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Jennifer Kukla Gets Life

October 25, 2007 at 8:57 am by Morbid

Jennifer Kukla was a single mother living in a trailer with her two kids, 8-year-old Alexandria and 5-year-old Ashley. Jennifer had a hard time paying bills as a McDonald's employee and with one of the girl's father in prison and the other absent, caring for the girls was hard. Child Protective Services had taken her children before, for not having a clean residence, and she was afraid that they were going to take her two daughters away again. On top of all this, her car had broken down and she may have lost her job. On one cold morning in February, Jennifer finally snapped. Fueled by the stress, alcohol and a possible mental illness, Jennifer grabbed a large knife from the kitchen and began chasing her daughters around their trailer. She caught up with her oldest daughter, Alexandria, and slit her throat multiple times. She then cornered Ashley in the kitchen and slit her throat as well. She then killed the three family dogs and a pet mouse.

Jennifer then sat amongst the carnage for hours until her sister came to check on her. Last month a jury found Jennifer Kukla guilty of first-degree murder but mentally ill. Three psychiatrists called by the defense testified that Kukla was legally insane when the girls were killed. Officers testified that Kukla said she heard the voice of the devil telling her to kill the children and the animals. This Wednesday, a judge ruled that she spend the rest of her life in prison where she will recieve psychiatric treatment.

Tags: Filicide, Stabbing

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She should have killed herself and the kids would have been better off. The mouse and dogs too…at least they all could have been adopted or fostered out.
http://www.myspace.com/titicarie carie215

She should have killed herself and the kids would have been better off. The mouse and dogs too…at least they all could have been adopted or fostered out.
http://www.myspace.com/titicarie carie215

She should have killed herself and the kids would have been better off. The mouse and dogs too…at least they all could have been adopted or fostered out.
ImmortalOne

Having known people who worked with Jennifer Kukla, I wanted to make sure that while this is late. People don’t forget what happened to these little girls more than a year ago. How this woman, even in a society of desperation such as Michigan, took the lives of her children selfishly. It is our hope that she dies in prison, sooner rather than later. If only it weren’t so easy for her to escape remembering what she did to her babies.
ImmortalOne

Having known people who worked with Jennifer Kukla, I wanted to make sure that while this is late. People don’t forget what happened to these little girls more than a year ago. How this woman, even in a society of desperation such as Michigan, took the lives of her children selfishly. It is our hope that she dies in prison, sooner rather than later. If only it weren’t so easy for her to escape remembering what she did to her babies.
ImmortalOne

Having known people who worked with Jennifer Kukla, I wanted to make sure that while this is late. People don’t forget what happened to these little girls more than a year ago. How this woman, even in a society of desperation such as Michigan, took the lives of her children selfishly. It is our hope that she dies in prison, sooner rather than later. If only it weren’t so easy for her to escape remembering what she did to her babies.
Wonder

Wow, I do remember this I came to this site about the time Rowan Ford went missing.

There is so little posted here, thanks so much for the update on this.

This woman no doubt lost her mind – breaks my heart I can’t imagine a moment of this… that damn devil – geeeeeeeeze They should of fried her… someone in person will probably slice her throat a time or two.

These baby girls are free of their pain – must of been horrible to live with this woman, maybe the children’s souls are with much better parents *wink I feel sorrow for the other family members of these girls.
Wonder

Wow, I do remember this I came to this site about the time Rowan Ford went missing.

There is so little posted here, thanks so much for the update on this.

This woman no doubt lost her mind – breaks my heart I can’t imagine a moment of this… that damn devil – geeeeeeeeze They should of fried her… someone in person will probably slice her throat a time or two.

These baby girls are free of their pain – must of been horrible to live with this woman, maybe the children’s souls are with much better parents *wink I feel sorrow for the other family members of these girls.
Wonder

Wow, I do remember this I came to this site about the time Rowan Ford went missing.

There is so little posted here, thanks so much for the update on this.

This woman no doubt lost her mind – breaks my heart I can’t imagine a moment of this… that damn devil – geeeeeeeeze They should of fried her… someone in person will probably slice her throat a time or two.

These baby girls are free of their pain – must of been horrible to live with this woman, maybe the children’s souls are with much better parents *wink I feel sorrow for the other family members of these girls.
SteveDestiny

According to ‘Limb from Limb’ by George Hunter and Melissa Preddy, Jennifer Kukla, in a bloody frenzy’ disembowled the family dog and it’s two puppies -to prevent them from eating her dead children.
SteveDestiny

According to ‘Limb from Limb’ by George Hunter and Melissa Preddy, Jennifer Kukla, in a bloody frenzy’ disembowled the family dog and it’s two puppies -to prevent them from eating her dead children.
angelloverforever21

it is hard 4 me 2 read this about jenifer kukla because i went 2 school with her 2 daughters they went 2 school at ojibwa elementary school ashley who was in kindergarten and alexandria who was is 2nd grade . i would walk them 2 there busses every morning and every evening i was in the fourth grade when this had happened now i am in 7th grade ashley and alex (alexandria) were 2 of my closest friends i claimed them as part of the family. i found out when i was coming home from dance i seen this huge light above the trailor of the 2 girls and i wondered what wa going on when i was about 2 go in my room i heard my mom scream i ran 2 her room and she told me 2 sit down and then she told me that ashley and alexandria were dead that her mother had killed them right then and there i bursted into tears i didnt know what 2 do or say i loved those girls with all my heart i knew alexandria when she was 2 and i knew ashley when she was a newborn till this day i still prey that they r in a better placde and away from the bitch (jennifer kukla) and me having 2 meet that woman and bringing her into my home was horrible if u really knew her u wouldnt think she would hav the nerve 2 kill her own childeren but i do hav 2 say sometimes when i would go over her house she would be a little out of whack and drunk the reason why i am posting this is because i want everyone 2 kno that those little girls were angles and they were very very good kids
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andrew11234455

i was their neighbor and i was 8 and dating alexandria i hope jennifer rots in hell im 14 know
Jack Barrett

Me and these two daughters were very close. My father would bring us to their house or they would be at our house pretty much every day of the summer, and we would barbeque, and we brought our Husky, Asia. They would always cry when we left, and when I heard about this, I was heart-broken. It was hard for me to read this, and I hope these two girls had a proper cremation.