July 29, 2016 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com • 3A
Court sees video of accused murderer
Mom describes events
leading up to toddler’s
death, teen’s slashing
PUBLIC MEETINGS
Friday, July 29
Cannon Beach Emergency Preparedness Com-
mittee, 10 a.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St.
Tuesday, Aug. 2
Cannon Beach City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 163
E. Gower St.
Monday, Aug. 8
By Kyle Spurr
Cannon Beach Rural Fire Protection District, 6
p.m., Fire-Rescue Main Station, 188 Sunset Ave.
EO Media Group
A video interview of accused murderer Jes-
sica Smith gives her thoughts leading up to al-
legedly murdering her infant and slashing her
teenager two years ago in a Cannon Beach resort.
The video, taken in the Seaside Police Depart-
ment the day she was arrested, was played early
this month during a pretrial hearing in Clatsop
County Circuit Court.
Smith described a fun getaway with her
2-year-old, Isabella Smith, and 13-year-old, Al-
ana Smith, to the beach that turned stressful after
she received a call from her ex-husband’s lawyer
telling her to return the children.
She and her ex-husband, Gregory Smith, sep-
arated about four months before the incident. The
girls’ father sought a custody evaluation less than
two weeks before they were discovered in the
hotel room.
Smith, 42, of Vancouver, Washington, told in-
vestigators her ex-husband was a passive-aggres-
sive bully. She researched if he was a sociopath
or a psychopath, she said.
“I needed to ind out what he was doing to my
mind,” she said.
Smith said she and the girls were terriied of
her ex-husband. Alana Smith apparently told her
mother she would rather die than go back to live
with him.
Instead of bringing the children back, pros-
ecutors believe Smith made speciic plans to
drug her daughters and used razor blades to cut
the throat and arms of her teenager. She report-
edly drugged and drowned Isabella Smith and
attempted to kill Alana Smith on July 31, 2014.
On video, Smith told the investigators the tod-
dler fell asleep peacefully, fell into the water and
was gone.
“The intention was to drown her and end her
misery,” Smith said.
Smith said she felt like a mother rabbit that
takes their babies out. When asked what she
meant, she said, “you know what I mean.”
In previous court hearings, Smith’s defense
lawyers William Falls and Lynne Morgan de-
scribed her as having a mental breakdown. The
lawyers submitted records on postpartum psy-
chosis.
Judge Cindee Matyas recently determined
Smith is mentally competent to stand trial.
Cooperative
The video interview was played during a
pretrial hearing to determine what evidence can
be used in trial next year. The state presented
the evidence in response to the defense lawyers
claims that Smith was illegally interrogated by
law enforcement after her arrest.
Tuesday, Aug. 9
Cannon Beach City Council, 5:30 p.m., work ses-
sion, City Hall, 163 E. Gower St.
Tuesday, Aug. 16
Cannon Beach Public Works Committee, 9 a.m.,
City Hall, 163 E. Gower St.
Thursday, Aug. 18
Cannon Beach Parks Committee, 9 a.m., 163 E.
Gower St.
Cannon Beach Design Review Board, 6 p.m.,
163 E. Gower St.
Thursday, Aug. 25
Cannon Beach Planning Commission, 6 p.m.,
City Hall, 163 E. Gower St.
Friday, Aug. 26
Cannon Beach Emergency Preparedness Com-
mittee, 10 a.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St.
Tuesday, Sept. 6
Cannon Beach City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 163
E. Gower St.
DANNY MILLER/EO MEDIA GROUP
Jessica Smith prepares to enter the courtroom for a hearing at Clatsop County Circuit
Court in Astoria.
CANNON BEACH POLICE LOG
July 5
Four days after the alleged murder, a U.S.
Coast Guard MH-60 helicopter spotted Smith
near her gold 2007 Chevy Suburban on a heav-
ily forested logging road, just off of U.S. High-
way 26, about 15 miles east of Cannon Beach.
Clatsop County Sheriff’s Ofice Detective Ryan
Humphrey and FBI Special Agent Denise Biehn
drove an SUV down forest roads to arrest Smith.
The defense lawyers are questioning the han-
dling of Smith after her arrest. They believe she
was in great distress, living out of her car, with-
out food and drinking water from a stream.
Humphrey and Biehn testiied Thursday
that Smith was read her Miranda rights multi-
ple times and appeared in good shape upon her
arrest. She did tell the oficers how she tried to
starve herself, but it did not work.
“She was cooperative and she was thankful
we located her,” Humphrey said.
The arresting oficers offered her food and
drink, and asked if she needed any medical at-
tention.
Smith politely asked for vegetarian food and
declined medical attention, only asking for a
breast pump.
The oficers noted how calm and talkative
Smith was during her arrest and interview. She
regularly thanked them and apologized for cry-
ing at times.
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9 p.m., Haystack Rock: Lisa Beaver, 22, and Connor
Clayton, 23, from Kennewick, Washington, were
cited for climbing on Haystack Rock which is in
violation of federal law and Cannon Beach City
Ordinance.
July 6
4:57 p.m., RV Park: An accident occurred in which
a trailer hit a metal pole and was blocking a water
access line.
July 8
DANNY MILLER/EO MEDIA GROUP
Clatsop County Sherif ’s Oice Detective
Ryan Humphrey testiies during Jessica
Smith’s hearing.
“Thank you so much for being so nice,” she
said. “I’ll try to get it under control.”
In court Thursday, Smith appeared emo-
tional while watching the video of her inter-
view. She remains in custody in Clatsop Coun-
ty Jail.
Judge Matyas will considered the lawyers
arguments and decide what evidence will be
used in trial, scheduled for July 2017.
10:31 a.m., Tolovana Wayside: Jason Patton, 38,
from Beaverton, was arrested after a several day
investigation for unauthorized use of a motor vehi-
cle, unlawful entry into a motor vehicle, irst-degree
forgery, second-degree theft, fraudulent use of a
credit card, and identity theft.
July 18
12:38 a.m., Spruce Court: oicers responded to
a verbal disturbance where a trespass notice was
issued.
July 21
9:18 a.m., Hwy 101: Gary L. Goodenough, 51 of
Gearhart, was arrested for DUII.
4:30 p.m., Haystack Lot: hit-and-run occurred.
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