Scott Lamar Abbott Arrested in Hueytown Quadruple Homicide

Just a question/thought..... where were the two children?

Good story Steve - thanks for posting.

From what I gather on her myspace it looks like she lives with her parents. They seem to do well for themselves. I have to question if she actually lived in the home where she was murdered. Doesn't look like it. My guess is kids were at parents.

Also, looks like her youngest (lyric) father passed away last June. Obit said he was married to Diane. Clearly not this girl. Didn't say what he passed from. She posted a love note from him. Seems her son was born about a month and a half later.

Not sure where the other two stand on the paternal side.

Very sad looking at Halloween pics of her sons - "pretending to stab her" - eerie.

Seriously, it was rough for me to read all the "killers" notes he left on her myspace. Clearly, he was OBSESSED and couldn't spell to save his life!!

What a SAD and sorrowful situation so many children loosing their parents. I am sure her family is devastated and the youngest is left with zero biological parents. Very sad!!

Ok my question is how did he stab four people to death without anyone getting away? Two of the victims were men! How could all four of them get stabbed to death? It just seems weird. Don't a lot of multiple homicides involve a gun? A knife just seems like an odd choice.

NSC, it was poorly worded, but I believe "Diane" was his father's wife (his mother and father were divorced.) It's extremely sad that the kids (I thought it was THREE kids, whose child is Camden??) will have to live without their mother, because of an obsessed FREAK decided to take her life.

The father of Jeri's baby, Lyric committed suicide last year.

From the look of their entries at the networking site, it seems everyone involved in this case had the emotional maturity of a teenager, combined with the intelligence and cognitive abilities of a 12-year old.

I feel sorry for the victims, but the entire thing just reeks of stunted development by all parties. Shame the big loser survived his accidental wounds, it'd have been appropriate if he'd bled out while trying to find the hospital.

On the plus side, he's got a pretty mouth. He'll make friends quickly in prison.

Jeri Cole has 2 myspace pages ,both public here is the link to the other one(below). Maybe if she would of been more focused on being a mother to her small children, (which from my understanding her parents had custody of) instead of running after men,her and her friends would still be alive. Both of her myspace pages are open for public viewing and have very suggestive pictures, videos, real flirty, and out there for all to see, you have to be careful these days people!! Social websites can be dangerous, there are predators out there just looking for a victim. Now there are several children w/o parents, familys w/o their loved ones. This whole incident is disturbing, be careful who you associate yourself with, Abbott was just released from prison on Oct 23, 2008 for child abuse charges and parole violation,and now 4 months later Quadruple murder! Were they not aware of this? And 3 of the victims had children and Abbott is a convicted child abuser. it just boggles my mind how naive people can be. I pray for the children and families left behind.

www.myspace.com/pconsitenet

On the link bkb205 [ www.myspace.com/pconsitenet ] lists above there are pictures of "best friend Nika", in the photos section.
Is this the other murder victim, Nika Sandlin?
It must be. Very sad.

THIS IS JERI COLE'S LEGAL HUSBAND.I HOPE SCOTT GETS EVERYTHING HE'S GOT COMING TO HIM HE TOOK A MOM AWAY FROM HER SON AND FAMILY I THINK HE NEEDS THE DEATH PENALTY.EVEN THOUGH JERI AND I WERE SEPERATED I STILL LOVED HER,SHE OR ANYONE ELSE DOESNT DESERVE THIS.R.I.P. JERI I LOVE YOU.

It looks like she didn't even meet Scott until mid-November last fall...he was asking her name so he could call her in a note to her on 11/18. Eleven days later he was professing true love...yikes. Scary that in such a short time span things could go from first meeting to "love" to obsession to murder.

@ Becs...according to this, they were all asleep...

http://snipurl.com/djytz

THIS IS HER HUSBAND DENNIS COLE IF YOU WANT TO SEND COMMENTS TO ME ON JERIS BEHALF I WILL BE HAPPY TO ACCEPT THEM AT MY EMAIL ADDRESS dylan4u06@yahoo.com

there are three children everyone is forgetting dylan which is mine and jeri's son he is the oldest he is 7.so there are three children not just 2.any further questions contact me at dylan4u06@yahoo.com

lets just say, it was very bad, my prayers are with the families and I personally knew the two females, I thank god for camden's dad, a good friend of mine, being a great father and being able to raise him,to kristina and Nika's sister, ill be praying for you. To everyone wanting to know all the details, just leave it alone, it's truly a site you dont need to see and you dont need to know how he did it. LEAVE IT ALONE!!!!!!

No one deserves to die like this any more than someone has the right to take someone else's life. I hope they passed quickly Very sad.

Anyone notice Jeri had her son dressed up as Chuckie for Halloween? The pictures of him "looking evil" and "stabbing" her were certainly tasteful. I'm not saying that means she deserved to be murdered. I just hate to see people exposing their kids with stuff like that. 7 years old dressed up as Chuckie for Halloween and stabbing mommie. Nice.

To Alyn:

I totally agree with you on the chuckie thing, and it was very creepy and disturbing...But if you noticed from her myspace pages...Dylan was never acknowledged as her son..she stated she had two children..Camden and Lyric. And from my understanding the child Dylan did not even recognize her as his mother...This story gets more and more disturbing as it goes on, I guess every child had a different daddy...and from other posts on here she had a husband she was separated from?! Absolutely insane.

Every one of the victims were parents. That is so sad. Apparantly Dylan is being raised to know Jeri as his sister. I'm assumming her parents took over custody and he thinks of his grandparents as his mom and dad. Who does he think his bio dad is? Why is she still legally married to her husband after having two more children by different men? It is my understanding that Jeri met Scott on myspace around November 18 and by late November he was professing his love for her in her myspace comments. It looks as if her and her parents were having a disagreement over something in late 2008. Maybe they didn't approve of Scott or how fast she was getting involved with a stranger. She moved out of her parents house in November or December, leaving all her children behind with her parents, and moved in with a male friend. At this time her youngest was only 4-5 months old. Scott soon followed and moved in with her and the male friend. Then they moved in with Chad and Nika in January. Jeri and Nika were best friends. Then Scott was asked to leave in late February. I wonder if Josh Gilleo was Jeri's new boyfriend and that sent Scott into a rage? Nika's mom passed about a year and a half ago after being involved in a motorcycle accident. Her and her child were suppose to move in with grandparents after her mom's death. It is unclear if Nika had custody of her child. I have heard that she was unsure, between two men, who the father was while she was pregnant. I do not know if that was resolved after the birth, as the child carries the same last name as her and not the last name of one of the men. It's a blessing that none of the children were there that night, but it makes you wonder if one of these young women was tending to her children and not worrying about finding a man and partying if this would have happened in the first place. I will never be able to understand how anyone can leave their own children behind for someone else to raise, no matter what the circumstances.

My heart is hurting. I personally knew Chad & Nika. It is sad to me that so much rumor, speculation and judgement is being passed from person and person about the four victims of this crime. Does trying to make the four of them look like bad people or unfit parents make them more deserving of being murdered? Ofcourse not so why is it being openly discussed? I would hope and pray that everyone reading this would think twice before believing everything you read online. I know first hand that some of the "facts" posted above are false and unfair and just plain tacky.

Right now, all of that doesn't matter- even if it were true. The fact remains that several children are without one or both parents. What is important is the welfare of the children and the healing of the hurt that their friends and family are seeking.

Keeping them all in my prayers!

~ke

Jeri's son Camden actually is being raised by his father Erik Groth.

YES DYLAN IS BEING RAISED BY JERI'S PARENTS TO THINK THAT JERI WAS HIS SISTER AND THEY ARE HIS REAL PARENTS.THIS IS JERI'S LEGAL HUSBAND SPEAKING.I PERSONALLY DON'T AGREE WITH HOW THEY MANIPULATE HIS MIND WITH THIS STUFF,WHAT IS HE GOING TO THINK WHEN HE GETS A LITTLE OLDER?HE IS GOING TO WONDER WHO I AM.I LOVE MY SON WITH ALL MY HEART AND HOPE ONE DAY HE COMES TO ME AND ASKS ARE YOU MY DAD?I HAVE NEVER LIED TO HIM AND NEVER WILL.I WILL TELL HIM THE TRUTH,BUT THE THINGS THEY HAVE TAUGHT HIM TO BELIEVE ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO TURN AROUND AND BITE THEM IN THE BUTT.MY SON DESERVES TO KNOW THE TRUTH.AS FAR AS DRESSING UP FOR HALLOWEEN AS CHUCKY CMON PEOPLE IF HE WAS DRESSED A VAMPIRE OR SOMETHING AND THEY WERE KILLED BY SOMEONE SUCKING THEIR BLOOD WOULD YOU SAY THE SAME THING,THEY ARE KIDS,KIDS DRESS UP FOR HALLOWEEN.THAT IS PRETTY LOW TO SAY THINGS INVOLVING THE KIDS.

