Constantine Police Say They're Closer to Finding 11-Year-Old's Killer

by Sarah Rice (srice@wsbt.com)

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(WSBT) It's been a week, but still no arrest in the murder of an 11-year-old Constantine, Mich. girl. Police say they're closer to finding whoever killed Jodi Parrack.

Investigators are focusing on the few hours before her body was found. Jodi's mother found the 11-year-old's body in a Constantine cemetery after she failed to come home from a friend's house.

"I mean everybody knows everybody else, [and that] enhances our chances of finding out exactly what happened," said Constantine Police Chief Mark Honeysett.

Finding out what happened lies within the path Jodi Parrack took the night she was killed. Police say Jodi Parrack left her friend's house at the 100-block of East Third Street and headed west toward the downtown area.

Just a block away is where she was last seen at the intersection of East Third Street and Washington. Police say after she left there someone had to have seen her.

"It stands to reason that she was somewhere between where she was last seen and the time that she met her killer, [it] stands to reason that someone would have seen her," said Honeysett.

Her home is located on the 600 block of Centreville Road, less than 3/4 of a mile from where she was last seen. Jodi's mother was expecting her home at 5:30.

"Between 7:30 and 8 she came here, she spoke with an officer and the officer took a report in great detail and then notified central dispatch that he had taken a missing person's report," explained Honeysett.

At around 10:30 Jodi Parrack's body was found at Constantine Township Cemetery, roughly a half mile southeast of her home.

The nearly six hours that are unaccounted for are what's keeping police from catching Jodi's killer.

Police are still urging people with information to come forward, especially if anyone saw anything between 4:45 and 10:30 last Thursday night.

Wednesday, May 7 at 10:32 AM close friend (the mom did NOT DO IT!) wrote ...

quit saying the parents did it and things like that we no them very well and never in my life would they ever do that and just because someone sugested that we go look in the cemetery dont meen it was that person that nite we looked every were and there was no were else to look we went to the schools and every block in this town and if you werent ther or didnt no her you need to stop spredding all the rumers because the more you spread the truth gets farther away your wasting the cops time

Saturday, Dec 8 at 12:26 PM Furious Angel wrote ...

Maybe the mother didn't know how to deal with what was going on in her house. Maybe the child lived in fear with the demon that was molesting her. Maybe, just maybe the stepfather will admit he has a problem and confess to what he has done.

Saturday, Nov 24 at 11:03 PM upset wrote ...

This is a small community where one little rumor gets started and gets bigger all the time the parents should be looked at however other people are being accused because of what they drive! and where are the parents now?Why were they never showed on

Saturday, Nov 24 at 3:02 PM referee wrote ...

It's easy to blame people without facts, going by what doesn't sound right. The parents took the lie detector test, but havn't recieved the outcome yet. I know the mother and honestly it would'nt suprise me if she did do it.

Wednesday, Nov 21 at 1:19 PM Jodi's Angel wrote ...

Who ever did this to that little girl. The police might not know ho you are, but God saw you that night and he will catch you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monday, Nov 19 at 6:46 PM Outta this world wrote ...

Hello did you people not listen to the facts!!! Half the town was out looking for this little girl... So the group the mother was in found her.. That doesn't mean she killed her own child!!! And when u actually become a mother you have instincts!!!

Monday, Nov 19 at 5:30 PM read the full story! wrote ...

Dont be absurd! Your statement sounds like a tabloid story! Jodi liked the cat but the family couldnt afford it. The family's pastor was kind enough to buy the animal from the shelter and give it to her mother in memory of Jodi. A nice gesture.

Monday, Nov 19 at 2:39 PM think about it wrote ...

If you found your daughter dead on Thurs. night would you be worried about getting a cat that Sat. Go to M live and read the story. This was brutal and evil and whoever did it needs to be found, and no one can be overlooked, not even a mother

Sunday, Nov 18 at 9:07 PM missygurl32 wrote ...

I know when I lose something,I look everywhere obvious then if I still cant find it I start looking in weird places..she might have looked at friends houses and common places first then in a panic started looking in not so obvious places "Judge not"

Sunday, Nov 18 at 8:15 PM Jamie wrote ...

Wow...I realize that in so many cases recently, a mother has killed her children. However, in a small town like Constantine, it would not be unusual to find children playing. We live near a cemetary, and my kids take walks or ride their bikes there

Sunday, Nov 18 at 6:53 PM Jen used to live in constantine wrote ...

This is a terrible story, yes everyone should be a suspect but do not judge a person before you know the truth and the truth will be told. I have faith in the law enforcement. Do not keep saying bad things about the Mom she has been through enough.

Sunday, Nov 18 at 5:22 PM it is what it is wrote ...

a mom is 99.9% of the time the last person to think her baby is dead, even after it is confirmed. also, who ever was in that group of people in that auto that suggested the cemetery needs a closer look at.

Sunday, Nov 18 at 5:17 PM it is what it is. wrote ...

not to say anyone else is wrong, it is still what i have stated from the beginning. and i will be stright to the point. mom knows, another family member knows and a friend of the family knows knows who and how this beautiful looking Jodi died.

