Wife of Whitney Heichel's Killer Wises Up

Whitney Heichel's killer wanted to have his cake and eat it too, but now he's a solitary loser awaiting his murder trial. It's being reported that Jonathan Holt's wife has finally wised up and filed for divorce from the man accused of orally raping and murdering the 21-year-old Gresham, Oregon barista. The last update involving Mrs. Holt showcased her nearly nonchalant (or was it more like "in shock" ) comments about her husband's behavior. So it's good news to see that she's picking up and moving on like she needs to be doing.

Officials have also acknowledged that they watched Jonathan Holt as he tried to dispose of evidence connecting him to the crime. They also released some of the evidence that they knew about in the early days of the woman's disappearance. Back when Whitney Heichel first vanished, all that was released to the public was that her vehicle was found abandoned with the passenger side window busted. It's now been made known that officers noticed a large amount of blood in the passenger seat as well as bloody items near a dumpster.

There are plenty of online discussions focused on this tragic case, but it seems that a lot of focus is being given to the fact that the families involved in this tragedy are Jehovah's Witnesses. Right now the conversation is buzzing about the upcoming divorce of Holt from his wife and whether or not the young lady will be shunned by the church. To be clear, whether or not the church agrees with this woman's choice isn't an issue. Her husband is an alleged rapist and murderer and it would be downright ridiculous to "force" someone to stick by someone like that. Period.

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Dong Flint Oct 31, 2012, 8:21am UTC

No offense, but your a terrible blogger or whatever you call yourself. A quick phone call or web search would tell you that the church only shuns (disfellowship as they call it) people for gross acts the bible condemns. And that fornication, which is one of the many things, Jonathan Holt committed is an offense that not only will get him disfellowshipped but would also free his wife to remarry and remain in good standing with the church. A little research goes along way so you don't sound so ignorant.

Chelsea Hoffman Oct 31, 2012, 9:04am UTC

You're. (not your)

Dong Flint Oct 31, 2012, 2:15pm UTC

So your reply is to point out a small error in grammar not that what you wrote was misleading and incorrect.

Chelsea Hoffman Oct 31, 2012, 2:31pm UTC

I'm not sure you truly read the article. Or you barely did if that.

I didn't produce any claims one way or the other about the church. I simply said it doesn't matter whether or not the church agrees with this young woman's choice to see a divorce.

you read into that as....some factual errors about a religion? lump that in with your opinions that only "immoral women" can be orally raped, not being able to differentiate from "you're" and "your" is the least of your obvious troubles.

So to answer your question.

No. It is not incorrect that this adult American woman can divorce her criminal husband and the church and say 'boo' about it. That is what I said in my post, and that is what I meant. Nothing more, nothing less. Youv'e read into it what you wanted to read into it. Which is exactly why you got the answer you got from me in the first place.

Perhaps brushing up on your reading comprehension and your charming personality and you might find that people (and women in particular) might consider talking to you.

Broderick Courtney Nov 1, 2012, 4:28am UTC

She said that other people online are talking about whether divorce will happen or not, and if the wife will be shunned. She wasn't trying to school us on the religion's ways, it was an observation of what others are talking about. It doesn't make her a terrible blogger to discuss other's conversations and I was in no way lead to believe anything from her comments. Agreed, you read way to much into that to try and prove a point that wasn't even referenced.

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Lisa Love Oct 31, 2012, 8:41am UTC

Perpetrator Johnathan Holt was also a fellow Jehovah's Witness.

Jehovah's Witnesses are no better and no worse than anybody else same percentage of fraud ,crime, child abuse and bad guy/ good guy ratio,....as any other group nothing pure or special about em.
JW’s have had over 100 years of hiding their scandals behind the Watchtower magazine. The reality is they are as riddled with scandal as any religion that seeks to put happy face on perversion.
Research and read
http://www.watchtowernews.org/familymurders.htm

Rudy Vielmann Nov 3, 2012, 12:52am UTC

Maybe I am missing something here, but this is a tragedy of the worst kind perpretrated by a sick individual. I don't care what religion she belonged to, you don't have to approve of it to show a decent amount of sympathy. Good God, do we have to have people dancing on someone's grave every time they want to promote some political agenda?????

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Chelsea Hoffman Nov 1, 2012, 1:29pm UTC

I apologize to readers who have had to put up with the religious rantings of some of the newly signed-up members. I let it go on for too long because I was not sure of their motives, but now it's been clear that they are using the death of this young woman to spread religious intolerance.

I apologize and will make sure the person's comments are removed from here on out.

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Jason Anderson Nov 6, 2012, 2:16am UTC

I hate this story. Unbelievably sad. I can't remember how I came across it but I've probably spent close to 3 hours reading material over the last 3 weeks. Too much heartbreak in this tragedy.

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