Like most Americans in late November, Joel Michael Guy and his wife Lisa were preparing for a feast. I bet he was, Nassios said, according to the News Sentinel. Disturbing home walk-through footage shows where Joel Guy Jr killed his parents in Tennessee. Recently retired, Joel was a pipeline engineering designer and the couple had been married 31 years. Dad and Lisa were wonderful, the defendants half sister Chandise Finksaid. They loved all of us, and for anyone to do what he did, I dont understand it.. Listen to victim impact statements from Joel Guy Jr.'s three sisters below. .. Advertisement .. 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WebTennessee man Joel Michael Guy Jr., 32, stands trial in the horrific 2016 murders of his parents Joel Michael Guy, Sr., 61, and Lisa Guy, 55. Their joy would tragically turn into terror as Joel Guy Jr. stabbed them both to death later that weekend. I rest easy knowing that God is okay with my choice not to forgive someone that has murdered my parents, she said. Joel Guy Joel Michael Guy Jr., 32, was convicted Oct. 2, 2020, of the Nov. 26, 2016, murders and dismemberment of his parents inside their Knoxville, Tenn., home, seen here in an April 2012 Street View image. Jurors sided with the prosecution. Prosecutors said Lisa and Joel Guy had been planning to retire and cut their son off financially. Scripps The jury included 12 citizens and began deliberations just after 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1 and reached a verdict at Friday, Oct. 2 around 11:30 a.m. nsfw. One of his sisters, Angela Guy Crain, testified that Lisa Guy, who spent most of her adult life as a homemaker, only worked to give her paycheck to her son. Recent Coverage Murdaugh Attorney Calls Prosecution 'Trial By Ambush' Staged Suicide Murder Trial: Responding Officer's Bodycam Footage Staged Suicide Murder Trial: Victim's Sister on Cross and Redirect Staged Suicide Murder Trial: Victim's Sister Testifies They were both robbed of seeing their grandkids grow up.. They loved all of us. He was convicted of both murders in October 2020 and received a sentence of life Prosecutors called the notebook a book of premeditation with specific details on how to dismember the bodies, dissolve his parents bones and then profit from the gruesome slayings by collecting money from his parents life insurance policies, the newspaper reports. Even so, the defendants face remained as placid as it did during the trial. PARENTS DISMEMBERED: "Money, all mine. According to Court TV, Guy was also convicted of one count of felony murder for killing his mother while committing the first-degree murder of his father and two counts of felony murder while committing a theft. Guy Jr arrived at his parents' home on Wednesday, November 23, spent Thanksgiving with his parents and three sisters, and returned to Baton Rouge on Sunday. Joel Jr., who was 28 at the time of the murders, had been taking college courses at Louisiana State University and living off his parents for 10 years before the killings. The motive is pretty apparent in this case money $500,000 (in life insurance proceeds). Web23.9K subscribers. Guy Sr. put his mothers head to boil in a pot. They need the closure a trial would bring, she added. He dismembered their bodies, and attempted to dissolve the remains in acid, according to authorities. Founder and CEO of the National Center for Missing Adults from 19942010. Joel Guy Sr. and his wife had said it was time for Joel Michael to stand on his own two feet, WVLT reported. Email Jamie Satterfield at jamie.satterfield@knoxnews.comand follow her on Twitter @jamiescoop. Joel Guy Sr. and Lisa Guy planned to cut their son off financially. Watch #CourtTV LIVE NOW https://t.co/tnYdPcDRMU pic.twitter.com/e8CkVyEp89. Joel Guy Jr., 28, and his sisters gathered with their parents Joel and Lisa Guy on Thanksgiving in 2016, at their parents two-story home located on a beautiful, perfectly manicured, corner lot on Goldview Lane in Knoxville, Tennessee. A veteran crime victim advocate who loves to write. Assistant Knox County District Attorney Leslie Nassios countered, however, that Guys cheerful demeanor was part of the defendants plan. brutal Thanksgiving 2016 deaths and dismemberment of his parents, Allegheny County Jail inmate posts videos from inside cell potentially endangering alleged victim, Duquesne University professor killed in apparent murder-suicide in Wilkins Township, Police: Man jailed for shooting at mail carrier charged with shooting at people along McKnight Road, 2 people hospitalized after semitruck, SUV crash in Duquesne, California man going through divorce allegedly crashes dump truck into wifes home. He was usually distant, keeping to himself. As officers walk through the home, you can see the pot where the head of Guys mother was found. Two of the couples daughters testified that they were aware their parents planned to cut their brother off financially. The Knoxville, Tennessee, couple was grateful to have their son, Joel Guy Jr., and his three half-sisters over for Thanksgiving. Disturbing home walk-through footage shows where Joel Guy Jr killed his parents in Tennessee. WebTennessee man Joel Michael Guy Jr., 32, stands trial in the horrific 2016 murders of his parents Joel Michael Guy, Sr., 61, and Lisa Guy, 55. 