Many parents don't dress their children in vampire and other kinds of "darkside" costumes because they don't like the message it conveys. I stand by what I said: 1.)-No one deserves to be murdered no matter how they live their life.
2.)dressing a child as Chucky shows poor judgment.

Also, I'd add: 3.)-people who post their family pictures on a public networking side are going to get comments and observations from the public, and 4.)-This is a crime blogging site and people are going to be talking, commenting and yes, speculating, about the stories blogged about here. If, because of your connection to the victims, you're uncomfortable with the discussion, it would probably be a good idea to not read the comments and discussion. This is not a place that will necessarily feel good to the grieving. It's not intended to be.

I went to school with Scott. I am not going to be defending him because he was insane even then. However he'd lived in a boys' home because he'd been molested by his mother and was in trouble at a young age for killing a kitten. Even in school you knew he wasn't right between eating worms and just his crazy antics. I don't think he's a psychopath because even that term is dated--more like the product of what can happen when a child's innocense is lost through perversion.

As someone who at one time knew Jeri Cole for a time in life a couple of years back I can say most of the judgement people are passing is sadly true. In the same sense no one deserves to go out like that. Jeri lived a troubled life and sometimes got in way over her head and was in love with the feeling of being newly in love. She was naive and trusted people's stories and let all the wrong people in and all the right people out. When I think of Jeri in the future I will remember her smile and her personalty and her general love of all things, I will also remember a sad and unfilled life that ended way to early and in one of the most horific ways imaginable. On a side not to her husband who wants people to think he knew anything at all about her, your sad and pathetic. Go be a father to your kid like Cameron's father is. Quit trying to get sympathy for something that has nothing to do with you. As I understand your only married still because neither of you could afford a divorce and every time she tried you wouldnt sign the papers. Saw you myspace page bud, quite classy posting your "wifes" murder and some of your mobster friends telling you how sorry they were for you. Loser

As someone who at one time knew Jeri Cole for a time in life a couple of years back I can say most of the judgement people are passing is sadly true. In the same sense no one deserves to go out like that. Jeri lived a troubled life and sometimes got in way over her head and was in love with the feeling of being newly in love. She was naive and trusted people's stories and let all the wrong people in and all the right people out. When I think of Jeri in the future I will remember her smile and her personalty and her general love of all things, I will also remember a sad and unfilled life that ended way to early and in one of the most horific ways imaginable. On a side note to her husband who wants people to think he knew anything at all about her, your sad and pathetic. Go be a father to your kid like Cam's father is. Quit trying to get sympathy for something that has nothing to do with you. As I understand your only married still because neither of you could afford a divorce and every time she tried you wouldnt sign the papers. Saw you myspace page bud, quite classy posting your "wifes" murder and some of your mobster friends telling you how sorry they were for you. Loser

Child being raised to believe mother is his sister....Was'nt that the case with serial killer Ted Bundy? He was raised thinking that his actual mother was his sister also...Scott Abbott was molested and raised in the system...well that explains alot on his behalf.

YOU HAVE THE DIVORCE THING ALL WRONG WHOEVER YOU MAY BE.I PAID FOR THE DIVORCE IN FULL MYSELF,HAD HER SIGN THE PAPERS,I HAD THEM SIGN BY A NOTARY PUBLIC.JERI DID NOT EVEN SHOW UP FOR THE COURT PART OF IT,SO THEY DISMISSED THE PROCESS.THEN SHE EXPECTED ME TO PAY FOR IT ALL OVER AGAIN TIME AFTER TIME,SO BEFORE YOU PASS ANY JUDGEMENT ON MYSELF ABOUT KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT HER,KNOW WHAT YOUR TALKING ABOUT YOU PEICE OF SHIT.EVERYTIME I GO TO SEE MY SON AT HIS GRANDPARENTS JERI WOULD BE THERE.WE WOULD ALWAY'S TALK AND SHE WOULD FILL ME IN ON EVERYTHING THAT WAS GOING ON IN HER LIFE.I THINK SHE HAD THE WRONG TYPES OF FRIENDS FOR ONE,WELL THAT'S APPARENT LOOK AT YOU.SO YEAH IT WASN'T ABOUT THE MONEY ISSUE GETTING THE DIVORCE DONE,IT WAS BECAUSE SHE WAS NOT MATURE ENOUGH TO FOLLOW ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITH IT.PROBABLY BECAUSE SHE HAD FRIENDS LIKE YOURSELF SHE WAS TO BUSY PARTYING WITH TO GO DOWN TO THE COURTHOUSE TO TAKE CARE OF HER RESPONSIBILITY.REGARDLESS OF MINE AND HER RELATIONSHIP STATUS WENT IT'S NOT REALLY ANY OF YOUR BUISNESS,BUT YES WE WERE NOT CLOSE AT ALL ANYMORE THE FACT THAT BOTHERS ME IS I STILL CARED ABOUT WHAT HAPPEND TO HER AND THE MAIN CONCERN OF MINE IS NOT JERI IT IS MY SON BEING WITHOUT HIS MOTHER NOW.

Wow. I stayed up late last night and read Scott's ramblings on Jeri's myspace.

He was clearly not of stable mind. I wonder what type of drugs were involved here. I read on one website that Scott supposedly was involved in heavy drugs. I guess my point is -- those comments on myspace are so warped and crazy. Were the thoughts behind the comments made from someone with a truly psychotic mind OR was he on drugs which made him post those incoherent ramblings?

I have no clue what to believe in regards to Jeri's parenting and relationship issues. One thing I do agree with is that no matter what -- she did not deserve to die this way.

Dennis,

I know it is a tough time but can you turn off the caps lock please? It is hard to read.. and separate your paragraphs.

You people need to get off Dennis Cole's back...he's just as much a victim as the people murdered and children left behind, he obviously is hurting deeply over all this!

I agree that it is not productive to come down on Mr. Cole during his grief. Regardless of his most recent relationship with the young lady, at one time, they did marry, and she is the mother of his child. His heart must be breaking.

He is probably also very fearful that he will not see his son again, now that his mother is gone. (Dennis, I'm assuming that the parents obtained legal custody of your son? Are your parental rights intact?) I feel for all of you and hope that you can band together and honor her memory and legacy by giving those children everything they need to overcome this and to truly thrive. God bless and comfort you all as you continue to heal.

just to let everyone know josh gilleo was my brother. he only knew jerri for a short time on myspace. this was his first time to meet her in person he had only been there for a few hours when this happened. he was just at the wrong placed at the wrong time. he would have never messed with her if he knew about scott. he will be missed greatly and was loved by many.

just to let everyone know josh gilleo was my brother. he was a great person who was loved by everyone. he only knew jerri from myspace and this was there first time to meet in person. he had only been at the house for a few hours when this happened. he was just at the wrong place at the wrong time. he would have never been there if he would have known about scott. he will be missed greatly he was a wonderful son, brother, uncle and father.

Jeri is a family member of mine. I had not seen her in many years, as I no longer live in the area. I am, however, informed about the circumstances surrounding her death.
I doubt that any of you would care for total strangers making uninformed, baseless assumptions about you. Please remember that everything that you post on this site will most likely be read by Jeri's children at some point in the future. Please temper your comments accordingly.

