You already talked about how you wanted to be in the trial. That would only be common sense since I'd spent 6 and 1/2 hours with her that day. I was the only one of the very few people that had spent the whole day with her leading up to it. But that would only And that you wanted to give these victim impact statements. Yes. You're on a mission to convict this guy. That's what he convicted himself. There's video. He's convicted himself. You are ensuring trying to his conviction that's your I want these people and I know you might not have a heart and understand but everybody else in this room I want them to understand the impact that he has had and his actions has had on so many people that's what I want right but we're not even at that stage yet you are on a you're bringing this up he convicted himself let's show the footage Thank you. Rinyville, Kentucky is a small unincorporated community in Harden County located about 20 minutes south of the Fort Knox Military Base. With just over 3,000 residents according to the 2020 census, it's known for its scenic beauty, rolling hills, open farmland, and a peaceful rural atmosphere. The town has a strong military presence thanks to its proximity to Fort Knox, which shapes much of the local culture and economy. It's a family-friendly place, tight-knit and welcoming, which is exactly why what happened here on June 26th, 2023 stunned the community. Inside one of its peaceful homes, an Army staff sergeant named Jordan Henning, carried out an unthinkable act of violence against his wife, Ashley Henning, a fellow soldier, a mother of three, and a woman deeply admired by those who knew her. The question that haunted Rinville and took center stage in a courtroom wasn't just what happened that night, but how the picture of a seemingly stable military family in a quiet town shattered so completely. Let's dive in. Ashley Williams was born in June 1986. From an early age, she seemed destined for leadership. She married young, had two sons, and at the same time built a distinguished career in the US Army. Her service took her to Iraq and Afghanistan, combat zones that tested even the toughest soldiers. and she earned a respected post with the Army's human resources command at Fort Knox. To those who knew her, Ashley was the kind of person who left a mark. Warm, smart, full of life, she wasn't just respected, she was loved. And around 2015, that charm caught the attention of Jordan Henning, then a service member in his mid20s. Jordan was born in June 1990 and like Ashley was stationed at Fort Knox as an active duty staff sergeant. He served with the First Army Division East. He was also going through a divorce. The two bonded quickly, soldiers and parents, both navigating complicated personal lives. Jordan had a daughter from his first marriage, and during his enlistment, he learned that a past twoe fling had resulted in another daughter. That revelation came with a child support case. Eventually, Jordan gained custody of that child. Ashley and Jordan grew close. They dated and connected. And in May 2016, they tied the knot. Ashley embraced Jordan's daughter as her own, as did Jordan with her sons. The couple eventually settled into a spacious 3,000 ft² home in Rinyville. Four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a spacious yard, and their three children. From the outside, it looked like the American dream. A proud military couple, a beautiful home in a quiet Kentucky town, a fresh start for a blended family. But in true crime, appearances can lie. Behind closed doors, Ashley and Jordan Henning's marriage was far from perfect. Friends would later describe their relationship as rocky, marked by tension, arguments, and growing emotional distance. There were reported intimacy issues, and Jordan had begun testosterone replacement therapy. Whether that played a role in what was to come remains unclear. But on June 26th, 2023, the couple hoped to put aside hard feelings to celebrate Ashley's 37th birthday. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday, dear Ashley. At the urging of a close friend, Ashley and Jordan hosted a birthday gathering at their Rinyville home. It was a cheerful summer evening. Friends, neighbors, and family mingling over food and drinks, children laughing as they played on a slip and slide. But as the sun set, so did the mood. What began as a joyful celebration took a dark turn. Later that night, an argument broke out between Ashley and Jordan, reportedly over something as mundane as cleaning up after the party. But this was no ordinary dispute. Ashley, sensing something deeper, something more dangerous, told one of her sons to run to a neighbor's house for help because this time she was afraid. Asked for me. Um he asked my daughter, "Is your dad home?" And she said, "Yeah, what's going on?" She um obviously recognized that he was upset. He said that um my mom sent me over. She needs your dad's help. My dad is super mad at my mom and she needs you to come over. Um my daughter immediately came to the stairs to the