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BOOKING PHOTOS #JoelGuyJr @CourtTV pic.twitter.com/P1Ph6xsA1k, PARENTS DISMEMBERED: Video of Joel Guy Jr. at a local Walmart led detectives to identify him as a suspect in the murder of his parents. Joel Guy Sr., 61, was stabbed 42 times, the knife damaging his lungs, liver and kidneys, according to WVLT in Knoxville. It is unclear if there are going to be consecutive sentences in the case. And they loved him (her brother). WATCH LIVE: Iowa Man on Trial for Triple Murder in Alleged Family Massacre, WATCH LIVE: Mark Jensen Antifreeze Murder Trial, Law&Crime Looks Ahead to 10 Remarkable Criminal Trials Scheduled for the First Half of 2023, 9 Shocking Times Defendants Testified at Trial, 10 Most Memorable Law&Crime Network Trials, Ron Jeremy Sexual Assault Trial Halted Indefinitely as Judge Says State and Defense Experts Agree Ex-Porn Star Suffers from an Incurable Neurocognitive Decline. The defendants punishment for the first-degree murder and felony murder charges is a given: an automatic life sentence with the possibility of parole after 51 years. He wanted to deflect attention from himself. A jury found Joel Guy Jr, 32, guilty Friday of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents Joel Guy Sr., 61, and Lisa Guy, 55, after deliberating for just three hours, according to the Knoxville News Sentinel. For anyone to do what he did, I dont understand it.. Im going to deny the request, Sword said. And Ill never get to hear his laugh again. According to prosecutors, the defendant killed the victims after they planned on cutting off financial support to the then-28-year-old defendant. And they loved him. The JonBenet Ramsey MurderTheories, Questions & Answers?! Web23.9K subscribers. The sister of a man accused of slaying and dismembering their parents urged a judge Thursday to turn aside her brothers bid for a trial delay. Its a lot of work to disarticulate the body at the joints, Marks testified. Richard J. Goodrich - The Peripatetic Historian, When Justice is Elusive: The Murder of Linda Ann OKeefe. Authorities say Guy was enraged when his parents, Joel Guy Sr., 61, and Lisa Guy, 55, announced during the 2016 Thanksgiving holiday they would no longer foot his bills. Recently retired, Joel was a pipeline engineering designer and the couple had been married 31 years. Like most Americans in late November, Joel Michael Guy and his wife Lisa were preparing for a feast. Create your free profile and get access to exclusive content. I write for people who enjoy reading. One of his sisters, Angela Guy Crain, testified that Lisa Guy, who spent most of her adult life as a homemaker, only worked to give her paycheck to her son. Guy, 32, is set to be sentenced Thursday morning by Knox County Criminal Court Judge Steve Sword. Have a tip or story idea? Im very sorry that this evil had to come into their life, too, Fink said through tears. On Tuesday night, Joel Guy Jr. was arrested outside his Baton Rouge apartment and charged with first-degree murder, the Knox County Sheriff's Office announced at a news conference Wednesday. He was getting ready to get what he wanted. Fink told Sword following the verdict that her parents were wonderful people who loved their children. Watch #CourtTV LIVE: TN vs. Joel Guy Jr https://t.co/tnYdPcDRMU pic.twitter.com/SxJblStxK2. (The Guys) wanted to retire and deserved to retire, Knox County Assistant District Attorney Hector Sanchez said in court, according to the paper. PARENTS DISMEMBERED: The jury is shown crime scene photos of the home where prosecutors allege #JoelGuyJr dismembered his parents' bodies and tried to dissolve their bones using acid.GRAPHIC CONTENTWatch #CourtTV LIVE TRIAL of TN v. Joel Guy Jr. https://t.co/tnYdPcDRMU pic.twitter.com/T4Ya8L1pU7. A history geek who loves telling stories! The couple's remains were found in multiple rooms in the house. Half-sister Michelle Tyler said she knows she will never be able to forgive her half-brother for the trauma he caused the family. I rest easy knowing that God is okay with my choice not to forgive someone that has murdered my parents., Dad was my best friend, said the defendants half sister Angela Crane. They loved him so much. #BREAKING: I pray that my children wont be scarred for life from this.The three sisters of #JoelGuyJr offered victim impact statements after he was found guilty of killing and dismembering his parents. Lisas brotherAlvin Madere Jr.explained how their mother was hospitalized for the last time days after November 26, 2016 murders. The loss of her child was difficult for her. Family members of murder victims Joel Michael Guy Sr., 61, and Lisa Guy, 55, bared their hearts in victim