This is a Crime Blogging Site, we are here to talk about crimes, should you have a problem, dont visit it, as for any of the victims children reading this, I would hope that there is a Mature adult, with Good Judgement supervising them and not allowing them to be on the internet considering their ages!! And anyone on a social website such as Myspace that puts their entire life, pictures and business out there publically is going to be scrutinized.

ok so maybe I was coming down a little hard on Jeri's husband but realy did you need to advertise it on your myspace. I just thought of it as cheap. As I know Cam's father is going through grief also he is not advertising the fact he had a kid by her and lived with her for sometime in life. He has stayed off the net and if you saw his myspace site you would see no mention of it at all just a couple of his close friends telling him sorry and stuff. He helped pay for the funeral and has done a great job of keeping his kid occupied. I just wish you could see its kind of petty I am sorry for what your going through and I do pray for you also and hope in all of hope you get custody of your son and raise hime better than Jeri's parent have. To Mr. Gilleo's sister, your brothers story in all of this I believe is saddest in a story full of sadness. I cant imagine what your family must be going through and again I pray for your family also.

Dennis, As a family member who knows the truth of your situation regarding "your" son with Jeri Cole, I think you have omitted the facts concerning this issue. You are a known felon, and military deserter who fled Germany because of drug dealings, who left your wife, Jeri and new born son in Germany to basically fend for themselves. If not for Jeri's parents who intervened, and later adopted your child, you would not have even known his wherabouts or his legal name. Due to the fact that you did relinquish your paternal rights many years ago,when the child was six months old, have shown no support, monetarily or otherwise since that time, you now continue to have no rights concerning him in any matter whatsoever. For you to use this tragedy as an effort to bring attention or gain to yourself at this time, is shameful and unforgiveable on your part. To continue to exploit this child and family by even using his name in your e-mail address is disgusting. You have only proven what has been known all along by Jeri's family- that your character and maturity have continued to remain questionable, at best.

I'm so sorry for the family and friends loss. I live in Hueytown but didn't know her. My husband knew josh and it's just so sad. People should leave jeri alone.

I am also sorry for the family & friends for their loss.

I have to make a comment to Jeri's "Husband". I am divorced and it sounds like our experience with it is somewhat similiar with the exception that I am divorced. All payments were made for my divorce and all meetings with my attorney were kept but when it actually came time for the court hearing my ex did not show up. He blew off the entire thing and guess what?! I still got my divorce...it was issued by the Judge with a term of "Divorce By Default". That is what the court system decrees when one party does not show. Your attorney had an obligation to you and if what you say is true, he did not fulfill his obligation. Of course that does not matter now.

To get back to the discussion at hand, my heart is breaking for all of the children involved and the families that are without their beloved members.

If even one tenth of the rumors that are swirling around Hueytown are true, those four people died a most horrific death that NO ONE deserves.

So, Dennis, what do you have to say now? If these allegations made about you are true, you are really a piece of work! Talk about a hypocrite! Get a real life of responsibility and maturity and accept the consequences for YOUR actions. Every man who helps produce a child is NOT a father. Some like you are just sperm donors. A REAL Dad.

Wow. Dennis, is all this true? If you signed over your parental rights, you really can't say much about how they are raising him and what they are letting him believe. If they adopted Dylan, he IS their son now, and Jeri WAS his sister, even though she was his biological mother.

Did you really abandon them in Germany?

Ashley, I am so sorry about your brother, Josh too. I feel so much for all of the families. I can't even imagine. so sad....

Hueytown Alabama...full of in-breds and meth heads! Well since no one else has the nerve to say it, but has no problem attacking everyone else's character, what about Jeri Cole, because she was murdered is her character and lifestyle not questionable? Well she obviously had a problem keeping her legs closed, did not have a clue what birth control was,a woman that did not have custody of her own children, all of which were by a different man and had she not been so easy, party hard, loves to have so much fun party girl her kids would not be motherless and her friends and innocent victim Josh Gilleo would all be alive, and that goes back to her parents and how she was raised no doubt!

And since this is The True Crime Report site and thats what we all are suppose to be blogging about, does anyone else know anymore info on Scott Abbotts background and childhood? Where are his parents at now? Where is he from and where did he grow up? And how about the murders? any info on how he actually did it and what type of weapon was used or recovered? And does anyone know if this is going to be on the First 48, since Birmingham has a contract with them?

RU,
That's a pretty blanket statement. You obviously don't know much about the citizens of Hueytown. I don't know of any inbreeding, and I don't know of a meth problem, although I am aware that meth has become prominent all over the coutry, so I am sure that Hueytown is not immune to its effects. Some of the sweetest people in this world have come out of Hueytown, AL, and believe me, the people of that town are shaken to the core over this horrible event.

I can't speak for Jeri or how she was raised, but do remember that she was a victim too.

RU,
I have no idea. The comment here by someone who went to school with him is all I have heard. I am surprised that the contents of his myspace page have not been made public yet. What he wrote on Jeri's page was creepy, to say the least, but I am morbidly curious as to what all was going on with him and what kind of signs there were that could have possibly prevented this from happening. They say this crime was not drug related, but he had to be pumped up with something to have the adrenalin to follow this through the way that he did. I am curious what drugs he was on and what effect they had on him and his rage.

concerned:

Your and idiot, Your parents are obviously cousins. And Hueytown is full of in-breds and Meth heads.

RU,
I hardly take insult from the comments of someone so illiterate. Fire away. :)

Back to the First 48: I believe that contract is strictly with the city of Birmingham, and this crime did not take place within that city's limits.

RU:
Why don't you let us know where you are from? I mean it sounds like you have no qualms about trashing Hueytown, give everyone a chance to "discuss" your hometown.

The police have not said if they recovered the weapon involved but it was reorted by Chief Hagler that all the victims were slashed/stabbed.

Mrs. Harney, it is so sad for all the families involved, but yours is by far the saddest. I can't imagine how hard it must be for your family to deal with this. Actually I can't imagine how hard it must be for any of the families involved to deal with it. But it sounds like he truly was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

I have heard lots of rumors about this murder, but one is really bothering me. I have heard that this was not the first time Scott had caused trouble for Jeri. I heard that he had threatened her before the murder and that he had broken into the house on at least one other occassion.

I hate to say this, to speak ill of the dead, but it sounds like Jeri never once thought about the consequences of what she did. Why would you put so much info about yourself on the web? Why would you use myspace.com and facebook to meet guys? That is stupid and it got a housefull of innocent people killed, herself included.

scott is clearly a psychopath and Iam very sorry for the victims.I once met him and am by no means a friend. I overheard a conversation with him and someone else about his childhood it mad me very sad that someone could treat a child so terribly especially his mother. i really believe she hated him from the second he was concieved. after years of abusing him she abandoned him. so the state spepped in to finish screwing him up. I can't help but wonder why in all the years of state supervision nobody took time to document what a nut he had become. someone needs to take legal actions to make sure that he does'nt make millions off of book deals and such. hell he's probably getting marriage proposals right nom. someone should have saw what was coming from him. and should a piece of shit parent somehow be held accountable for what she created

i don't app. whoever is pretending to be me.it is causing hurt in the families.please stop.i love my son.

well it was probably you since if you click your name it shows your email as the same as the posts above. Dennis do us a favor and shut up.

Dennis,
It would be better for you to just apologize than to try to blame your comments on a "clone." Nobody else on earth would have any reason to go online using your identity to promote YOUR agenda. Man up, and either stand behind your priniples for saying what you did, or apologize and move forward. Denial is fruitless and quite immature.

If I am not mistaken, there is already a law in place that prevents murderers and others like Scott from receiving compensation for their story.

As to Dennis, the caps may be off his comments, but the sentence structure is still the same. Note he does not space after the periods at the end of his sentences. Pathetic really!

I found this on the net.....'Still very little out there.

According to Department of Corrections records, Abbott had previously served time for a Child Abuse conviction in DeKalb County. He was also charged with Driving Under the Influence in Etowah County last year. Abbott reportedly attended school in Cherokee County as a youth, at Gaylesville, up until the age of 13.

From yahoonews

Abbott was arrested on a domestic violence charge in the northeast Alabama town of Fort Payne in 2004, records show.

How Abbott pleaded in that case is unclear, but Department of Corrections records show Abbott began serving time for a child abuse conviction in DeKalb County in May 2006 and was released nine months later on condition he stay out of trouble.

Parole records indicate that Abbott violated terms of his release and was sentenced to three years imprisonment for child abuse on Aug. 4, 2008. He arrived in state custody on Sept. 16, and his state booking photo showed him with two black eyes. It was unclear what caused the injury.

With more than 800 days of jail time already behind him, Abbott earned another six months of credit for good behavior and finished his sentence on Oct. 23.

Yes, concerned, I read that too.

