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CYNTHIA JAMES OBITUARY Cynthia Diane James HOLLY HILL -- Mrs. Cynthia Diane James, 67 of Holly Hill, passed away. A code officer said in a report that the house contained hundreds of dead and living flies, feces and urine that had been ground into the flooring and walls, decayed animal parts and remains, dried blood-like substance on the walls and animal cages with carcasses. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Boyer said law enforcement was called to the house for domestic violence reasons. The next day, Krystal Matlock was arrested and charged with accessory after the fact. Winston-Salem man charged with having a weapon of mass destruction, a submachine gun. Carter said Wetzler often hit the road for a few months and that he liked going to music festivals and listening to jam bands such as Widespread Panic and the Grateful Dead. Upon hearing gunshots fired by Burch into Welchs head she exited her bedroom, and saw Burch holding the firearm, with Welch slumped over. Get an email notification whenever someone contributes to the discussion. It wasnt because of the horrific nature of the crime, but all the forces around these peoplethe health care crisis, issues in modern policing, the opioid crisis, the war on drugs all the factors contributing to getting them here for this horrific thing to happen. Two bodies found behind the homes at 2749 Knob Hill Drive in Clemmons were identified as Joshua Fredrick Wetzler and Tommy Dean Welch. Arrest warrants allege that Algarad killed Wetzler in July 2009 and that Burch, 25, helped Algarad bury Wetzler. Kasper said Johnny James moved out in January 2002 and has not lived there since, and that he does not have an ownership interest in the property. According to a video and a report by Nelson, there was debris and broken glass in hallways, piles of trash in several rooms, hundreds of dead and living flies, feces and urine ground into the floor and walls, decayed animal parts and remains, fire damage to walls, and Pentagrams and other satanic messages scrawled on the walls. Something people may not be getting from the promos is that, over the course of the series, we deconstruct the sensationalism surrounding the case, said Gillespie, referring to how articles about murder often obscure what she calls the actionable fact of violence in this country by ignoring both its causes and casualties. But she agreed that Stacey Carter is its heart. He legally changed his name in 2002, taking "Pazuzu" from the Assyrian king of demons mentioned in The Exorcist. The felon died without giving closure to his victims' families as they were awaiting answers to why he killed them. Some of it may be hard to watch, although there are no grisly images of the murders that Algarad was involved in. Prosecutors say she helped Burch and Algarad bury Wetzlers body. You can cancel at any time. You can cancel at any time. Having seen a screener of all five episodes of The Devil You Know, I believe it to be a powerful and humane work that, in its best sequences, transcends the true-crime format. Episode 1 - Looking back at the Pazuzu Algarad case 5 years later Podcast A third person, Krystal Nicole Matlock, then 28, was charged in connection with the death of one person whose body was found at the Clemmons home. Stacey is such a wonderful, lovable person. The ex-girlfriend of one of the men whose remains were found buried in a Clemmons yard spoke to a Charlotte TV station about how the loss has , Three people facing charges in connection with the deaths of two men found buried in the backyard of a Clemmons home will have their court app, CLEMMONS Forsyth County Sheriffs deputies, CSI units and the State Bureau of Investigation were back Friday morning at the Knob Hill Drive , CLEMMONS -- Crews from the Clemmons Public Works Department were at 2749 Knob Hill Drive in Clemmons Thursday morning removing debris from the, CLEMMONS In the Knob Hill neighborhood of Clemmons last week, a woman put mulch on her flower beds. When she arrived, she arrived to the decomposing body of Joshua Wetzler in the basement, said Detective C.E. The backyard of the house at 2749 Knob Hill Drive in Clemmons shows signs of police excavations and writing on the walls of a disused swimming pool. I asked her to describe how Nance went from source to participant and subject in the documentary. Man died Wednesday. Pazuzu Allah Algarad, then 31, was charged with accessory after the fact of involuntary manslaughter. The State Capitol Police Department, along with the Raleigh/Wake City-County Bureau of Identification, is investigating the circumstances of Algarads death. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Kasper said Johnny James moved out in January 2002 and has not lived there since, and that he does not have an ownership interest in the property. On October 28, 2015, prison guards reportedly discovered self-proclaimed "Satanist" and accused murderer Pazuzu Illah Algarad dead in his cell. Gillespie neither believes in Satan nor that the man born with the name John Lawson became a murderer as a result of Satanic beliefs. to see complete work history. The house belonged to Cynthia James and was occupied by James, her son Pazuzu Algarad, and Algarad's self-proclaimed wife, Amber Burch. Forsyth County prosecutors also didnt mention during the hearing that Forsyth County Sheriffs deputies executed a search warrant at 2749 Knob Hill Drive in February 2010. David Kasper, an