cellar and and called out for us. Um when I came upstairs, she told me what had said and I did just that. I I walked out the front um headed over to find out what was going on. As I did that, I commented to her um go get Jimmy who was our other neighbor to our uh to the north north of our house and said, "Jimmy's already over there." So, I came out the door and walked across the street through our front yard um through the through the ditch and and over into the front yard of the Henning's house. approached it. Jimmy Watts came out of the house. Um, correct me. He came off the deck because the deck lets out into the backyard. He came off the deck and around the side to the fence and the first thing he said was, "You need to call 911." Jimmy Watts was more than a neighbor. He was Jordan's close friend. But on the night of June 26th, he was called to the Henning home by Ashley's teenage son for help. Inside, Jimmy found a volatile scene. Jordan and Ashley locked in a heated argument. When he tried to intervene, Jordan turned on him. According to testimony, Jordan placed Jimmy in a headlock and threatened him to leave or else. Fearing for his safety, Jimmy did just that. He stepped outside and called 911 to report a domestic disturbance. Left inside the house were Jordan, Ashley, and their 13-year-old daughter. Moments later, what happened next would be caught on the home surveillance cameras. [Music] [Applause] I star [Applause] [Music] [Applause] After the shots rang out, the neighborhood fell silent. Outside, neighbors with the children heard the rapid bursts of gunfire followed by nothing. Moments later, Jordan was observed fleeing the scene in a white sedan. Jimmy Watts, the same neighbor who had tried to intervene earlier, rushed back inside the house. What he found was devastating. Ashley Henning, shot multiple times, lay unresponsive on the floor. Her 13-year-old daughter, still inside, had witnessed the entire ordeal. A second 911 call was placed. This time, it wasn't about a disturbance. It was about a homicide. Deputies arrived to a grim scene. Ashley was pronounced dead at the home and Jordan had vanished, but not for long. He was located by Harden County deputies approximately 90 minutes later, just one mile away from the house. I'm not going to do that. Jordan Henning repeatedly apologized to deputies after the shooting, but for Ashley's family, it was too late. The next day, he pleaded not guilty to murder and was held on a $1 million bond. As the case moved toward trial, the central question became, "What drove a man with no criminal record to such a violent act?" Legal experts widely expected a first-degree murder conviction. The evidence was strong. Surveillance video showed Jordan retrieving a gun, reloading, and firing again. acts prosecutors would argue showed a deliberate course of action, not some sudden emotional outburst. Unless the defense could dramatically change the narrative, he was likely facing life without parole. Storm clouds gathered over the Henning household and another storm tore through that house that took her life. As soon as her friends were gone, Jordan Kenny came in and you'll see. And here, because this storm, too, was caught on camera. Surveillance cameras around the house. We'll show you how Jordan raged into the kitchen and begins yelling. He screams at her. He yells at her, "You never listen to me. You don't love me. is berating their son. It gets to the point you'll see she yells for the kids to go to their rooms and close their doors. You'll see in here how one of the children ran next door to the neighbors. You'll see other neighbors kids try and intervene and calm him [Music] down and he threatens [Music] them. And unfortunately, you're going to [Music] see after all of the turmoil, all the threats, you're going to see Ashley Henning sitting in a chair and Jordan Hanning shooting her as she sits there, pleading with him to put the gun down. You see how she tries to get up and run. He follows, stands over her and shoots her, gets another magazine and comes out back and stands over her and executes her. And you'll see how he spits on her body as he walks away. And you'll hear how he does a countdown and tells her this is going to end in death tonight. and you're going to hear him tell her it's all her fault. Now, I don't know what kind [Music] of explanation or excuse one can come up for that. But when you've heard all the evidence and you've seen and heard the video, I'm going to ask you to find Jordan Kenny guilty of murder. The prosecution left no room for doubt. They framed this as anything but a moment of lost control. This was intentional, deliberate, calculated, a choice. As for why, according to the state's theory, Jordan was afraid, not of Ashley, but of what might happen if she reported him. He knew allegations of domestic violence could end his military career. So instead of facing consequences, the prosecution said he tried to erase the problem permanently. Now it was the defense's turn. The question on everyone's mind, how would they frame Jordan Henning's actions? What strategy would they use to shift the jury's perspective? Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. The jury. Good morning. Now, ladies and gentlemen, George Kenny was an outstanding soldier. He served his country honorably both in the United States and overseas. He placed himself in danger. He served our country and served our country to protect us. tragically on this date. And this is a man the evidence will show no criminal record, no brushes with the law, never committed a crime in his life. On this day, he snapped. He lost it. He went over the edge. He killed his wife in his home. The home had a security system which he helped install. And so the shooting is on video. The shooting is off. But having said that, the video is awful. Ladies and gentlemen, Jordan Henning, as I said, broke. Is not the first person to break and he broke. There's no other explanation. He went over the edge and he went over the edge for a variety of reasons. One, he was embroiled in a marriage that was horrible. The proof will show that there was physical abuse in the marriage and had been for years. grabbing of the testicles to the point where he was in pain. Mental abuse. You're worth nothing. You're nothing at all. You're useless. You're worthless. You're not a man. It was day after day, year after year. You're nothing. He had a condition where he had to take testosterone and repeated repeated remarks. You're less less than a man. Jordan's defense team argued that his action stemmed from what they called an extreme emotional disturbance. They claimed he had endured years of verbal, emotional, and physical abuse from his wife, Ashley, who also happened to outrank him in the military. According to the defense, the shooting wasn't premeditated. It was the result of overwhelming stress and fear that had built up over time. Their goal was to convince the jury that this wasn't murder. It was manslaughter. The first witness called was Jordan's neighbor and former friend, James Jimmy Watts. He testified to the events of the evening, said he believed Jordan was one of the greatest guys in the world, and agree that he never knew Jordan to be violent. The Henning's 13-year-old daughter took the stand off camera audio only. She told the jury what she heard, what she saw from her upstairs bedroom that night. But just before she testified, something unexpected happened. Prosecutors said the teen disclosed for the first time allegations that Jordan had physically abused her mother. The defense called it trial by ambush, arguing these last minute claims would unfairly poison the case against their client. Judge Ashlock shut that part down. He ruled the jury wouldn't hear it. Next up was Jamie Savat, one of Ashley's close friends. She testified about the couple's troubled marriage, how Jordan frequently complained that Ashley refused to have sex with him. Still, Jaime said she never saw signs of physical abuse, and didn't think Ashley was in danger, even after witnessing Jordan grab her by the neck before she and her husband left the house that evening. A shocking revelation. Jaime's blunt, nononsense way of speaking led to some tense and at times combative moments in the courtroom. And I was I was different than every and he goes, "A lot of people like to try to be like us." He goes, "But they're not like us." So I think there was a boundary set early on with me and Jordan from that night forward from that conversation to where when he put his hands on my face and I pushed him off of me and I said, "Jordan, don't do that." Because I even said I said, "You know, there's just certain lines with me. You do not cross." I said, "My lines are you do not f with my husband and you do not f with my kids." And he laughed and he goes, "Yeah." I said, "That to me, you mess with my husband and you mess with my kids." I said, "I will gladly rock a jumpsuit and smile in my mug shop if you cross those lines with me." I said, "You can come in my house, you can steal my stuff, you can do anything, but don't cross those lines with me. Don't mess with my family. That is important to me." And Jordan laughed and he said, "Yeah." He goes, "I feel similar." He goes, "But the difference between me and you is is he goes, being military," he goes, "I can claim PTSD and because I take testosterone injections," he goes, "I can say I had a rage moment and claim insanity." And we like I was like, "Yeah, you actually do have a leg up on me if something ever crazy did happen." All right. Now, police interviewed you. Uh, no. You had testified something that would really uh be very worth upset anybody that Jordan had talked about saying, "Oh, if he killed somebody, he could claim EED and so forth and get away with it." Isn't that what you said essentially? No, I don't know what EED is. I said he claim said he could claim PTSD and say he had a rage mom. So, I don't know what you're talking about with EED. So, no, you're incorrect. Let me ask you this. When you got to the party that day, okay, um, you