So he obviously met Jeri not too long after he was released from prison. I wonder if he told her that he been to prison and if not, did she ever do a background check on him? I am surprised that more people do not do background checks on the people they date now-a-days. It is cheap and could help weed out the violent thugs.

This guy seems like a menance to society. I do wonder about drugs being in Abbott's system.

Depends on where you get the background check. The so called background investigations you see online are not reputable, you may or may not get records and it depends on where you are doing the background search and what type of court you are searching. Also to do a criminal background search through a legitimate company, you have to have a consent form signed by the subject.

Dennis Cole:

Your child is being raised by other people, have you ever thought about becoming a part of his life? Why would you wait for him to come to you - he is a child - YOU ARE THE ADULT! You might be a welcome diversion for him being he has suffered such a horrible loss - by murder - that not many kids his age know. Being the father, you have rights. Not being in his life, I can only assume you are not up for child support payments. Am I correct????

The child Dennis has been talking about doesnt realize he lost his mother. He thinks he has lost his sister, because Dennis being the greatest father ever, left his kid and wife in Germany. He gave up all rights when Ms. Cole's parents adopted said kid. Dennis is just some loser trying to get some fame for being legaly married to Jeri.

To every one leaving those message's. Its sad how every one is talking shit. Take the time and pray for the kids. If you have not live in there shoes do not judge cause you would not want someone to judge you. I knew of Scott he went high school in Etowah County, he had a hard life growing up he been threw hell he should of got him some help. He was raped when he was younger and he was also in all kinds of foster homes. I belive he wanted someone to love him and he did not like rejection it seems that he felt people just kicked him to the side and he felt that know one loved him so he just snaped. That was so so wrong for what he did and he will burn in hell for it but every one take time to figure someone out before you judge. All the victims where very young and may they rest in peace...

The children of both girls are in the care of relatives. She did not live with her parents. She and Nika were killed in the residence they shared. I have not read all the comments but for the families of the victims please remeber they may read the stuff that is posted here. They need all the prayers we can give them. I did not know Nikaq personally but I did know Jeri and I know her family. My love and my prayers are with all of you. Mr & Mrs H and Gma L. I will be there for you when ever I can be. To the families of the other victims my thoughts and prayers are with you also. May God Bless and keep you.

I personally know Jeri for a brief period and made the choice to shut her out of my life (as did many) due to her wild habits.
No one deserves to have their life taken in any shape fashion or form by some idiot who could not handle rejection!
He deserves to fry for what he has done, no doubt!
Jeri is not an innocent victim though...Her time and life was consumed by the desperate need to have a man show her attention. (It was not a matter of if but when she would be caught up with the wrong man.)
Thought she loved her children, she was just not focused on them...She had others she depended on to take care of them for her. Never having to take full responsibility for the lives she created only pushed her further down the path of destruction.
I am not bashing her (though it may sound as such). I myself am angry with her for not accepting the help others and I offered. As the saying goes... You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink!
As one person below stated ... Jeri shut out the good in her life and cherished the bad. There is not much you can do to help a person of that nature.
May God bless her children!
As far as her oldest son thinking she was his sister...All I have to say...All secrets and lies come out at some point! That is a dirty thing to do to a child... Jack Nicholson (the actor) can attest to that. ( He was raised having no clue that his sister was actually his mother.)

Lesson to be learned from this whole terrible event… Live life right and accept help when it’s offered. Take care of yourself and your responsibilities. Most importantly…Be aware of the people you allow into your life!

I still have found very little information on this Scott character. His address is listed as a totally different one in Hueytown (1629 FAIRCREST DRIVE HUEYTOWN AL ) than where he had "stayed" with some of the victims. Did he ever live in Hueytown before he met Jeri? Has anyone seen his private myspace page?

i really wish u people would gossiping about this horrid event. if you were murdered like that would you want people gossiping about it! yea scott is krazy but arent we all! im sorry but this is hard for me because these were my friends!!

Nickie,
As suggested earlier, a crime blog is NOT the place for family friends to be googling/visiting. This is one of the "crimes of the century." There is GOING to be interest/ blogging/ news stories, and even more so as the trial events get underway. Please don't go looking for information that will hurt you. I am sorry for your loss. May God give you peace.

From The Birmingham News today

Man accused in Hueytown killings will remain in Jefferson County jail
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 ANITA DEBRONews staff writer
The 24-year-old man charged with killing four people in Hueytown this month will remain in a Jefferson County jail instead of being transferred to Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility in Tuscaloosa for a mental evaluation.

Attorneys Yusuf Olufemi and Stephen Street requested that Scott Lamar Abbott be transferred to the mental health facility following a suicide attempt made March 11 while he was in the Jefferson County Jail in Bessemer and because of a history of mental illness.

Bessemer Division District Court Judge Eric Fancher denied the attorneys' request Monday morning, saying that since the initial report of Abbott's suicide attempt, he has not presented an immediate danger to himself and is receiving adequate psychiatric care at the jail.

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Abbott is charged with capital murder in the deaths of William Chad Gilbert, 31; Jeri Lynn Cole, 27; Nika Sandlin, 24, and Joshua Gilleo, 26.

Authorities believe a soured relationship between Abbott and one of the victims led to the March 7 killings inside the Hueytown home.

A psychiatrist who treated Abbott after his reported suicide attempt testified Monday that the man has an extensive history of mental health treatment, dating back to when he was a child.

Dr. Robert Hunter Jr., a psychiatrist who provides care to inmates in the Jefferson County Jail, testified Abbott's mental health records indicate the man has been under psychiatric care for several issues, including post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder and substance abuse.

Hunter testified Abbott reported being abused as a child and has subsequently been in and out of psychiatric care.

Most recently, Abbott in October 2008 was under the psychiatric care of the Alabama Department of Corrections, Hunter testified.

Court records show Abbott pleaded guilty to a child abuse charge in 2004 in DeKalb County and was sentenced to three years in prison.

Court records show he also pleaded guilty to a DUI charge in Etowah County last year and was charged with assault last year in DeKalb County.

Hunter testified that jailers reported March 11 that Abbott tore down a light fixture, broke it and cut his stomach after hearing voices that urged him to harm himself. The wounds were superficial, Hunter said.

After that incident Abbott was placed on suicide watch and put under psychiatric care at the jail.

Hunter, who last observed Abbott on Saturday, said the man has been put on a regimen of prescription medications, including an anti-psychotic drug, and has not shown any signs of being suicidal since his first attempt.

Abbott is no longer under suicide watch at the jail. He will continue under mental health observation, Fancher said.

Abbott is scheduled to appear in court again April 2 for a preliminary hearing.

E-mail: adebro@bhamnews.com

Harsh Reality: Thank you for your wise words. Beautifully written.

This case deeply saddens me as it does many. The hellish horror the four victims endured has to be one of the most feared forms of dying and death. Like with the Manson and Deltona massacres, the reptilian brain inside the human brain is triggered by such unspeakable violence and reacts strongly in its primordial way to home invasions where victims lie sleeping and at their most vulnerable.

It is a hellish scenario I fear so intensely, whenever I hear about such a tragedy, I get sick and am haunted by the details of the case, especially the victims' faces and their stories, usually smiling, before their unfathomable demise. It is a universal nightmare of everybody.

I am doing a study about women who are targets of sociopathic men. There seems to be a link between violent men without a conscience and nurturing women who are seduced by their "bad boy charisma." I've known many women who have fallen prey to such predatory men.

You are right, Harsh. In the end, God can save you and you can save yourself. But another human being cannot save someone who refuses to be saved. There is an inevitability about it like what you have wisely spoken of. We all have free will and sometimes the free will we have leads us down paths that should never await anyone.

RIP to the four victims who did not deserve their cruel fate.

Anonymous: Thank you for the compliment. (Happy to see that my point got across despite the typos)

I am totally with you... Yes, this maybe a shock for the town and possibly the state of Alabama, however this type of case, unfortunately, is not unusual. We all have been guilty of thinking, “Not in my town, not to me, not to someone I know“.
Events of this nature shake the very foundation of what we hold dear. It is a very scary thought that someone can come into our home, reek havoc and destroy our lives, all while we sleep. I have found myself letting our family dog in at night, as she will alert us if an intruder is present. I double check doors and windows, and have even thought about ensuring there is a "weapon" close at hand while I lay in my bed.

