911 where's your emergency I killed
somebody who did you kill I don't want
to say right now he says this is where
he buried the body in here there's the
shovel um he says it's not very deep
either he was a bat he was a bad man in
the late afternoon of July 21st 2020
dispatchers at Maran County receive a
disturbing 911 call at first police
officers are hesitant to believe the man
who claims to have committed a heinous
crime but as officers arrive on the
scene they quickly discover that getting
to the bottom of the truth will be no
easy task okay what's your name my name
is John Welsh John
Welsh yes do you have any type of I
don't have any weapons I don't have
anything I don't want I just I'm just
trying to drink my I'm not doing
anything wrong right now I'm just sir I
promise you I'm not accusing you of
doing anything wrong what ever I'm just
trying to know know what my officers are
walking into the guy's buried
here you you buried the person at your
house yes this is a confession I I'm
going peaceful police are soon
dispatched to meet with a distraught
caller unaware of what they're about to
get themselves into the following
footage has never been seen
before i k someone okay where at
killed him here here at this house yes
how long ago she was about a couple
months ago okay who was the person you
killed I'd rather not see it right now
okay well that's how am I going to know
somebody's missing or what you're saying
is
true
because the person was very
estranged and very outlawed
where's the person at
now
out can I get a
look you don't want I don't John's
reluctance to give details about the
victim leaves police questioning whether
his story is true so two officers begin
their search of the suspect's
backyard anything out the ordinary
Nick
huh up two months ago no he's saying
it's 2 months ago
yeah when the officer returns to ask for
a more specific location Jon is quick to
share exactly where he buried the body
we're at in the backyard what
area under the left window where the
flower the garden
is that's where he
is who did who is it some older guy that
he just met that his claim that the
victim was nothing more than a stranger
will not be the first of his many lies
today separating fact from fiction will
be more than a challenge given Jon's
apparent state of
intoxication
so why would you like obviously you're
saying you killed somebody so you're
admitting to homicide that he's here
which we could easily find out if we
start digging up your yard so why would
you withold the guy's
name do you know the guy's
name we would just kind of like to get a
head start seeing if we can find out if
he's been recording missing or nobody
even knows he's gone that kind of stuff
you
know despite their repeated questions
about the victim's identity John appears
hesitant to share any crucial details I
don't think
so I don't think so I think he was a
piece
no can you tell us just so we can check
Jasper Jasper that's all I know that's
all I know his name to
be and he he was a black that wasn't the
reason well I'm
not who he was that wasn't the reason
okay yeah nobody's saying it was where
was he from you
know he said he was from
uh uh
Colorado he said he from col Colorado he
goes on to explain that he met Jasper
through a neighbor and that he'd been
living in his truck parked in Jon's
driveway where's his truck at now I have
no
idea did you do something with it
or officers may be hesitant to believe
him but as they discuss it amongst
themselves John finally speaks up his
answer and following confession make it
clear that unearthing the truth will be
harder than they imagined he was staying
in his truck and his truck was here in
the driveway but they got towed Away by
somebody and done know Bally sounds
like what he's saying is somebody got
rid of at for him it's a lie I'm sorry
I'm lying to you okay what are you lying
about
everything I'm not lying about it I'm
lying about that but you're not lying
about the homicide everything else is is
true
okay where' this all happen at
then right here outside inside right
here where we're standing right here
where we're standing okay how many shots
were fired do you know how many shots
you
fired
three let me see Che that with little
more to go on than a first name a
missing truck and a less than truthful
suspect police search their database for
Clues what they discover next May
provide some much needed answers two
months before officers arrived on the
scene this call was placed to
911 I believe I heard a gunshot I'm not
100% sure but it was way too different
to be a
firework and there was two they were
about I want to say two minutes apart
any idea where they might have been
coming from what direction yeah it was
really close um I believe honestly it
was next door to me fortunately the
neighbor in question is home as it turns
out her boyfriend was with her at the
time of the incident and he begins to
describe the disturbing details of what
he witnessed um we me and her brother
were over there playing GTA like 1 2 in
the morning okay we heard a boom like I
asked him do you hear the noise were
that you and he l
open his door again point it I'm not
saying G because I'm not her sure M but
Point what down
boom if he was shooting a gun he would
have shot it inside the truck yeah like
right on right at the floorboard you
would be honest would look like at least
all that the officers need to know now
is the location of the handgun
unfortunately the answers they get are
far from what they want to hear
how did you kill this
person with a Russian
KN a
handgun and you still have this handgun
somebody broke in and stole somebody
broke in my house and somebody broke in
in my house since they and they stole it
sure Pat him
down we're going to check just make sure
don't have any weapons on you okay do
you have any weapons on you no
no guns no knives or
anything how much have you had to drink
today
about two and a half of
these information anything I am as
officers struggle to get the answers
they need from the intoxicated suspect
help arrives in the form of two
detectives who are determined to uncover
the truth while the first prepares to