saw Ashley. Is that correct? Obviously. Yes. And what was her condition? She was drinking. She was tipsy. She was She was good. Was she drunk? Yes, she was tipsy. All right. And then did you drink? I had two mom waters, which is 3 and 12% alcohol the whole 6 and 1/2 hours I was there. So, I wasn't drunk. If that's what you're alluding to. No, I'm not. Did you take a shot with her? Yes, we did. Okay. We took one shot of that big of something. I don't even know what it was. So, she's drunk. You drank with her nut. I'm not saying you were drunk. Correct. Now, this thing where he supposedly grabbed her in the entire time. And let's go back to this statement. Did you ever mention this time where he slammed the car door? To whom? And to where? Oh, dar police. when you're interviewed in July of 23. By the way, he slammed the door and it would have hurt her. Do you mention that incident at all? They didn't ask me if he had been aggressive with her. So, no, I didn't say that. I was strictly telling what happened that day, how I knew Ashley, and how our families interacted. That's what I was telling that day. I was not asked specific questions as of did you ever see domestic violence? I I mean, just like I said here, I never seen Ashley nor Jordan sit there and slug it out. You never saw any domestic violence between the two, correct? You never saw any. What's your term of domestic violence? I'll ask you this. Did you ever see any violent act by him? And you didn't. And that's why you didn't make it. I seen him slam the car door. Did you say that in the out of anger? Did you see that? Say that in the statement, ma'am. Why did I need to? Is the answer no? No. And the answer about him ever being violent. I know you've got this thing where you put the a hand on the neck. You ever say anything beyond that? Did you ever say the man was violent? I think I did tell him about him putting his hands on me and getting in my space. And I think I did mention that. You didn't say he was violent, ma'am. You said in fact you were friends. Yeah, we were friends. And there's a line that you crossed. And that's what I said earlier. There's a line even with friends that people can get too aggressive and too abrasive. And he crossed that line. But you said you were like him. You want two peas in a pie, right? Sure enough. All right. Now, did you ever say he was violent towards her? You got the door slam, which you didn't mention, and you got the party. Did you mention any other incident in that 45 minutes to an hour? No, because I never seen Jordan hit her. If that's what you're getting at. No, I never seen Jordan hit her and I never seen her hit Jordan. I never hit push. I mean, anything that you saw other than verbal abuse? No. No physical abuse, but there was verbal abuse. Well, and then ma'am, you're talking verbal abuse. I asked you physical abuse. There was none. Is that your answer? There was none. That other than the push of the car door and him grabbing her neck that day. I already stated that. Can we look back at the transcripts and quit asking the same questions? Well, I'll ask what I think I need to ask. [Music] You already talked about how you wanted to be in the trial. That would only be common sense since I'd spent 6 and 1 half hours with her that day. I was the only one of the very few people that had spent the whole day with her leading up to it. So that would And then you wanted to give these victim impact statements. Yes. You're on a mission to convict this guy. That's what he convicted himself. There's video. He convicted himself. You are ensuring trying to his conviction. That's what I want is I want these people and I know you might not have a heart and understand but everybody else in this room I want them to understand the impact that he has had and his actions has had on so many people. That's what I want. Right. We're not even at that stage yet. You are on a mission. You're bringing this. He can't make itself. Let's show the footage. The defense then called four witnesses, all military service members from Fort Knox, who testified to Jordan's reputation. They described him as honest, respectful, and not prone to violence. After the prosecution had rested its case, the defense made a bold move. They called Jordan Henning to the stand. Their goal to humanize him, to let the jury hear directly from the man at the center of it all. The defense wanted to show Jordan as someone overwhelmed, not calculated, a husband who snapped under pressure, not a cold-blooded killer. Jordan testified that the hours leading up to the shooting were chaotic and emotionally intense. He described ongoing tension between him and Ashley, especially when it came to parenting and sharing household duties. He told the court about a specific moment on the day of the incident where he claimed Ashley physically attacked him. Remember taking glasses down to the basement um from the bars. We had a lot of stuff a lot of that stuff. And then um I remember hearing my name. I just think what did I do? What did I do now? And uh she