Strange Death of Christal Jean Jones

Christal, 16, was in the custody of the Vermont Social and Rehabilitation Services when she died in an apartment in the Bronx, New York City, on January 3, 2001. She was apparently part of a prostitution ring, composed of runaways from foster care and run by Jose Rodriguez and Beverly Holland, who are now awaiting trial for promoting prostitution and supplying minors with heroin. Rodriguez is also charged with statutory rape. Neither have been charged in connection with Christal's death.
Christal had been strangled, and trace amounts of several drugs were also found in her blood at autopsy. One of the drugs was GHB, a so-called "date rape" drug that lowers a woman's inhibitions and makes her highly suggestible. Antidepressants and methadone were also found in her blood.
Christal was the product of a broken home but did fine until age 12, when she began sneaking out at night and misbehaving. Her mother put her in the custody of Social and Rehabilitation Services which put her in several foster homes. At age 14, Christal became pregnant and later miscarried. She would often run from her foster home back to her mother. She was played in an independent living program in 2000, but by then she was already involved with Rodriguez and nothing was done to help her. She ran away in September 2000 and was never seen alive again.
As of April 2004, Christal's murder remains unsolved.

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Death of a Foster Child
Published on 03 July 2005 | Author PARKER, Janet Louise, D.V.M.,B.S.

Death of a Foster Child

By Janet Parker

The January 2001 murder of a 16-year-old girl exposes the truth that even quiet rural communities are not immune from the ravages of drug abuse and serious organized crime organizations. Christal Jones who was a ward of the Vermont Social and Rehabilitation Services Department (SRS) was found lying dead on a bed; face up in a New York City apartment. Christal was supposed to be supervised by SRS and placed in an independent living program run by the nonprofit Spectrum Youth & Family Services.

On January 3, 2001 Christal Jones, a Burlington VT Foster Child, who was a chronic runaway and had been enticed into a life of prostitution, was found dead in a New York City apartment. According to news reports, Jose Rodriguez and Beverly Holland recruited her in Burlington convinced her to move to New York, and become part of a prostitution ring. It was believed that she was enticed into the prostitution ring by a desire to get money to buy heroin. "Heroin is a tool of predation," said Will Rowe, executive director of Spectrum Youth & Family Services. "You can use it to ensnare and hold anyone."

Court records indicate Bronx police initially treated Jones’ death Jan. 3 as a drug overdose. But forensic evidence did not prove the heroin overdose that was first suspected. Instead only trace amounts of drugs (GHB, Antidepressants and methadone) were found in her blood. Bronx Detective David Concepcion was unsure whether Christal might have died accidentally or it could be a homicide. There was blood on her nose and foam in her mouth. Christal’s mother, Kathleen Wright noted that Christal’s face seemed swollen and discolored. Initially Ellen Vargo of the Bronx Medical Examiner's Office said her office was awaiting receipt of the final toxicology results and additional police investigative reports before making a decision about how Jones died. The Bronx medical examiner took a month to make it official. Christal Jean Jones, the 16-year-old Burlington girl found dead in a Bronx apartment Jan. 3, was the victim of a homicide, according to New York City's top medical officer. "The cause of death was asphyxiation, and the manner of death is homicide," said Ellen Borakove, spokeswoman for the New York City Medical Examiner's Office.