Sentenced: Father Squeezed 3MO's Head Until The Boy Would Whimper

[Sugar Cookie]

Just three months after 3-month-old Liam Wilson’s father, Jesse Wilson, was found guilty of first-degree murder for Liam’s 2017 death, the victim’s mother, Julia Vance, 24, plead guilty to felony neglect child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury for her role in the infant’s death.

Vance was given credit for the 182 days she served in jail after her arrest in 2017 and was handed a suspended sentence of 13-25 months in jail and placed on 18 months of supervised probation. As part of her sentence, Vance will undergo a mental health evaluation with recommended counseling for grief and domestic violence and is court-ordered not to have any contact with Jesse Wilson. She must also maintain employment or be enrolled in school.

The verdict in Vance’s case ends the 5-year-long investigation that was launched after Liam Wilson was pronounced dead after being transported to Angel Medical Center. Jesse Wilson pled guilty in August to forego a trial as part of a plea arrangement with the District Attorney’s office that allowed Wilson to avoid the death penalty.

Due to her involvement and evidence obtained during the investigation Vance, was also arrested in 2017 and charged with felony murder and felony neglect child abuse causing serious bodily injury. Vance’s case was not scheduled to be heard in Macon County Superior Court until November 28, however, because a plea deal was reached, the case was closed last week.

“Her child was killed at the hands of her husband 20 year old Jessie Wilson who was convicted recently of that homicide. Jessie Wilson received a life sentence with no parole,” said Sheriff Robert Holland. “Julia Vance was not home at the time of the murder of her son but she knew there was abuse going on and she has to live with the fact that she had every opportunity to protect her child and she failed in every possible way to do so. I know the videos and photos of baby Liam being tortured will haunt even the most seasoned officers involved with this case. It’s difficult to decide if justice was served in this case but everyone involved fought hard and worked diligently to be sure baby Liam was not forgotten. Our District Attorney’s Office was very involved in this case and worked alongside every agency who played a role in seeking Justice.”

Baby Liam was pronounced dead after his father Jesse Wilson called 911 the morning of May 9. According to MCSO reports, Wilson was caring for Liam while the child’s mother, Julia Angel Vance, was at work. Jesse told authorities he placed Liam to sleep face down in his bassinet after feeding him at 6 a.m. that morning.

Wilson told detectives he had checked on Liam every 15 minutes and the last time he checked on the infant and observed him breathing was at 8:20 a.m. The call to Macon County dispatch was placed at 8:44 a.m.

Court documents show that first responders arrived on scene just before 9 a.m. to find the child unresponsive. MCSO deputies who responded to the call observed that Liam appeared to have bruises on his forehead before being transported to the hospital. According to Dr. Theodore Sikorski, who spoke to detectives after Liam was pronounced dead, the bruises on Liam’s head appeared to look similar to fingerprints.

Nearly a year after authorities responded to a call in Franklin of an unresponsive infant, the autopsy of Liam Wilson was released in April 2018 and confirmed that the baby died as a result of suffocation due to smothering and blunt force trauma to the head.

After several interviews, Wilson admitted that he often got frustrated with Liam and would squeeze his head. Wilson stated that when he would do that Liam would, “look at him all funny with his eyes and go down to a whimper.” Wilson admitted that he had been reacting that way to the infant in the month and a half after he became the primary caretaker for Liam since he was out of work and the child’s mother was employed. He also admitted to squeezing the child’s head the morning of the infant’s death.

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Jesse Wilson was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.

Wilson agreed to pled guilty and forego a trial as part of a plea arrangement with the District Attorney office that would allow Wilson to avoid the death

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[BuffettGirl]

Damn, another intelligent, stable, fine-ass piece of man meat off the market... Fucker is right where he deserves to be.

 

[Kitsune Faye]

Rot, you piece of GODDAMN SHIT X2!

 

[Blizzard]

Jessie Wilson removed himself from the gene pool without killing himself.

mk.

Wilson admitted that he had been reacting that way to the infant in the month and a half after he became the primary caretaker for Liam since he was out of work and the child’s mother was employed.

Worthless. Damn. Couldn't fail bigger than that, now could 'ya.

she knew there was abuse going on

That's pretty puke. That was supposed to be the baby's mommy.

That baby didn't have a shred of a friend in the world, now did it. When both your mommy and your daddy decide ur head is okay as a squeeze ball ... yeah.

 

[thuumpr]

She only gets 6 months after carrying for 9?

 

[Busy Bee]

That’s horrible! She should be prevented from having any more children! Glad to see that he will never be able to have access to any other child! The description of his assault on the baby turns my stomach! The male was worthless, he wasn’t working! He tortured the wee babe to death! I hope every day is miserable for him!

 

[kitcatmcgee]

I just don't understand where you would get the idea to squeeze a baby.

 

[Hermy]

I hope his fellow inmates will use every part of his body as a squeeky toy. If not, he could always be given to the K9 unit as an incentive.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Liam Jade Wilson

 

[Sugar Cookie]

JULIA ANGEL VANCE
Commitment Type: Probation/Parole
Total Supervision Term: 18 Months
Offense : Child Abuse


JESSE D WILSON

Incarceration Status:​	ACTIVE​	Total Incarceration Term:​	LIFE​
Conviction Date:​	08/10/2022​	Projected Release Date:​	LIFE​
Primary Crime:​	MURDER FIRST DEGREE (PRINCIPAL)​

 

[Metalfan]

Poor little guy.

 

[agm8478]

That’s horrible! She should be prevented from having any more children! Glad to see that he will never be able to have access to any other child! The description of his assault on the baby turns my stomach! The male was worthless, he wasn’t working! He tortured the wee babe to death! I hope every day is miserable for him!

I completely agree! Spay that meatsack so she can’t make bad decisions that kill kids!!

 

[HijabiGirl]

Am I reading this right? He filmed it and took pics? I really can't get into the head of someone who does this but...filmed it?!