was saying about this slip sign that they talked about and the kids earlier that day that hey if you're going to bring it out we all agreed me her and him hey if he's going to bring this out he needs to put it away. She um she wanted to do it for him and I wasn't okay with that. like, "No, we agreed on this." Like, this is, you know, his parents were supposed to be igniting and, you know, I was upset at her for, you know, just overriding this. She overruled me everything it felt like. And and so I started yelling her and he's up in the shower, you know, he's on a whole another floor playing his computer, playing his Xbox, and was in the water. And so I'm yelling loud and yes, I was upset and I was I was yelling and and um we go outside and we're I'm trying to show them like, hey, this is where um I was pointing to the drain spout on this slip and slide cuz it collect water on the end of it. And she's out there with us and as um I kept telling like where is it cuz it's getting dark and I was like it's right here. I was frustrated and um and that's when she grabbed me around my walls and started smacking me and I started telling her to let go. Let go. Stop. Please. Like let let go. And I'm yelling at her and she's pulling me from where the slip and slide was set up over to kind of the porch area. And as she's pulling me, I went to reach out for the banister and I I didn't grab the banister and somehow we ended up in between us and I heard her scream. Um I finally got all of her wrist and I pried her off of me and I restrained her wrist up by her head and I stop and she I told him to go get Jimmy. Um, we were arguing and Julie comes over screaming at me, "Get off of her." And when I let up and let go of her wrist and stood up and shoved me down on my steps and I just remember thinking like, "Dude, you don't even know what's going on. Like, you don't you don't understand even how we got to this point. Like, what are you attacking me for?" I wasn't wasn't sitting on top of her be hitting her. I wasn't wasn't hurting her. He holding the wrist down and when he shut me down, she told him to run. And I don't I don't know. I just I just took off after him like like I was upset. I was mad. And I was headlock and and I just knelt there until he was stop just just just stop. And um finally was ting my leg. And I let him go and it was like I'm grabbing my gun and I I was scared. I I I took off as fast as I could upstairs to my room where I had my pistol. And I remember grabbing my pistol and and my spare magazine and and just thinking like this this is how I'm going to die. Like my friend is going to kill me. And I ran back downstairs and you know I didn't know where he went. I I didn't know if he had left the property. I didn't I didn't know. And so I'm I'm outside and I was just I was just mad. I was scared. I I don't know. I And I just remember seeing him and Chris Becker and Chris's truck pull Chris's truck pull up and and Chris Becker and him coming over and I saw that he had something in his hand and it looked like a gun and then I don't know. I just I a lot of it's a blur. Um I just I was mad and I was just upset and my wife had just attacked me yet again and I didn't know what else she would do and I I my friend was going to kill me over it. I I I didn't know what was going on and it was just chaos and I just I just broke. I I don't I don't I don't know. Next thing I remember, I'm standing over top of her shooting. And it's I I didn't know how I got to that point and or what was going on. I just I didn't know and I didn't understand how we got there and and so I I was just scared and I I don't know. I I I remember at one point being in my car and and then and the cop was arresting me and and I don't know it it comes in snippets and it it just hard it's hard to describe cuz you don't I I just don't remember it all. There's so much chaos. I just I don't [Music] [Applause] know. What possible purpose could you have to wrap around and a gun after you shot her four times and she's on the floor? What possible purpose did you have for that? for just to get her down back into the chamber. Sir, you wanted her dead. You wanted to make sure she was dead. You heard the moaning. She was gone. That wasn't enough for you. And you wanted her dead at night. What other reason would you fire a gun in this young woman laying on the floor moaning from the gun bullets that you put in her seconds before? Whatever the purpose of it you wanted her dead. Can we agree on that? I don't know. Believe me, you don't know. You don't remember doing this? I don't. You don't remember shooting this young woman a time after you wrapped her bullet headed around in this chamber. It was not there. [Music] The defense then called Dr. Justin Anderson, a forensic psychologist, to testify about whether Jordan was experiencing anything that could have affected his judgment or self-control on the night of the shooting. Fair. Okay. Now, you also reviewed the security video, Yes, sir. that the jury has seen. Mhm. Uh, and I will also inform