpg 500w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-3-321x400.jpg 321w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\nIn her high school year at Stover, she met Stover High basketball and baseball star Mike Wells. Although he was popular with the girls, his heart belonged to Jill. They ended up dating, but only for a while, because they soon realized that they were heading in different directions after graduation.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">A passion for helping people<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_90869\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90869\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90869\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-4.jpg 500w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-4-333x400.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90869\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: 9News.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nAs a kind-hearted individual who grew up in a devoutly religious family, she had a passion for helping people, which motivated her to finish a nursing degree at the University of Missouri in Columbia. Later in 1987, she moved to Colorado Springs to take a job at a hospital.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Mike\u2019s first marriage<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_90870\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90870\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90870\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-5.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-5-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90870\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: 9News.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nMike Wells moved on and soon became married. In their first year, he and his wife had a daughter. A son followed 15 months later. Unfortunately, their marriage didn\u2019t work out, and when their youngest child was barely a year old, Mike\u2019s wife filed for a divorce. Their marriage ended on March 28, 1989. And because Mike didn\u2019t show at the court hearing, his ex-wife was granted sole custody of their children. He was given visitation rights and was ordered to pay $200 a month in child support.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Together again with Jill<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_90871\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90871\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90871\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-6.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-6-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90871\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: THV11.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nAfter the divorce, Mike moved to Colorado, where he rekindled his relationship with Jill Evenson, his former high school sweetheart. But this time, Mike wasn&#8217;t going to make the same mistake he made before, so he married her on July 20, 1991. It was a marriage that everyone thought was going to last for a long time. But the truth was, it was a marriage doomed to fail right from the start.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">A growing family<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_90872\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90872\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90872\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-7.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-7-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: THV11.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nMike started his own construction business and Jill continued to work as a nurse at the hospital. She spent a lot of time in her church, a devotion that she picked up since childhood. They lived in an impressive home that Mike built in Woodland Park, which also housed his trophies from his many hunting trips. Then in 1994, Tanner was born. Four years later, Jacob came along.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Mike and his buddies<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_90873\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90873\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90873\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-8.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-8-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90873\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: 9News.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nMike was a passionate hunter and a highly skilled outdoorsman. One of his friends, Mark Horvat, praised Mike\u2019s skills in the backcountry and thought that he was one of the best hunters he had ever seen. Mike and Mark were partners in renting a ranch near Punkin Center and they went on many hunting trips in places like Alaska.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Jill and Kathy<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_90874\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90874\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90874\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-9.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-9-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90874\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kathy Parham. Credit: 9News.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nMeanwhile, Jill made some friends of her own at work. Kathy Parham became her closest friend, with whom she spent most of her time with during lunch breaks and other activities outside of work. They also formed a small prayer group with colleagues. Over the years, Jill and Kathy became inseparable, and eventually, Jill trusted Kathy enough to start confiding in her about personal matters at home.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Jill and Terri<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_90875\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90875\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90875\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-10.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-10-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90875\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jill with her sister Jan singing. Credit: 9News.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nJill also made friends elsewhere. As she continued taking part in church activities, she became part of a Christian singing trio called \u201cJacob\u2019s Well\u201d with Terri Willoughby, with whom she also developed a close friendship. They would often go out to lunch and talked on the phone several times a week. Terri also became Jill\u2019s closest confidant.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Physically and emotionally distant<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_90876\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90876\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90876\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-11.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-11-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90876\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: 9News.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nWith Kathy and Terri, Jill found friends with whom she could share her frustrations with her husband. She complained that Mike often seemed distant physically and emotionally. She even told them how she had suspected that he was having an affair with a college friend of hers. But when Jill confronted the woman and Mike, they both denied her allegations, and Jill \u201cchose\u201d to believe them.