question Jon and his driveway
the other heads to the back where the
body supposedly lies
buried he says this is where he buried
the body in here there's the
shovel um he says it's not very deep
either looks like he even went and got
top soil or something and put yeah I
don't know where that came
from this bought it yeah that's true too
he says not very deep but I think he had
intentions with the gas CS don't know he
he he's sometimes he is very forthcoming
and then then he won't
so but see how it's like like that in
some bricks there's two boards there's
just he just threw together like
whatever he had that's just weeds in
there yeah yeah that's what don't plant
anything nope just some grass and some
right while one detective can only
speculate unable to disturb the shallow
dirt without the help of a crime scene
unit the other works to uncover what
could have driven Jonathan to commit
such a grave act what he claims is more
shocking than anyone could have imagined
can you just take me from the top of
what's going on while we're here today
tell me in your own TBS way in my own
way yep he was in
okay how did you
know I had just met what you mean
met I don't want to give those names
okay what
happens okay so I lost my job what did
you lose
die I I'm thinking about three months
ago okay
so you lost your job somehow you and
Miss what's his
name we got into it because he was a
random
person he asked
me while the police have redacted this
part of the footage John's initial call
to 911 May shed some light on what was
redacted he was a bad he was a bad man
he made comments to
me he made comments to me about about my
son about the man wanted to do that or
was accusing you of doing that no we
because he wanted
to gotcha how old your son he he
he's it's important to note the truth of
the matter has not been verified and the
statements made by John only reflect his
opinion on what happened this disturbing
accusation may be difficult to prove but
unsettling Discovery will later shed
some light on this subject for now the
detective will work to get as many
details as possible from John I met the
guy because we were trying
to
exchange
business and I shot
were in the house that I was out here I
was right here where we stand right here
this is right here
okay look below the
neck there's no chance I can grab one
more
no John now shows the detective where he
buried the body but his chilling actions
as he stands over the makeshift grave
will be difficult for officers to
ignore feel like I I should be talking
to a lawyer by now okay yeah so you
should probably have me in your
cups
okay you're a homicide you're a homicide
investigator I I'm telling you every I'm
telling you the truth okay D I gotta
take this call just real quick if you'll
just stay here with officer G for a
minute okay
his name was Jasper okay I'm not sure
that was his real name okay but far as
you know he's still laying in here
buried couple feet down right yes
seemingly unnerved by Jon's silent stare
the officer attempts to get more
information about the missing murder
weapon but you don't have that gun
anymore I don't did somebody broke in
that window that window was easily
acceptable M did you report that gun one
did you call the
police I called the police when an
incident happened and they knew I was
for a fact in jail and
somebody did you report the Firearms
still on though I did not was it your
firearm registered to you
or it was mine it was yours where'd you
get it
at good I got it from the flea market
okay
back we go back out don't stand out here
thank Alan as well after putting out his
cigarette and the dirt over the body
buried just a few feet beneath the
surface John returns to the front of the
house with the
officers when one officer thinks to ask
what brought about his sudden desire to
confess his shocking Revelation is not
unexpected as you'll soon learn
has the guilt of it been eating you up
or what's what made you decide to call
us more like the evidence of
it okay afid afraid since you're not
paying your rent that landlord's gonna
find me back there pretty much yeah
shocking Le John's first call was not to
911 knowing that he would soon be
evicted he opted to tell the one person
he knew would eventually discover his
jaw-dropping secret okay my name is Adam
um I I own a property all I am is the
owner uh I'm not there right now but the
tenant just called me and um said that
he killed somebody there he is there now
he is he is distraught I told him that I
was going to call you guys as soon as I
got off the phone yeah he's actually on
the phone with my partner right now I
was just trying to keep the gentleman
calm as I could keep him M and I'm
concerned for his well-being and I told
him I said I have to turn you in if if
you don't turn yourself
in John revealed crucial details during
his call to his landlord as you'll hear
later I don't know what to say what's
the news going to say now the news is
going to say I shot a black man because
I was on meth that's what the news is
GNA say were you on meth that night did
you say I was not okay I absolutely was
not did you use any Myth today no
was last time you used
M last time you us is the last time I
was dabing I was dabbling with it okay
sure D I want just run through this real
quick to make sure I got it straight
okay about two months ago we talk that
this is July so we're thinking May early
May late May black guy from Colorado
named Jasper comes here you guys are
going to make a deal
he's seeking meth or you're seeking
meth he makes I was not I've never tried
meth at that time okay so he's seeking
meth from
you right he or is
he what was your business about we were
mutually seeking money I was seeking
money to pay
rent how were you going to get that
money plan was just to sell
Facebook I had a 401k from the job I
worked and I was buying items and I was
intending to sell them the
reason that I met the guy was because I
felt like I
needed a
mutual bond with
somebody our agreement was that and also
I draw portraits
there something between you two I'm
sorry I just want to misunderstand
there's nothing between you two right