Agree...Many women find comfort in the arms of a "bad boy". Quite possibly, it is the intrigue and sense of engaging adventure that leads to this potentially dangerous attraction. I am no expert, yet I feel that women who seek these dangerous men are those who have not learned how to be comfortable with who they are, insecurity. They partake in seemingly risky behavior to hide from what truly ails them... Drugs, sex and bad boys, they all numb the pain of not knowing, facing and being comfortable with ones inner self.

I truly believe that, if Jeri had sought the help of a therapist she could have overcome whatever she was hiding from and afraid to face alone, she and the three others would still be alive.

Harsh:

Great words are great words - - don't worry about the typos!

This case is perplexing and deeply tragic. I suppose, too, because so far so little has been made public.

I'd like to learn more about the other three victims. I wonder what Chad and Nika thought about Scott, especially if he had briefly lived with them. Was he Jeri's "typical guy type" to meet up with or did they know he was trouble?

Truly bizarre is how Scott is described as a 6'7 stripper. Where did he strip, maybe Atlanta? I'm sure a lot of guys in the Big House qualify as strippers, but it sounds like he was a professional or semi-professional.

I've heard being stabbed is one of the worst ways to die. The suffering must be horrific. I've been told if you are being stabbed by someone you know, you still think you have a chance to "snap him out of it" even though you probably don't.

In Josh's case, if he was new to the scene, that must have been unreal being stabbed by a mammoth sociopathic hulk who you don't even know.

I wonder if Chad, Nika or Jeri had any indication about how dangerous Scott was. I'm thinking he must have acted out violently to have gotten himself kicked out of Chad's home, then stabbed in the back at another residence.

This is all surreal and painfully tragic.

These are wonderful questions and ones that I'm sure will become public as time passes and the trial begins.

From what I knew about Jeri, this guy fit the physical aspect of what she desired. It also sounds, at first meeting, that he told her all the things she wanted to hear.
I find it hard to believe that he was a nice guy and got kicked out for no reason. He had to have been creating some discord in the home.

It seems as though they had no true fear of him. (I know that if I were truly afraid of someone law enforcement would be involved in one way or another.)
From what I have heard there was no sign of forced entry, he either had a key or doors were not secured. So my guess would be: If he still possessed a key to the home and the occupants were aware of it and made no attempt to change the locks within the week or so before the attack, then his violent demeanor was just not threating enough. (Same thought goes towards not securing the doors.)

Poor Josh...This guy more than likely had no clue what he was getting into. Bless his heart!

I could not imagine being stabbed to death. It is just to horrible to even think about.
What rage he must have had to stab and slice 4 people with his own hands.
It is so scary that people like Mr. Abbott fall through the cracks of the system and society. They roam the streets just waiting to strike, waiting for that right moment to "go off".

Im going to start by saying that Its a shame that our Judicial system has denied a mental evaluation of Scott Abbott, From what has been released about his childhood, abuse, abandonment, molestation at the hands of his mother, being raised in the system...I do believe he definitely needs to be in a mental care facility instead of the county jail!! Obviously no one in the child protective services of the state of Alabama ever took the time or even cared about this poor child that was abused and neglected. And now as a grown man his life that obviously has been nothing but torment and hell is over and his victims as well. I could not imagine the pain of being molested by your own mother, I think he justed wanted to be loved by someone anyone or maybe he just was'nt capable of experiencing or receiving love or any kind or normal life. But I also know that Jeri Cole herself has a responsibility in all of this, Ive seen her myspace page , very tacky and you can tell what kind of woman she was, 3 kids, all by different men, using myspace as a "hook-up" for finding men and her profile and picutres are open to public viewing, very suggestive photos, just plain tacky!! and pictures of her children open to the public for all to see . Jeri Cole's lifestyle and obvious immaturity got herself and her friends murdered and I will say that she messed with Scotts mind and
heart and she got what was probally coming to her for being the type of woman she was, and I dont care how sweet and friendly she was, If you put yourself out there, behave like a whore, lay up with everybody,eventually you will run across the wrong person and she herself was obviously not a great mother or she would of been taking care of her three children, one of which thinks she was his sister and that is screwed up and can quarantee we will be reading about him in the news in the near future, no doubt.

I too was shocked that the Judge denied the evaluation and transfer to Taylor Hardin considering his history of abuse and many psychiatric problems, but as obvious has it is the system has failed Scott Abbott his entire life, so I agree that he too has been a victim, a victim of the States so called protective services, that obviously he was slipped through the system all those years, without the proper care and treatment to become a mass murderer, the system failed him and helped too create a very bitter resentful individual. People that were abuse and molested as children , generally without proper therapy, themselves grow up and repeat the same behavior that explains the child abuse charges. And I agree also that he never new what "normal" was, to not be loved by your own mother and molested by her also, is sick, Scott Abbott never had a chance to become anything other than what he is now, and thats sad.

Not to be denied, Mr. Abbott had a hard life and many horrible things happened to him through childhood trauma, yet to be considered "insane" is very far fetched.
Not very well, however, he seems capable of maintaining interpersonal relationships. To get this far in life, he knows good and bad; right from wrong (Which is how it is determined, legally, for one to be insane).

There is no doubt that this man was neglected by the very person that brought him into this world and the system that "saved" in from her. Ultimately, though, he is responsible for his actions.

There are many post traumatic, bipolar and depressed people in this world, yet somehow they manage to control themselves enough to stay out of the news headlines. So just because Mr. Abbott had a few issues that are "corrected" by meds does not make him insane, he belongs in the jail system and will pay the price for his crime just as any other criminal.

One more thing...
I am sure, on top of the depression and such, the drug abuse only furthered him on the path to murder.

To my knowledge, it has not been released what specifically, there were drugs found in the home. Form what Jeri told me, her drug of choice was crystal meth. I am going to go out in a limb and venture to say it was not simply pot that was found in the home during the investigation.

I am no addict and my knowledge of drugs is merely hearsay...Crystal meth is a serious drug. It "allows" you to act in ways you never imagined in a sober mind. Looking at Mr. Abbott’s mug shot, his eyes are creepy to say the least. He had to have been under the influence of more than just depression that night to carryout such an act nearly flawless.

Under the influence of drugs or not...He still was/is not insane!

I found some info I didn't see on this site. Thought I would share.......

In an interview, Abbott's former roommate Adam Beagle said he let Cole move into his Hueytown home in November. Soon after the move, Abbott moved in also, Beagle said.
The couple stayed with Beagle off and on until mid-January. That's when they moved in with Sandlin and Gilbert, who had a baby together, Beagle said.
After Abbott moved out of the Hueytown house, he stayed for a while with another group of people in Bessemer. Last week, they allegedly jumped Abbott and stabbed him in the back, leaving him with a gash 3 inches deep and 3 inches wide, Beagle said.
After being released from the hospital following that incident, Abbott showed up at Beagle's house and stayed for the rest of the week, Beagle said. On Saturday morning, Beagle woke up to find Abbott gone. Beagle said he didn't see him anymore.
Cole and Abbott had broken up, but Abbott kept trying to get back with her, Beagle recalled.
At Beagle's house was a letter on a crumpled piece of notebook paper that Beagle said Abbott wrote. The letter begs Cole for forgiveness.
"You are my heart, and you reside in my soul with God," it says. "I don't want to loose (sic) you."
The letter "could have been for anything," Beagle said. "He broke her cell phone, he broke her computer."
Abbott seemed to be unable to get over a break-up with Cole, Beagle said, and continuously called her and left her text messages.
"I told him you could do something else than going after her. He was like, `Well, I love her.'"

I'm pretty sure he's wrong when he says Chad and Nika had a child together. Chad has a child with someone else. The Adam Beagle in the interview has a child with the same girl. So, Chad's daughter and Adams daughter are half sisters. Nika's daughter, Zoey, was fathered by someone else.

Has anyone caught to the fact that it was Josh's first time meeting Jeri and he was spending the night? My friend's brother is a cop and he said everyone was asleep when Scott entered the house. He pretty much ambushed them and they didn't have much time to react. He was lurking outside a closed bedroom door, when one of the male victims opened the door after he supposedly heard a noise. I'm not sure which victim it was, but as soon as he opened the door, Scott attacked him, pretty much gutting him as he stood in the doorway. One can only assume that a female was inside the bedroom and she was just a sitting duck who didn't have a chance of escaping after that. He also said that Scott stabbed everyone's eyes out. To do that, that shows absolute rage. I will try to get my friend to find out more from her brother.