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Financial pressures<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_90877\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90877\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90877\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-12.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-12-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90877\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: 9News.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nOn the surface, Jill\u2019s family seemed to be doing well. But they were actually dealing with major financial problems. They were faced with tax problems and Jill\u2019s salary was being used to pay Mike\u2019s child support, leaving them with very little to set aside as savings. Because of this, Jill couldn\u2019t quit her job to take care of their young boys. But strangely, in early 2001, Mike asked Jill to top up her life insurance.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">A supposedly relaxing getaway<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_90878\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90878\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90878\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-13.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-13-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90878\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: 9News.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nOn March 28, 2001, the Wells went to Colorado, in the ranch they had been leasing in Lincoln County near Punkin Center, for a relaxing getaway. They brought some guns for some target shooting, and Mike set up some paper target stapled to some hay bale. Their 6-year-old son, Tanner, asked his dad if he could use an adult gun. Mike gave his permission.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The fatal gunshot<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_90879\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90879\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90879\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-14.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-14-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: 9News.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nMoments later, Mike went to his pickup truck to retrieve a chipmunk he had placed there. While Mike was away, Jill was already concentrating on a target with her own gun, while Tanner was struggling with his big gun. At 1:45 p.m. Tanner had managed to cock the gun and pull its trigger. After the gun cracked, Jill suddenly fell on the ground, lifeless, with a gunshot wound just above her right ear.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The 911 call<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_90880\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90880\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90880\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-15.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-15-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90880\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: 9News.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nMike rushed to the scene and saw his wife sprawled on the ground. He immediately grabbed Tanner and quickly brought him to the house. At 1:48 p.m. Mike called 911. He was still shaking when he told the dispatcher the whole thing. However, he couldn\u2019t get himself to tell Tanner what happened to his mother. All he told him was that Jill bumped her head and was knocked unconscious.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Breaking protocol<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_90881\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90881\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90881\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-16.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-16-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Undersheriff Alan Yowell and Sheriff LeRoy Yowell. Credit: 9News.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nAt 2:11 p.m., Lincoln County Sheriff LeRoy Yowell and Undersheriff Alan Yowell arrived at the scene along with some medical technicians. Jill Wells was pronounced dead. Alan Yowell proceeded to take photographs of the scene and then spoke with Mike. He later spoke with Tanner in the presence of his father, something that was against protocol.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Case closed before sundown<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_90882\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90882\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90882\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-17.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-17-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alan Yowell. Credit: 9News.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThat same afternoon, Lincoln County Coroner Don Bender was alerted of Jill\u2019s death and proceeded to the scene. He then transported Jill\u2019s body to a funeral home in Hugo. Later, Undersheriff dictated the details of the case into a tape recorder. In under two hours, he signed off with no ballistic tests and only a cursory interview with Tanner was conducted. No autopsy was even carried out. Before sundown, Jill\u2019s death was case closed.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Mike\u2019s suspicious behavior at the crime scene<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_90883\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90883\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90883\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-18.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-18-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: 9News.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nEmergency medical technicians Michelle Leonard and her brother-in-law, Patrick Leonard, arrived at the scene. What struck Michelle was how strange Mike acted at that time. She noticed that Jill was completely untouched, gun still in her hand, ready to pull the trigger. She also noticed that there was no blood on Mike, a sign that he didn\u2019t hold Jill during her final moments. On the afternoon of that same day, Mike Wells called the insurance company to ask about Jill\u2019s policy.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">A swift conclusion<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_90884\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90884\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90884\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-19.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-19-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: 9News.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe following day, county coroner Don Bender signed Jill Well\u2019s death certificate, a process which would have normally taken weeks to complete had an autopsy been conducted. The cause of death was \u201cgunshot wound to the head\u201d and the manner of death was \u201caccidental.\u201d And on the same day, Sheriff LeRoy Yowell and Undersheriff Alan Yowell released the guns to Mike Wells, but someone else signed the release paper for Mike.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Things didn\u2019t add up<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_90885\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90885\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90885\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-20.