you and Jasper or was there arrangement
for
that there was not okay there was his
misunderstanding that there would be
okay he was a gay man okay did you ever
correspond with this guy on the Internet
or anything no once again John
reiterates his claim that Jasper made
advances not not toward him but toward
his 8-year-old child from what I
understand here there's going to be no
proof or evidence of
that of him making the
advances right when one officer circles
back to questions regarding the victim's
missing truck Jon quickly interrupts her
to ask a startling question of his own
what
color vehic was there's no chance I can
buy myself more time with a drink
can't let you have anything else can't
let you get back in your house at this
point I think I should just talk you on
the
turn searching for Clues officers enter
Jon's house but are quickly hit with yet
another disturbing realization smells
like chemicals he is he cooking meth I
mean if you smell in there is he cooking
meth I don't know get out of there Dana
he might be cooking meth in here that's
going to complicate
things yeah much stronger
yeah I know I could smell it when you
guys pull that back unable to search the
home investigators hit a brick wall
without a clear story no murder weapon
and increasingly confusing answers as to
the relationship between the two men
police have no choice but to arrest John
and hope that the truth can be uncovered
during
interrogation drinking today yes okay
this is the first time I talk to you
correct you understand what I mean by
that
I should probably talk to a lawyer okay
right now that the interrogation can't
continue because John has asked for an
attorney investigators have no choice
but to end the conversation before it
begins an officer soon returns to book
him into the county jail but shockingly
not for the crime which he earlier
confessed we don't really know what's
going on to stuff you're confessing to
so right now you're just going to go to
jail for probation violation since
you've been drinking
okay we're going to figure all this
other stuff out though okay although
Jon's intoxicated State left detectives
unable to piece together the full story
at the scene crime scene investigators
later succeeded in unearthing the
body the victim would later be
identified as 33-year-old Jasper Brady
according to police reports his body was
discovered just beneath the flower bed
exactly where John confessed to burying
him he was found cocooned in sever veral
layers of trash bags tarps and plastic
wrap which were each sealed in duct tape
a later autopsy would confirm the cause
of death as two gunshot wounds to the
chest although his body was nearly
beyond recognition the autopsy report
noted several details about his
appearance these observations when
compared to the video you're about to
see have spine chilling
similarities at the time of his death
Jasper's hair was styled in a
distinctive low bun
he dawned a thin plaid scarf wore two
necklaces and his fingernails were
[Laughter]
painted the heavyweight title of the
world you say is that all break and
Sh
[Music]
oh I'm home
you know I'll tell you
something it really sucks turning on my
video camera when I do not have what I
love in the
background what do I love you ask you
know what that is very nice of you
asking I can't find anyone that ever
asks nor care not care to ask so thank
you so much for asking if you asked if
you did not ask you're just another this
video uploaded on May 19th 2020 is the
last Video Jasper Brady ever published
once the house is deemed safe for
investigators they soon discover the
trash bags used to wrap the body a pair
of blue rubber gloves and the keys to
Jasper's missing truck the truck which
may have been the scene of the grizzly
crime is still missing along with the
gun he used to commit the violent act no
secrets are safe in prison and one
inmate who shares a cell with Jon
informs the investigators about the
trucks and guns location unfortunately
upon arriving at the location described
by the inmate the alleged garage where
it was being held claimed to have never
received a truck matching the vehicle's
description the truck and the gun are
still missing as for Jon's motive he
tells his landlord what ultimately
pushed him over the edge you know when
my son was here and he popped in and
asked question and the guy asked me he
said can we sell him and you know that
just it went under my head you know when
he said it
I yeah it upset you John yeah
yeah you know there was a lot of other
things on top of it too right and I
understand that would be a hard thing
but you know but with him you know yeah
I mean I
just if I was thinking clearly I
wouldn't have done a later investigation
unveiled a disturbing series of Facebook
posts that may lend Credence to his
claims that Jasper held a horrifying
Secret in these posts made only days
after Jon's arrest they claimed to have
been assaulted by Jasper Brady they
later contacted the police and made a
chilling
request um yeah I have uh something to
say about uh you have a a murder case
you're working on Jasper Brady was
killed a few days ago um I I have a a
something to say to your suspect tell
him I said thank you for killing my you
say was tell yourp the guy who turned
himself in for killing Jasper Brady that
I said thank you for killing my while
these details are mentioned in the Case
Files we've not been able to confirm any
of these allegations against Jasper brat
as facts Jonathan Welsh has a long
criminal history with multiple
misdemeanor charges from 2006 up to
20022 these include theft underage
drinking possession of substances
criminal trespassing and child
endangerment among others in the case of
Jasper Brady Jonathan Welsh was charged
with murder tampering with evidence and
abuse of a corpse he ultimately pleaded
guilty to one count of murder and on
August 30th 20 22 2 years after the
incident Jonathan was sentenced to an
indefinite term of 15 years to life in
prison he's currently being held at the
Richland Correctional Institution in
Mansfield Ohio and will be eligible for
parole on July 17th 2035