Thanks for sharing this, Charlotte. Nika's daughter was fathered by someone else, or if she was fathered by Chad, she was not mentioned in his obituary. Zoey was listed as a survivor only in Nika's obit. I will C&P all of the obits here.

One of Josh's relatives confirmed on this site that this was Josh's first meeting with Jeri after contact through myspace. They said he had only been in the home for a few hours before the crime took place.

So, Adam Beagle owned the home in Hueytown? Is the Hueytown address listed as Scott's home address at his booking Beagle's residence? Is Beagle from Etowah county also? How bizarre that he and Abbott fathered a child with the same woman, and he allowed him to live with him. I assume that Abbott's child abuse conviction was concerning his own child, but it has not been stated.

SANDLIN, NIKA RACHELLE, age 24, of Hueytown passed away on March 7, 2009. She was a Patient Care Tech at UAB West Hospital. Nika was preceded in death by her mother, Denise Rasbury. She is survived by her daughter, Zoey M. Sandlin; sister, Tasha Wilson; brother, Major Sandlin; father, Mark Sandlin; grandparents, Gary and Pat McSwain; great-grandmother, Virginia Lockett; and a host of uncles, aunts, cousins, and friends. The family will receive friends on Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. at Peoples Chapel Funeral Home, Hueytown. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday in the Chapel of the funeral home with interment at Highland Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Living Trust of Zoey Sandlin c/o Hallie L. Leavell, 903 Main Ave., Northport, AL 35476.

GILBERT, WILLIAM CHAD, age 31, of Hueytown passed away March 7, 2009. Chad was preceded in death by his aunt, Carla Jones; and cousin, Josh Jones. He is survived by his mother, Pam Gilbert; daughter, Carly Rayann Gilbert; father, James Salter; grandmother, Juanita Williams (Dale) of Hueytown; and grandfather, Carl Gilbert of Oak Grove; uncle, Roger Gilbert (Karole) and Jeff Jones; aunts, Cathy O'Berry (Mike); cousins, Leah Prothro (James) of Vestavia, Randi Gilbert, Myles Gilbert, Bailey Jones, all of Hueytown, Mychael O'Berry of Hoover, Conner Prothro and Camden Prothro, both of Vestavia. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at Peoples Chapel Funeral Home, Hueytown. Family will receive friend prior to the service beginning at 12:30 p.m. Jimmy Bradford officiating services.

GILLEO, JOSHUA LEE WARREN, age 26, of Birmingham, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2009. He was preceded in death by his mother, Natalie Graham. He is survived by his father, Tim Gilleo (Lynn); daughter, Baylee McKay; sisters, Ashley Harney (Kent), Brooke Gilleo, and Melissa Robinson; grandparents, Orvil and Jean Bullock; niece and nephews, Katelyn, Kent, and Parker. Joshua was known for his trustworthy heart and compassion for everyone he met. It was evident in the deep bond and love that he shared with his family. He attended Church of the Highlands. Family will receive friends on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 from 5 until 7 p.m. at Ridout's Trussville Chapel Funeral Home. His funeral service will be Thursday, March 12, 2009 at the funeral home beginning at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Jefferson Memorial Gardens.

COLE, JERI LYNN, age 27, went to be with the Lord on March 7, 2009. Those left to cherish her memory are brother, Dylan; sister, Tracie Puckett (Aaron); sons, Camden and Lyric; parents, Stuart and Sharon Higgins; grandparents, Harley and Jeanette Holloway; grandmother, Lee Salter; along with numerous family members and friends. A private graveside service was held on Tuesday, March 10, 2009.

For harsh reality:

I never said Scott Abbott was insane, Its called compassion...compassion for a person that was molested, abused and neglected his entire life, a product of the states screwed up system, a person with Psychiatric Problems along with drug abuse, he does need to be evaluated and Taylor Hardin not only would give him psychiatric care but guess what ITS STILL JAIL!! There would be no perks there just proper mental care and evaluation, which I believe a County Jail is not prepared to handle, and has for drugs, he was in Hueytown its no secret that place is full of tweekers and meth, and obviously he does'nt know right from wrong and just because his physical age is 24, does not mean his mental age is. "to get this far in life" funny quote..haha he's only 24, he has not got that far! They release kids out of the system at 18 and from there he went to jail, prison, and back,obviously he does not know how to form interpersonal relationships with people at least not healthy relationships.

I do agree with you to a point bkb.

I do have compassion for what he went through as a child. No child should endure that type life! It is very sad that the very system that “saved” him failed him.
I am a firm believer in "Personal Responsibility". We are responsible for our actions no matter what!

“This far in life”… Well, maybe I used the wrong verbiage. Though, through speculation, he mentally may have been 12, his physical age was 24. By the age of 24, most people have a pretty good grip on life and where they want their future to go. (Quite possibly his grip on life and goals for the future were askew given his past.)

There are people that have committed crimes of this nature who have not been the victim of abuse by their parents or the "system". Seems as though, something has to “click” just right (or wrong) in the brain of the criminal despite upbringing or trauma.

To divulge a bit of personal information...I along with my siblings were abused as children as well as in and out of a few foster homes. At the age of twenty three, I became, (by suicide) a widowed mother of three children. I have had some horrible things happen in my life, just as my sibling have. Yet, I could not imagine taking the life of another human being.
I understand that each person handles traumatic situations differently, yet for me to sit here and say that abuse and trauma is something that cannot be overcame so therefore it can be used as a cop-out to act like a fool, I cannot. ( I am not insinuating anyone said that)
He may not have had the guidance of a therapist/psychiatrist, and that in itself is bad. I just cannot understand/believe how he went all these years and not one single person saw this troubled young man and reached a caring hand out to him! We do not know every detail of his life. Like Jeri, there may have been several people in his life that tried to help him and he refused to acknowledge there was a problem.

Btw, These are just my opinions…. and you now what they say about opinions.

You people absolutely amaze me. Let their souls rest in fucking peace. Think about the children, let it be & move on with your lives.

I am “astounded” at the level of rudeness one feels they need to take to try to get their point across.

Number One…. You must not have a life either if you feel the need to read the entries on a site that you had to have searched for to find.
Number Two… If I am not mistaken this is a site where people voice… Heartbreak, Concern, Facts, Opinions and such on this case and many others.

The public (including YOU) has a right to voice whatever they choose.
You my dear, have the right and the choice to read or not to read the words written on this site.
Please be aware though, should you comment, understand the venue in which you are doing so!

ASTOUNDED~

#1 YOU HAVE A TRASHY MOUTH
#2 THIS IS A CRIME BLOGGING SITE (U MORON)
#3 DONT VISIT THIS SITE IF YOU CANT HANDLE IT

Because we all are going to continue to talk and blog about this, so get over it and CHARLOTTE~ Great information! Please inform us of anymore details you can find out very interesting, if the eyes were all gashed out thats extreme Overkill, Good point about Josh "staying the night" the first time he met Jeri, she definitely was a guaranteed piece of action,no chase there!! she's just as quilty has scott for her friends being murdered.

My heart breaks for all the families. My question, is Jeri's mom and dad raising all 3 of her children? It must be hard to lose a child plus getting full responsibility of 3 children to raise after you have raised your own if thats the case. God be with them all.

Sue,
It has been stated that Jeri's parents already were raising all three of her children- her oldest as their own.

It's sad all the way around.

I believe a pre-trial is set for day after tomorrow.

To Concerned:

No, you got it wrong. Adam Beagle (the guy giving the interview) and William Chad Gilbert (one of the victims) each fathered a child with the same woman. I don't know if Scott Abbott has children or not. Adam grew up in Hueytown and to my knowledge has always lived there. I understand that Adam met Scott through Jeri. I'm unsure if Scott's booking address is Adam's residence. Scott seemed to bounce around from house to house. First living with Jeri at Adam's, then moving to Chad and Nika's, then staying with some people in Bessemer, then back at Adam's. Who knows what address he gave the cops.

I found this on the cbs42 website....

"A psychiatrist testified Monday during a hearing in Jefferson County that 24-year-old Scott Lamar Abbott has a history of psychiatric treatment dating back to his childhood.