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-20.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-20-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: THV11.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nFor many, a lot of things didn\u2019t make sense the day Jill was shot in the head on that remote ranch in Colorado. First, the responding sheriff immediately accepted Mike\u2019s explanation on what happened with only a few questions \u2013 that 6-year-old Tanner accidentally shot Jill while attempting to shoot at a target. Then, Tanner was questioned in the presence of his father. Finally, the case was closed on that day, ruled as \u201caccidental\u201d before sundown.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Evasive<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_90886\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90886\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90886\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-21.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-21-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: 9News.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nJoy Evenson, Jill\u2019s sister, heard the news on the night of March 28, 2001. She traveled to Woodland Park with other family members to see Jill one last time \u2013 and to demand some answers. Each time she asked to speak with Mike in private, he would avoid her stating that he was not able to at that time. Even Jill\u2019s mother was avoided by Mike. They didn\u2019t get any answers from Mike.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Mike moved on<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_90887\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90887\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90887\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-22.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-22-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: 9News.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nAbout a year after Jill\u2019s death, Mike remarried, and in 2006, he moved his family into a new home on a forested land just outside Woodland Park. The new home was decorated with Mike\u2019s trophies, just like his former home with Jill. But this marriage was also troubled and was quickly falling apart due to Mike\u2019s increasingly erratic behavior caused by his drug abuse. Finally, Mike\u2019s third marriage ended in March 2007.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Deputy Albert Leach<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_90888\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90888\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90888\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-23.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-23.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-23-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deputy Albert Leach. Credit: THV11.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nOn June 2008, seven years after Jill had been killed, Julie Evenson, one of Jill\u2019s sisters, sought to have her case re-opened. At that time, LeRoy Yowell had already stepped down from his office and had been succeeded by Tom Nestor as the town\u2019s sheriff. Deputy Albert Leach, who joined the sheriff\u2019s office a year after Jill\u2019s death, was the one who assisted Julie when she walked through the door of the Lincoln County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Not everything was truthful<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_90889\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90889\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90889\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-24.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-24.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-24-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90889\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: 9News.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nJulie told Deputy Leach how she felt that not everything about her sister\u2019s death was truthful. She said that the investigation into Jill\u2019s death wasn\u2019t a very good one. Julie also revealed there was a lot of life insurance money involved in the case. She was also deeply concerned that Tanner might have been wrongfully blamed. She asked Leach if he could take a look at Jill\u2019s case. Deputy Leach said he was intrigued and moved by the story of Jill\u2019s death. He wanted to investigate the case further and find out whether Jill\u2019s death was accidental or deliberate.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Life insurance<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_90890\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90890\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90890\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-25.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-25-394x400.jpg 394w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-25-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Scribd<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nMike Wells called the insurance company on the day Jill died, asking about her life insurance policy. Deputy Leach\u2019s investigation into the case uncovered the fact that there were two life insurance policies on Jill. One was from Allstate amounting to $200,000, and another from Lincoln Benefit amounting to $500,000 with a $750,000 additional benefit, bringing the total amount of the policy to $1.25 million. Jill applied for the Lincoln Benefit life insurance policy five weeks before her death.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">What Was Done vs. What Was Not Done<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_90891\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90891\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90891\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-26.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-26.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-26-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90891\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jill Wells&#8217; case file. Credit: THV11.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nSheriff Tom Nestor and Deputy Albert Leach launched a reinvestigation into Jill\u2019s death. They listed a lot of things that were not done during the initial investigation, including trajectory at the scene, weapon test fire, autopsy, obtaining a copy of Jill\u2019s life insurance policy, and interview reports. They also took note of the things that need to be done for the reinvestigation, such as interviewing Mike\u2019s third wife, figuring out trajectories, and finding out whether a 6-year-old boy could fire a lever-action rifle.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Mike\u2019s drug use<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90892\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-27.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-27.jpg 500w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-27-266x400.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\nBy the time Jill\u2019s case was reopened, Mike\u2019s life was already a mess. His dependency on drugs got him arrested in April 2008 for drugged-driving charges and he appeared in court on July 31 for a follow up on the charges. On August 1, he spoke with his third wife about the kids and he expressed his hope to be back home soon.