impact statements delivered Friday, shortly after the couples son Joel Michael Guy Jr., 32, was convicted in their murders. She was my best friend too. Joel Guy Jr went home for Thanksgiving break in 2016. Justice has prevailed today, and I am so thankful for that, White said at vicitm impact statements. After the verdict, the couples family delivered emotional victim impact statements, but Guy remained stoic throughout the heart-wrenching testimony. Guy Jr arrived at his parents' home on Wednesday, November 23, spent Thanksgiving with his parents and three sisters, and returned to Baton Rouge on Sunday. Company. Deputies discovered Lisa Guys severed head in a boiling pot on the stove. The motive is pretty apparent in this case money $500,000. Then 28, he had never held a job and had spent the past decade as a college student, prosecutors said. As Madere shared this story, Guy Jr. appeared to ask for something at his table. 28-year-old man has been charged with first degree murder in gruesome deaths of his parents. Trial testimony detailed that the defendant was the only child of both victims. The lawyer of Joel Guy Jr.'s sisters speaks to Court TV. PARENTS DISMEMBERED MURDER TRIAL: Bodycam footage shows the home where Joel Guy Jr. allegedly killed his parents. This case is old, and it needs to be resolved.. Investigators say over that weekend, Guy stabbed his parents and dismembered them. Thats what this case is about.. Guy, then a non-matriculating graduate student at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, was arrested soon after the slayings. Jurors also found him guilty of two counts of abuse of a corpse. The force of the blows was so extreme that nine of her ribs were severed. Learn about careers at Cox Media Group. Joel Guy Jr., 28, and his sisters gathered with their parents Joel and Lisa Guy on Thanksgiving 2016. Scripps I pray that my children are not going to be scarred for life from this.. And they loved (JoelJr.). Joel Jr., who was 28 at the time of the murders, had been taking college courses at Louisiana State University and living off his parents for 10 years before the killings. Crime News is your destination for true crime stories from around the world, breaking crime news, and information about Oxygen's original true crime shows and documentaries. Outgoing, friendly and happy? I am mindful things may change. I pray that we can move on from this and that we can put this behind us. She passed away the day after. She would give the shirt off her back to anyone. Joel Jr.s half-sisters described Joel Sr. and Lisa Guy as a loving couple and caring parents. With those issues now decided public defenders won one challenge but lost another the case is ripe for trial. The lawyer of Joel Guy Jr.'s sisters speaks to Court TV. The groceries, which included perishable items, were found strewn near the front door, indicating that Lisa Guy was surprised when she returned home. Even so, the defendants face remained as placid as it did during the trial. Jurors saw a detailed plan, in Guys own handwriting, for how to kill his parents, dismember their bodies and dissolve their bones in chemicals hed purchased. Watch #CourtTV LIVE NOW https://t.co/tnYdPcDRMU pic.twitter.com/5QgFwWlCCb. WebHe is then believed to have ambushed and 9/3/20 13th Juror: Did Todd Mullis Kill His Wife? [emailprotected]. Dennison told Sword that her children have already suffered the loss of their grandparents allegedly at their uncles hands and a more recent loss of their father. They were larger than life, he said. Alberto Luperon Oct 2nd, 2020, 6:39 pm. 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WebJoel Guy Jr. and his three sisters spent Thanksgiving 2016 with their parents in Knoxville, Tennessee. WebHe is then believed to have ambushed and 9/3/20 13th Juror: Did Todd Mullis Kill His Wife? As seen on footage, Guy Jr. appeared to show no visible reaction to the statements from his heartbroken relatives. The sister of a man accused of slaying and dismembering their parents urged a judge Thursday to turn aside her brothers bid for a trial delay. Authorities found Lisa Guys severed head in a pot of boiling liquid on the kitchen stove, her husbands severed hands on the floor of his bedroom and the couples severed torsos in plastic containers in a bathroom. Could UFCs Dana White Face Charges for Slapping Wife in Drunken Argument? He was living off his parents fortune. Joel Guy Jr. allegedly stabbed his mother, 55-year-old Lisa, 31 times, causing 21 severe injuries that severed nine of her ribs and left several stab wounds in her buttocks, prosecutors said. Prosecutors argued that Joel Guy Jr. had planned the murders for weeks prior to his Thanksgiving visit. An expressionless Guy without a mask sat at a defense table inside the courtroom, his body turned away from his sisters image on the video screen. They loved him so much. Their murders were discovered after Lisa Guy failed to show up for work the Monday after the holiday. Prosecutors