Dr. Robert Hunter Jr. said records indicate the man has been under care for several problems. Those include post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder and substance abuse."

After reading this, it seems as though he did receive "mental help" in the past. I am going to correct a previous assumption of mine and say that possibly this young man did not slip through the cracks of the system.
He was only to be transferred to the mental facility due to his suicide "attempt"....Breaking a light bulb and scratching yourself does not sound like a suicide attempt to me....Just a ploy to get attention. If one wants to die they WILL make it happen!

You are correct concerned...Jeri's parents already had custody of all three children before this tragic event.

Why in the world would he do that to their eyes? To make them less human? So he could follow through with his dirty deed without them looking at him? Geezzz...That fact just blows my mind!

Charlotte,
Thank you. I had misread that.

Harsh Reality,
Yes, I thought the same on his "attempted suicide." Any man who can do what he did to FOUR people could certainly kill himself if that were really his intention.

I had not heard of the eye detail, but I did hear that it a very brutal crime scene. I hope that most of his deeds took place after their deaths.

Whose house were the stabbings at? Was Jerri living in the basement of chad and nika,s or were they living in the basement of jerri's house.

Sue,
I do not know for sure, but it was my understanding that the house is set up with two living areas, like it has a basement apartment or something. I believe that Jeri lived with Chad and Nika in one of these areas together, and apparently, they moved Scott in briefly before asking him to leave 2 weeks before the murders.

Scott's "stripper" activities can be found on a gay porn site called www.southernstrokes.com and he goes by the name "Joe" on this site.

Does anyone ever talk to the families of these people. I would love to know how they are doing and how the children are coping.

Sue-
As I do not talk to Jeri's family, my friend is close to her mother...Her family seems to be well considering. From what I understand Jeri's children are doing just fine. They are all very young and probably do not fully understand, as children their age usually can't wrap their minds around what death actually is.
If I am not mistaken all the children left behind are very young... As with my own children and the death of their father...They will know that the deceased is missing or no longer around but their little minds can not processes much furher than that.

Children have such resiliency that we adults do not.

I hope the families of the other victims are doing well!

Thanks for the info. I pray for all involved.

ss,
You really don't seem to grasp the purpose of crime blogging. It's NEWS. It happens with every high profile case. There is actually less "out there" about this crime than most. I'm sorry it hurts you because you were so close to these people, but your condescendence is NOT going to make people's interest in this crime go away. I want to know all about the monster that did this, and I and everyone else have every right to be concerned.

Has anyone heard any more information on Scott and his background?

Does anyone know when the trial is

Wow, my comment gets deleted? People can post speculation, gossip, lurid details, whatever they want about this case but my comment gets deleted for daring to criticize this type of discussion? I guess that's the way it works here. Pretty disappointing.

Sue-

Jefferson County judge sets trial date for Scott Lamar Abbott in Hueytown slaying of four
Posted by Anita Debro -- Birmingham News May 12, 2009 4:20 PM

Birmingham News file
Scott Lamar Abbott faces five charges of capital murder.The 24-year-old man accused in the March 7 quadruple killings inside a Hueytown house pleaded this afternoon not guilty to the five counts of capital murder.
Through his attorney, Scott Lamar Abbott claimed innocence in the deaths of William Chad Gilbert, 31; Jeri Lynn Cole, 27; Nika Sandlin, 24; and Joshua Gilleo, 26. Abbott faces one count of capital murder for killing more than one person and another four counts for killing the four victims during the commission of a burglary.

Abbott only spoke briefly to acknowledge his attorneys were present during his arraignment in Circuit Court Judge Mac Parsons' courtroom in Bessemer.

Parsons set Abbott's trial date for Oct. 5, but cautioned that the trial could be delayed because of the complexity of the case.

Defense Attorney Yusef Olufemi answered "not guilty" to each of the five counts in the indictment. Olufemi requested prosecutors turn over all evidence in the case against Abbott. Olufemi also said he would file a motion within 35 days requesting his client receive a mental evaluation to stand trial.

Hueytown police believe a soured relationship drove Abbott to break into a house on Woodland Drive the night of March 7 and stab to death the four people inside. One of the victims, authorities claimed, was Abbott's ex-girlfriend.

Ugh, I just found this little clip of him on youtube. Someone commenting on the local news' story mentioned it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxGpSxq_1a0

ur comments about jeri make me sad. i was her friend and it amazes me at how people can b so judgemental! she may have had some issues, just like 95% of the population in this world, but she was still a mom who did love her children, she may not have been the perfect mom or the perfect person but she was my friend. for that matter chad's mom is my friend and i just want their families to know that i am still praying for them. nika, chad and josh were in the wrong place at the wrong time, killed for no reason, and jeri was a victim of domestic violence. it is sad to c how she is being remembered and how little the other victims are being remembered. most of the comments i have been reading were about jeri's ex's; the fathers of her children that are still alive and breathing. to bad scott lamar abbott didn't give them; jeri, chad, nika and josh; the same chance, he just got jealous, and decided that he would kill her and who ever else was there. the murder scene was one of the worst that hueytown police had ever seen and (speaking with family members of the victims), the house was still in bad shape when they went to pick up their family members things. this hurt more than just their children, it also hurt their parents and siblings and friends. from this point on, i hope that this web site will b set up for the victims and information about scott lamar abbott 's trial ONLY. good-bye jeri and chad, my respects to nika and josh's families as well. u will b remembered with love and respect by some of us.

Traci~

I understand the plight to save your friends' name from harsh accusations and rumored truths. Many things on here stated about Jeri, though difficult to handle, are truths...It is very sad that she ended up with Mr. Abbott!

It has been established that this site is not for family and or friends.
If you can not handle the talk in this forum than you should not search for sites, research Mr. Abbott or the crime he committed.

Not only does this case involve Mr. Abbott but the four people he killed...It is human nature to want to dig into the lives of victims and offender to figure out what went wrong.
It is agreed that this was a senseless crime...Not one person in that home deserved to have their lives taken in such a horrible manner.

If this is offensive to you then stop reading!

God Bless the Vitimes and Victims Families!

I HOPE HE ROTS IN HELL. FOR WHAT HE DID HE TOOK
AWAY A VERY SPECIAL PERSON FROM ME, NIKA SANDLIN

HEY

SORRY ABOUT THAT JUST WANTED TO SEE IF MY POST WOULD GO THREW. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT MY SIS AND NIKA WERE GOOD FRIENDS AT ONE POINT IN TIME.BUT THE KINDDA GREW APART OVER THE YEARS. I CAN REMBER HER GOING WITH US TO R LAKE HOUSE AND HOW I ALWAYS WANTED TO HANG OUT WIT THEM. THEY WERE LIKE 4 AND 5 YRS OLDER THEN ME. AND NIKA WAS ALWAYS SO NICE TO ME BY LETTING ME HANG OUT WITH THEM. MAYBE IT WAS B/C SHE WAS A YOUNGER SIS AND KNEW HOW IT FELT. ME AND MY SIS WERE ALSO AT THE HOSPITAL WHEN LIL ZOEY WAS BORN. I ALSO SAW NIKA ALOT B/C WE BOTH WORKED AT THE HOSPITAL TOGETHER. I HAD A FEW TALKS WITH HER AND SHE WAS TELLING ME HOW HAPPY SHE WAS AND THAT HER AND CHAD WERE GOING TO GET MARRIED ONE DAY. I ALSO REMBER THE LAST DAY A SAW HER IT WAS LIKE THE FRIDAY RIGHT BEFORE IT HAPPEND. IT MAKES ME VERY SAD TO THINK THIS COULD HAPPEN TO HER OR AND BODY.

SORRY FOR ALL THE TYPOS

ANY BODY

IT IS JUST SO WIERD WALKING IN THE HOSPITAL IM US TO SEEING HER HELPING PTS AND HER SMILE.

THE 19TH OF JULY WAS NIKA'S B DAY AND SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN 25. I HATE THAT ABBOTT GUY HE MAKES ME
SICK HE HAD NO RIGHT TO DO WHAT HE DID TO ANY OF THEM. THAT WAS JUST STUPID AND OVER A GIRL
HE DONT NEED LIFE IN JAIL, HE NEEDS THE DEATH PENITLEY.

Scott Lamar Abbott is accused of breaking into a Hueytown home and killing four people in March.

