Crime
Jon Hall was sentenced to death for the
murder of his estranged wife, Billie Jo Hall, in February 1997 in
Jackson his appeal includes On the night of July 29, 1994, the petitioner went to the victim’s house to discuss a
reconciliation. He brought a $25.00 money order made out to the victim as a payment toward child
support. Prior to entering the house, the petitioner disconnected the telephone line at the utility box
on the outside wall of the house. When the victim answered the door, the petitioner pushed his way
into the room where she and the children were watching television. The petitioner told the girls to
go to bed. When they did not immediately obey his order, the petitioner tipped over the chair in
which the victim was sitting. The petitioner and the victim went back into her bedroom. The
children, who had gone into their bedrooms, could hear “[t]hings slamming around” and their parents
yelling at each another. When the children tried to enter the room, they found the door blocked. The
three oldest children, Jennifer, Cynthia and Stephanie, persisted in their efforts to get into the room
and finally succeeded. They attempted to stop the petitioner from hurting their mother. Cynthia
jumped on the petitioner’s back and bit him. This did not stop the petitioner’s attack. When the
victim told the children to go to a neighbor’s house, the petitioner told them that if they went for
help, “he was going to kill Mama.” He also told the victim, a college student, that she would never
live to graduate. Cynthia and Stephanie tried to use the telephone to call for help, but they
discovered the telephones would not work. At that point, they went to a neighbor’s house where they
called 9-1-1. Jennifer, the oldest child, was the last to leave the house, carrying her sister Jessica.
Before she left, she saw her mother and the petitioner leave the bedroom and go outside. She
watched the petitioner drag her mother, “kicking and screaming,” to the small pool in the back yard.
reconciliation. He brought a $25.00 money order made out to the victim as a payment toward child
support. Prior to entering the house, the petitioner disconnected the telephone line at the utility box
on the outside wall of the house. When the victim answered the door, the petitioner pushed his way
into the room where she and the children were watching television. The petitioner told the girls to
go to bed. When they did not immediately obey his order, the petitioner tipped over the chair in
which the victim was sitting. The petitioner and the victim went back into her bedroom. The
children, who had gone into their bedrooms, could hear “[t]hings slamming around” and their parents
yelling at each another. When the children tried to enter the room, they found the door blocked. The
three oldest children, Jennifer, Cynthia and Stephanie, persisted in their efforts to get into the room
and finally succeeded. They attempted to stop the petitioner from hurting their mother. Cynthia
jumped on the petitioner’s back and bit him. This did not stop the petitioner’s attack. When the
victim told the children to go to a neighbor’s house, the petitioner told them that if they went for
help, “he was going to kill Mama.” He also told the victim, a college student, that she would never
live to graduate. Cynthia and Stephanie tried to use the telephone to call for help, but they
discovered the telephones would not work. At that point, they went to a neighbor’s house where they
called 9-1-1. Jennifer, the oldest child, was the last to leave the house, carrying her sister Jessica.
Before she left, she saw her mother and the petitioner leave the bedroom and go outside. She
watched the petitioner drag her mother, “kicking and screaming,” to the small pool in the back yard.
Address
Jon Hall 238941
RMSI
7475 Cockrill Bend Boulevard
Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0471
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