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Mike\u2019s unusual and untimely death<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90893\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-28.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-28.jpg 500w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-28-273x400.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\nOn August 2, Mike got a call from a friend at around 4:30 p.m. about shooting some clay pigeons later that day, but Mike never showed up. On August 3, that friend still hadn\u2019t heard from Mike by noon, so he decided to drive to Mike\u2019s big house near Woodland Park to see what was going on. He found the front door open and went inside. He found Mike inside his trophy room, lying on an inflatable mattress in front of the TV, surrounded by 25 of his rifles and hunting trophies. The friend thought Mike was asleep, but as he drew closer, he realized Mike was dead.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Dead end<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_90894\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90894\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90894\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-29.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-29.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-29-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: THV11.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nA word about Mike\u2019s death immediately reached Julie. She called Deputy Leach right away, and when he heard what had happened, he was stunned. His prime suspect was gone. It seemed as though they had reached a dead end, but Sheriff Nestor and Deputy Leach weren\u2019t ready to throw in the towel yet. They were still determined to get to the bottom of the case for the sake of Tanner.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">In search of the smoking gun<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_90895\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90895\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90895\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-30.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-30.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-30-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: 9News.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nLeach called Mike\u2019s third wife to know more about Mike\u2019s properties and learned that his estate had already been under the control of a Colorado Springs bank. He then called the bank\u2019s administrator to ask if they still had Mike\u2019s gun. The woman on the other end of the line confirmed that they had all of Mike\u2019s guns.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Manner of death<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_90896\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90896\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90896\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-31.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-31.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-31-400x202.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: 9News.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe bank had 35 of Mike\u2019s guns, which included the Browning lever-action rifle that, according to Mike, was used by Tanner when he accidentally shot Jill. Dr. Earl Byrne, the Teller County coroner, ordered lab tests on Mike\u2019s body and found out that Mike\u2019s death was caused by an overdose of methadone. While he believed that Mike\u2019s overdose was accidental, he couldn\u2019t be sure. On his death certificate, Dr. Byrne marked the manner of death as \u201cundetermined.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The crucial pieces of information<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_90897\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90897\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90897\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-32.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-32.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-32-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Mike Dobersen. Credit: 9News.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nFinally, on December 16, 2008, Deputy Leach had been given permission by court to exhume Jill\u2019s body for an autopsy, which was going to be performed by Dr. Mike Dobersen of Arapahoe County. Although it was too late to perform an autopsy on Jill\u2019s body, Dr. Dobersen was able to retrieve 13 fragments of the bullet that killed her and determine its path. In a couple of hours, the autopsy was concluded and Jill was laid to rest a second time later that afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Piecing things together<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_90898\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90898\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90898\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-33.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-33.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-33-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90898\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credti: Gazette.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nCBI investigator Tom Griffin took the 13 bullet fragments to determine whether they could be linked to any of the .22-caliber guns that were at the scene when Jill died. After a series of tests, it was determined that the fragments were not from a bullet fired from any of the guns used by Jill and Tanner. Mike\u2019s lever-action rifle \u201ccould have fired\u201d the shot that killed Jill.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Was Tanner really to be blamed?<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_91175\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91175\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91175\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-36.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-36.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-36-400x227.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-91175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: 9News.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nKathy Parham, one of Jill\u2019s closest friends, recalled what Jill told her about how Tanner was training hard to become a sharpshooter, just like his dad. Jill told Kathy that in one of the target shooting sessions they had, Mike snuck up behind Tanner as the boy was aiming at a target. As Tanner fired, so did Mike, perfectly piercing the bullseye. The boy thought it was his shot.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">A crippling blow to the investigation<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_90900\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90900\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90900\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-35.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-35.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jill-Wells-35-400x301.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90900\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: 9News.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nAlthough it was initially established that Mike was innocent, nearly everyone involved in the case \u2013 including Sheriff Yowell, the original sheriff who looked into the case \u2013 now think otherwise. As for Tanner, he still believes that when that fatal shot killed his mom, the gun fired in his hands. 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