argued that Guykilled his father first while his mother was out shopping. It is difficult to see jurors nonverbal responses.". Joel Guy Jr., 28, and his sisters gathered with their parents Joel and Lisa Guy on Thanksgiving in 2016, at their parents two-story home located on a beautiful, perfectly manicured, corner lot on Goldview Lane in Knoxville, Tennessee. Joel Jr., who was 28at the time of the murders, had been taking college courses at Louisiana State University and living off his parents for 10 years before the killings. They were larger than life. Disturbing home walk-through footage shows where Joel Guy Jr killed his parents in Tennessee. Guy, 32, is set to be sentenced Thursday morning by Knox County Criminal Court Judge Steve Sword. Allen said her office plans to argue for consecutive sentences resulting in 102 years behind bars. I get the whole thing. On Nov. 7, he began making shopping trips to purchase knives, chemicals, plastic containers and plastic sheeting. WATCH LIVE: 40 under 40 class of 2022 honored with virtual awards celebration, accused of killing them inside their Knox County home, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Public defender John Halstead told jurors during closing arguments that his client was outgoing, friendly and happy over the Thanksgiving holiday and his demeanor was not suggestive of someone plotting two gruesome murders. Family members of murder victims Joel Michael Guy Sr., 61, and Lisa Guy, 55, bared their hearts in victim impact statements delivered Friday, shortly after the couples son Joel Michael Guy Jr., 32, was convicted in their murders. They met at their parents' two-story home located on a beautiful, perfectly manicured corner lot on Goldview Lane in Knoxville, Tennessee. Sword will determine whether the life sentences will be carried out consecutively or concurrently at a hearing scheduled for Nov. 19. The sister of a man accused of slaying and dismembering their parents urged a judge Thursday to turn aside her brothers bid for a trial delay. According to the News Sentinel, University of Tennessee forensic anthropologist Murray Marks testified that it would have taken substantial time and effort for Joel Guy Jr. to dismember his parents' bodies. | Privacy One that I hope I never have to endure. He's already facing life in prison for killing Joel Guy Sr. and Lisa Guy in November 2016. Joel Guy Jr., 28, and his sisters gathered with their parents Joel and Lisa Guy on Thanksgiving in 2016, at their parents two-story home located on a beautiful, perfectly manicured, corner lot on Goldview Lane in Knoxville, Tennessee. Joel Guy Jr., 28, and his sisters gathered with their parents Joel and Lisa Guy on Thanksgiving 2016. The couple's remains were found in multiple rooms in the house. Part 2. They met at their parents' two-story home located on a beautiful, perfectly manicured corner lot on Goldview Lane in Knoxville, Tennessee. Link your TV provider to stream full episodes and live TV. But to find out your daughter was murdered by your own grandchild was heartbreaking. Their mother was unable to attend the funeral. Watch #CourtTV LIVE: TN vs. Joel Guy Jr https://t.co/tnYdPcDRMU pic.twitter.com/2TjsdCAGZE, Knox County Sheriffs Office investigators found the victims' torsos and limbs in 45-gallon containers, covered with corrosive chemicals in what prosecutors described as a diabolical stew of human remains.. Joel Jr.s half-sisters described Joel Sr. and Lisa Guy as a loving couple and caring parents. Thats what this case is about., "His book of premeditation"Sanchez referring to the journal found at the crime scene and showing the jury how they know it belonged to #JoelGuyJrTrial @courttv #JoelGuyJr #TNvJoelGuyJr pic.twitter.com/C8uBbqvuih. Joel Sr. had three daughters from his first marriage and one boy from Lisa Guy. If that were to be the case, we can revisit this.. WebJoel Guy Jr. and his three sisters spent Thanksgiving 2016 with their parents in Knoxville, Tennessee. The News Sentinel reported that Sanchez told jurors Joel Guys plan, which included burning down his parents' home, came to a halt when he suffered cuts to his hands during the attack. Guy Sr. had daughters from a previous relationship, and Lisa was described as a loving mother to them all. They loved him so much. The Guys were a blended family. More of Lisa Guy and Joel Guy Sr.s remains were found in 45-gallon containers in the home filled with a corrosive substance designed to liquify the body partsin what prosecutors described as a diabolical stew of human remains, WVLT reports. Sword countered that the public is adapting to living, shopping and working in a masked society, and the justice system, too, must adapt. Joel Sr. had three daughters from his first marriage and one boy from Lisa Guy. Her legs were cut off below the knee and her arms, at the shoulder. Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive videos, breaking news, sweepstakes, and more! 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