you that um there's been testimony here that he was that night he was in a rage and he couldn't even see what was in front of him. Uh, would that be consistent with an extreme emotional disturbance? It would. It would. And why is that? Well, I think um I think just by definition just that that state of being, you know, so enraged inflamed uh that it does impact your your your rational thinking, your judgment uh and so you're not, you know, processing and and working uh in a in a normal way cognitively. After all the evidence and closing arguments were presented, the jury began deliberations. The prosecution was confident in their case for first-degree murder. The defense, however, argued that Jordan acted under extreme emotional disturbance, making it a case of manslaughter rather than murder. After approximately 4 hours, the jury returned with their verdict. Person of the grand jury has has the grand of the jury. Has the jury reached a verdict? Yes, sir. All right. If you'll hand that verdict uh to my [Music] bailor and before I read the verdict, is this verdict unanimous for all 12 jurors? Yes. I'll ask the defendant and his counsel to please rise. I want to caution everyone again, there will be no outburst. Uh it's in inappropriate for any parties, council, anyone else in the courtroom to react in any way to the verdict. So I'm looking back on page 11. We the jury find the defendant guilty of firstdegree manslaughter under instruction number six signed by the four person. Again, let me ask you four person, did I read that correctly? And is that all 12 jurors agree with that verdict? Yes, sir. All right. You may. The jury's verdict, guilty of first-degree manslaughter, and their subsequent recommendation of the max sentence of 20 years, sent shock waves through many legal circles. People were stunned. And it wasn't just the lawyers and analysts. Ashley's own cousin, Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer John Williams. He was there and he had some powerful and very direct words for the folks he believed were responsible for how this whole thing turned out. I've served this country for almost 22 years. 22 years in the Marine Corps. I've deployed seven times to combat operations, combat zones, nine times total deployed. And this is the justice that's that that America gives me. Unthinkable. Unspeakable. It's disgusting. Thank you, John. Cowards. Every single one of you. Any cross-examination? Every single one of you cowards. Chief Williams was scolded by the court and was urged not to sully his name and reputation by further attacking the jurors. But that wasn't the end of his fight for Ashley. Fast forward a few weeks to Jordan Henning's actual sentencing hearing. Williams gets another chance to stand up, to look Jordan right in the eye, and to speak, and this time he drops an absolute bombshell. He starts talking about a hidden side to Jordan Henning. Chief Williams reveals that someone had apparently come forward with evidence, information not heard by the jury, suggesting Jordan was leading a double life. And he wasn't just storing out salacious details. Chief Williams was painting this alleged secret life as a potential key to the whole tragedy, a possible motive for Ashley's murder. Ashley deserved compassion, mercy, all those things that you talked about right now. But she's not here to get that. You stand here convicted today of manslaughter. Make no mistake, you murdered Ashley. She was a daughter, a mother of three, a friend, and one of the most respected people in the community and in the army. Now you get served 20 years sentence hopefully in a controlled facility protected by lock gates and routine. Well, Ashley's children must not grow without the mother. They will never feel the warmth of Ashley's signature hug. They'll never hear her booming laugh or her soothing voice or heed the guidance she would have provided as they navigate life's [Music] milestones. You robbed them of their innocence and safety in the one place that they should have felt the safest. No matter how much love and support we provide now they both place the presence of their hand. We carry the weight of losing so much sorrow to so many people. You should consider yourself lucky because prison is the safest place on earth right now because I can't get my hands on you. It was utterly utterly disgusting during trial while you hid behind the fact that you were soldier. Let me be clear. You don't get to use the uniform to justify what you did. You wore it, but you disgraced it. I reviewed your service book and yet you invoke your service. The training you received is some sort of excuse for murdering Ashley. No excuse. It's pathetic and it's insulting. Ashley is the real dealer. She was a decorated soldier. She served her country in Iraq and Afghanistan. What honor and courage. You don't get to stand in your shadow and pretend you wore the same uniform the same way she did. You are a disgrace to every man and woman who has ever served the country in uniform with integrity and you dishonored