Sunday, Nov 18 at 4:11 PM believe wrote ...

when I was a child I would do things that I was told not to do. I believe that jodi went to the cemetary to ride her bike up and down the hill with other friends and her death was an accident.

Sunday, Nov 18 at 12:44 PM Pak31 wrote ...

I think the rush to judgement about Jodi's mother is that not all the facts in the case were given, you see a lot of parents killing children lately, kidnapping is rarer than domestic crimes,etc. I makes people think the worst. Let the cops do it.

Sunday, Nov 18 at 9:57 AM catrina wrote ...

Shame on all of you. You have turned this tragic murder into one of your soap operas. This is not a movie or game show where you try to guess the murderer from the clues. I think you people need a hobby and let the police do there job.Hate is ugly!!

Saturday, Nov 17 at 6:19 PM concerned mom wrote ...

I was told it was the stepfather and that the brother hadn't been in school all week. My thoughts and prayers are with the mom. I would never want to have to deal with being the one to find one of my children dead. May God be with you.

Saturday, Nov 17 at 4:06 PM Kasey wrote ...

Any parent would look in areas that kids could use as short cuts to home, etc. I feel for this Mother who tragically found her own child.

Saturday, Nov 17 at 1:44 PM Kay from Constantine wrote ...

Thank you to all who recognize that a GOOD PARENT looks everywhere possible for their missing child! The rest of you can save your negative comments about the mom finding her. We are a small town, kids can often be found playing in the cemetery area.

Saturday, Nov 17 at 1:43 PM so sad in Constantine wrote ...

Quit blaming the MOTHER! She and her husband took a polygraph.Keep your facts straight.the mom and friends and family went to every place they thought she would be.Her mom is a wonderful person.Those accusing her can't wait to see you eat your words

Saturday, Nov 17 at 12:49 PM saddend mom wrote ...

I remember growing up in Constantine and walking home 5 miles and sometimes more. Never had to worry. We even played hide and seek in the cemetary. We use to play a game find the oldest person. Look for unusual name to name or kids when we grew up.

Saturday, Nov 17 at 12:45 PM friend of jodi wrote ...

all you people starting rumers about the parent need to stop and the mom was looking everywere then a police officer told us and the mother to look arong and in the graveyard because nobody really went in the graveyard

Saturday, Nov 17 at 12:43 PM upset mother wrote ...

Why is it that you guys are all wanting to blame the mother. Did you all not hear that she and half of Constantine was out looking for her when she was found. Let the police's evidence speek for itself. Quit convicting. How would you like it to be U.

Saturday, Nov 17 at 12:29 PM mother of 5 wrote ...

4 girls 1 boy As far as you all saying where and when you would look I tell you what if one of my babies was missing iI would look anywhere and wouldn't stop untill I found Him or Her. As far as a grave yard I would look where ever I felt I didn't.

Saturday, Nov 17 at 12:18 PM moms best friend wrote ...

You all make me sick with all the rumors and the lies. If you knew the family, the friends and most of all our children that your throwing lies about, you wouldn't be saying what you are. Gossipers is what is you are.

Saturday, Nov 17 at 10:51 AM debra wrote ...

someone wrote in as know the day after the murder and said that the bike was not her bike. maybe it was a friend that got mad at her and wanted his or her bike back. we may never know what tuely happened to her but I hope that they catch who did this

Saturday, Nov 17 at 9:12 AM Anonymous wrote ...

Kids from Constantine are always riding bikes through or playing near the hidden mausoleum down the hill in the center of the cemetery. This makes the cemetery a VERY LOGICAL place to have looked for the child! The cemetery is in a residential area!

Saturday, Nov 17 at 8:45 AM mad momma wrote ...

Thats right guilty till proven innocent. You people aught to have to live her hell she must be feeling. If the arrest is anyone other than the mother you all better send appology letters to her. Duh reporting how she died would hurt the case.

Saturday, Nov 17 at 8:17 AM Jason wrote ...

I agree with Rick and Anne. Of all places to look for her daughter, the MOM finds her in a cemetary. Why not look at her friend's house, the school or other places her daughter usually goes to. Sounds suspicious to me

Saturday, Nov 17 at 5:50 AM Bob wrote ...

It seems other people agree with what I suspected all along. What are the chances that the Mom would find the body unless she knew all along where it was.

Saturday, Nov 17 at 2:36 AM Taylor wrote ...

Everybody alwasy wants to blame the MOM!

Friday, Nov 16 at 11:20 PM concerned mother wrote ...

I am a mother of two children (girls) there is no way that I would ever think to go look in a cemetary for either of my girls in a cemetary!!!!!!!

Friday, Nov 16 at 12:08 PM Garry Asmus wrote ...

I think in a case liuke this, with so little information known, it is standard practice to not release the cause of Death. I would also think that the Police at look very closely at where the girl's Mother was during this time span!

Friday, Nov 16 at 11:49 AM anne wrote ...

I agree, of all people she's the one who finds the body. I also wonder why they still aren't releasing the cause of death...

Friday, Nov 16 at 8:48 AM rick wrote ...

I wonder how closely they are looking at the obvious suspect, the mother. This case sounds like every other case where the parent did it and moved the body to make it look like it was someone else.

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