Scott Lamar Abbott
The 24-year-old man accused of a quadruple slaying in Hueytown is pleading not guilty of capital murder due to mental disease or defect.
To support the plea, defense attorneys for Scott Lamar Abbott have requested a mental health evaluation by doctors at Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility in Tuscaloosa and have subpoenaed medical records from three mental health facilities where Abbott was treated, court records show.

Efforts to reach Abbott's appointed attorneys, Yusuf Olufemi and Stephen Street, were not successful.

Abbott's trial is set for Oct. 5. State prosecutors say it is unlikely both sides will be ready for the trial by then.

Assistant District Attorney Lane Tolbert said vast amounts of physical evidence still need to be prepared for the trial and that Abbott is awaiting a mental health evaluation.

Abbott is accused in the deaths of William Chad Gilbert, 31; Jeri Lynn Cole, 27; Nika Sandlin, 24; and Joshua Gilleo, 26. Their bodies were found March 7 inside a house on Woodland Drive.

He faces one count of capital murder for killing more than one person and four counts for killing each of the four victims after breaking into the house.

Hueytown police believe a soured relationship drove Abbott to break into a house and stab to death the four people inside.

Authorities said one of the victims was Abbott's ex-girlfriend. Abbott had lived at the house with Gilbert, Sandlin and Cole until two weeks before the murders, authorities said.

Police arrested Abbott on the day of the murders in Gadsden, where he showed up at a hospital with stab or slash wounds to his left arm and hand, the affidavit states.

Abbott's mental health came into question shortly after his arrest after he reportedly attempted suicide while in the Jefferson County Jail in Bessemer.

A county jail psychiatrist testified following the suicide attempt that Abbott has been treated since childhood for various mental illnesses.

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I knew Jeri very briefly,but I do know one of her son's dad's. A lot of things on here about her are true, but I will say Jeri was very nice. She had a lot of issues and no one is disputing that, but she meant well and was trying to be a better person. Whether her kids were with her or not, she did love them. I really don't know what any of that matters on a true crime page, but it has been brought up over and over. I knew about the son being raised as her brother and that is actually more common than you think. Sometimes people are too young or immature when they had a child and it is better that way. Have any of you heard of Jack Nicholson?? Same thing happened to him. I am not excusing it, just throwing that our there. Furthermore, people who are going on and on about her or Nikia's parenting need to get a life. That is sick that it is even brought up. Four young people were brutally and I mean brutally murdered. No one deserves what happened to them.

I AM THE AUNT OF JOSH GILLEO. NO ONE HAS REALLY EVEN MENTIONED HIM IN THIS BRUTAL KILLING. JOSH HAD MET JERRI LYNN ON THE INTERNET AND IT WAS HIS FIRST TIME MEETING ANY OF THEM. DEFINITELY, IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME.

JOSH ALSO HAD AN INFANT DAUGHTER THAT HE LEFT BEHIND. HE HAD AN ABSOLUTE HEART OF GOLD AND WAS VERY VULNERABLE FOR AFFECTION. HE ALWAYS CARRIED A KNIFE, AND I KNOW IN MY HEART, THAT HE WOULD HAVE PUT UP A FIGHT FOR THESE WOMEN! HE IS PROBABLY THE REASON THAT SCOTT ABBOTT ENDED UP AT THE HOSPITAL.

AS FOR THE ONE WHO MENTIONED HOW COULD FOUR PEOPLE GET MURDERED WITH A KNIFE AND NOT ONE GET AWAY, DON'T EVER JUDGE ANYONE UNTIL YOU ARE IN THAT SITUATION.

AS FOR THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, IF SCOTT IS SO INSANE, HOW WAS HE IN PRISON FOR 3 YEARS AND NOT ANYONE HAVE A CLUE? WHY DID HE NOT TRY TO COMMIT A CRIME WHILE IN THERE? HE IS AS SANE AS THE REST OF US. TOO BAD HE HAD A ROUGH CHILDHOOD, WE ALL HAVE ISSUES. THAT DOES NOT EXCUSE US FOR DOING SUCH A HORRIBLE THING AS HE DID.

IF YOU WANT TO SUPPORT THE FAMILIES OF THOSE 4 YOUNG PEOPLE, YOU WILL COME TO THE TRIAL AND LET JUSTICE BE SERVED.

LOVE IN CHRIST.

Anonymous~
You obviously didn't read ALL of the posts!
Yes, the same thing happend to Jack,yet he makes no bones about how pissed he was/is (do some research on his situation). It is WRONG!!
Jeri was MARRIED when her parents took that boy in as their own. Both mom and dad were competent enough to vow "death do we part", yet could not handle the life they created! UMMM, okay :/ Completly irresponsible in my book!

I will agree though, none of these details have anything to do with the criminal case!

Nancy~
My heart goes out to you and your family.
I agree with you 100%...Scott is not insane!

About your nephew carrying a knife...I hope he gave Abbott a run for his money!!
I'm sure he was a great young man, and it's sad that he was, just as you said, "At the wrong place at the wrong time".

God bless you all!

ANYBODY HAVE ANY INFO ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE CASE?
IF SO PLEASE LET ME KNOW THNK YOU.

She didn't abandon this acount when she met him.She was still using it and on myspace chat regularly right up to the murders.

It is tragic to come to know of people through their horrific deaths. The victims did not deserve their fate.

I am glad Josh was able to fight back. Had he not, would Scott have been able to get away with it (at least for a little while)?

I wish their families peace and good will. RIP to the four sweethearts lost in such a cruel and savage way. I wish I could have known them under different circumstances.

There has been a mental hearing set for June 8th at 9am Jefferson County Courthouse and a trial date for Aug 23rd...May there be some kind of justice soon ....Chad you are always in our hearts... we love and miss you !!!

Thanks for the info, Lynn.. I remember this case when it first happened and it really struck something inside me.. I am all the way in Texas & Don't know anyone involved,but think about this crime often.

Please keep us updated when something happens, as some of us aren't in an area where this will be covered by news stations.

I hope the victim's get justice..

her kids were with her parents.

For some reason I feel the need to clear up some information. Her children are fine. They are NOT all being raised by her parents. Dylan the oldest was adopted by Jeri’s parents after Jeri signed over legal right to her parents. From what his father has told me, Dennis did not get to fight for custody because he was being investigated by the Army for having drugs in his home. The investigation started because Jeri had an affair with his Sergeant, and his Sergeants wife found out about it. Since Jeri did not keep her drug use a secret, the wife used it as revenge tactic. After the MP's raided the house Dennis was detained, and was confined to the barracks. The Sergeant helped him get released and get back to the states for two reasons. One two avoid prosecution for adultery for cheating on his wife (which Dennis never knew about) and two because Jeri’s parents had paid for a plane ticket home so her son would not be taken away by the German authorities. Dylan was born in Germany and they did not live on base therefore German youth authorities had the right to take custody of him. Dennis and his family have tried to get custody, but at the time of Dylan’s adoption Dennis had no rights due to the desertion from the Army aspect.
Jeri’s second son Camden was conceived in Texas where Jeri had a 5 year relationship with his father. She was doing great in Texas and she was leading a great life. No drugs and no other men. Jeri and Erik’s relationship ended when they both moved to Alabama because of a job opportunity Erik had received that just happened to be in Jeri’s hometown. Erik had no idea about Jeri’s sorted past and only found out after they had moved to Hueytown. Upon Jeri getting involved with the crowed she had left behind when she moved to Texas, she started exhibiting some wild behavior, and Erik chose to end it with her for the sake of his son. He consequently filed for custody and was granted custody well before she was brutally killed. Erik had never tried to keep her from their son and allowed her visitation as set up by the courts.
As far as Lyrics father, he committed suicide and therefore her parents are also raising him with the help of Brandon’s parents. All children see each other on a regular basis and are doing extremely well. They are surrounded by stable, hard working, taxpaying, non drug using, church going, family and friends who adore each and every one of them. They all have wonderful lives and are fully aware of their mother’s death. However the details are being kept from them as well as her sorted past. Only the good things about Jeri are ever talked about. And she had plenty of good qualities despite her faults.
Now that all of that is clear, lets band together and pray for the continuing healing of all of the victims, family, friend, and loved ones, and pry for justice however GOD decides to serve that up. Let’s all leave all this other nonsense behind.