your sacrifice every time you open your mouth and pretend otherwise. You weren't convicted of what you really did. You manipulated the narrative. You continue to narrative now. You sold the jury a lie and somehow got away with a lesser charge. But those lies don't protect you here today. Someone close to you finally had enough of your lies and your deceit. They came forward and revealed what you've been hiding. Your double life. The life you live as basic plan. While you record using Ashley of being unstable for years, dating back as far as 2014, you were stationed in Colorado. You were living underneath that that's that that personality fet life next those accounts are still active. You've been keeping your BDSM crossdressing having sex with other men alternative lifestyle secret and in the shadows and now it comes into the light. I'm not here to shame you for your choices in the bedroom. It's yours to own. What I'm here to say is this. When you sat in the courtroom and tried to paint Ashley as unstable, unfaithful, and deviant, you were just projecting. There's plenty of photographic evidence and video evidence to substantiate my claim. Like I said, those can count. You made Ashley known discovering who you really are. She found out that terrified. You told her, "You're going to ruin my image." We all heard it on camera when Ashley finally said she had had enough and you made sure she wouldn't say another word to another soul. So now I'm saying it for you were and are living a lie. You killed the one person who could expose it. And now even with this light sentence, I promise you the truth is out. No more masks. No more lies. The person you pretend to be is no more. Now you must deal with the real Jordan. And the real you will live every day for the next 18 years hopefully knowing exactly who put the mirror in your face. It was our family. It was our friends. The ones you love the most. Holly, Jamie, Brandon, Chris, Natasha, and I. We are the people who will never let you forget what you did, who you are, and how you try to marry both. My grandmother, God rest her soul, used to always say, "What's done in the dark always comes to the light. So, welcome to the light and good luck on the inside baseball player. Spell B A S E P L A Y A R. Now that the truth is out, I'm sure your fellow inmates will appreciate the full picture. I hear they're very understanding when it comes to liars and manipulators and men who kill women with children in them in order to protect their image. You might want to keep your username to yourself or not. Either way, your real sentence is just beginning. Okay, you might be wondering, if this double life allegation was so explosive, why didn't the jury hear about it? The answer comes down to courtroom rules. Judges often exclude personal or scandalous information if it isn't directly tied to the crime or if it's too prejuditial, meaning it could unfairly influence the jury. But here's the twist. According to Ashley's family, the person who came forward with this info didn't go to them first. They went to the police. And the family claims the police turned them away. It's a serious allegation, one that raises a difficult question. If that lead had been taken seriously, could the outcome have been different? For Ashley's loved ones, it's not just speculation. It's the weight of feeling like the full truth never came out. After the sentencing hearing, Jordan's defense filed a motion asking the court to reduce his 20-year prison term. The request was made under a Kentucky statute that allows for sentence reduction if the defendant can prove they were a victim of domestic violence at the hands of the person they killed. On May 21st, 2025, Jordan took the stand and testified that Ashley had abused him during their marriage, but prosecutors pushed back hard. [Applause] [Music] [Music] First page is your profile. The second page is all of the things that you're into. Is that right? When I created this? Yes. At the time, that's you. Yes, sir. Those are all pictures of of you or pictures you posted? Yes, sir. Once the admission was made, the state introduced evidence from a fetish website Jordan said he used. To be clear, this information was not submitted to shame anyone for their lifestyle choices. In the hearing, it was used to show that some of what he called abuse actually matched things he said he was into, making his story harder to believe. In the end, Judge Larry Ashlock denied the motion. He said there was no credible evidence that Ashley had abused Jordan. The surveillance footage, he said, showed nothing to support that narrative. Jordan's original sentence remains in place. He must serve 85% of the 20-year term before he's eligible for parole. There's also the possibility that he could face additional charges through a military court marshal. According to a published report, as the judge read his decision, the courtroom erupted in applause. A small but meaningful moment of relief for Ashley's family, friends, and the community that had stood by her. [Music]