attorney for Johnny James, said the Jameses separated in January. You have permission to edit this article. On Feb. 9, 2010, Stacey Carter reported that a friend had told her that Josh Wetzler, Carters ex-boyfriend and the father of her child, was buried on that property. In October 2009, Burch killed Welch, and Algarad helped her with that burial. A man upset with his order at a Little Caesars in Winston-Salem fires gun at an employee; no one is injured. accounts, the history behind an article. The affidavit did not offer any details about his religion, but Pazuzu is the name of an Assyrian demon mentioned in the movie The Exorcist.. Stacey Carter, Wetzlers former girlfriend and the mother of his now-12-year-old son, said she last saw Wetzler in July 2009. She is a real living hero.. Police ID man killed in downtown shooting. Human remains were found buried in the back yard in 2014. After Burch, the only remaining co-defendant is Krystal Nicole Matlock, 30, who is charged with accessory after the fact to murder. He gave me a crash course on the history of the greater Winston-Salem area, and the differences between the suburbs, and how industry leaving that city affected the population., Gillespie said the in-depth reporting of the Journals Michael Hewlett was humane and heroic., Hes an amazing journalist, she said of Hewlett. Algarads mother worried that her son might kill himself one day. He has Christian religion. I was looking for cases that felt like what I had experienced, and this one checked a lot of the boxes. Portions of Calif. home hang over cliff after landslide. Winston-Salem/Forsyth Schools Chief Tricia McManus had to pivot quickly with new role. Cynthia was known to like the company of men, particularly bikers, and Pazuzu would later say he first learned about sex by watching his mother entertain a local biker gang. 468 times Pazuzu Algarads girlfriend, Amber Burch, was accused of slapping and attempting to choke Algarads mother. Detective C.E. Im not of that world; Im not a front of the camera person. But I had been working with Chad and was comfortable with him, and the guy just speaks beautifully, so he became the voice and face of the series.. The two are accused of murdering Joshua Fredrick Wetzler and Tommy Dean Welch in 2009, then burying their bodies behind the home at 2749 Knob Hill Drive. Court documents presented by law enforcement officers alleged that Algarad regularly performed "satanic rituals" and animal sacrifices at the Clemmons home. Please subscribe to keep reading. Burch accepted a plea deal on Thursday, appearing in Superior Court. {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, Read more: The Journal's Pazuzu Algarad coverage from beginning to end, Black Mountain Chocolate to shut down March 11. Pazuzu Algarad, an avowed Satanist accused of killing one of two men buried for five years in the backyard of a Clemmons house, apparently killed himself the day before he was due in Forsyth District Court, officials said Wednesday. To answer them, Viceland created a docuseries - 'The Devil You Know.' James originally had a December deadline to decide what to do with the property. Burch was later convicted and sentenced to 12 months of probation. Pazuzu Algarad, an avowed Satanist accused of killing one of two men buried for five years in the backyard of a Clemmons house, . Prosecutors say there is still no clear motive behind Welchs murder, but added that Burch may have done it to impress Algarad, or gain his approval. They say she heard gunfire, and went to the living area of the home, where she saw her son still holding the weapon. and that as part of that separation Cynthia James received the home. Cynthia and her son, Lawson, were primarily from California, but she, along with her son, moved to Forsyth County, where Cynthia spent most of her childhood. Joshua Fredrick Wetzler and Tommy Dean Welch. Meadows testified Thursday during the hearing of Algarads girlfriend, Amber Burch. It is sad for them and out of respect for them we just wouldnt have any further comment on it, ONeill said. Burchs friend spoke about conditions inside the house that were so bad she thought she might vomit.When the friend first arrived to visit Burch in 2009, Algarad was completely naked and never put on any clothes during the visit. People and friends of Pazuzu believe his interest in satanism grew when he started using drugs. Matlock was accused of helping bury the man. This article has been updated to correct this oversight. An SBI investigator examines the front door at 2749 Knob Hill Drive in Clemmons on Oct. 6, 2014. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. Krystal Nicole Matlock, then 30, pleaded guilty in Forsyth Superior Court to accessory after the fact of first-degree murder. It was also noted Pazuzu's whole body was volatile as he had poor hygiene. While Cynthia initially got Algarad the psychiatric help he needed, she ran out of money and was no longer able to afford treatment for him. I think if you had interceded with that kid when he was 13 years old, he might have become a productive member of society, or at very least, not harmed as many people.. Burchs guilty pleas Thursday marked part of an ending to one of the most bizarre murder cases in Forsyth Countys history. What information about Cynthia are you looking for? Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email. Forsyth County Housing and Community Development Facebook; . Snowy Saturday for some, drier Sunday afternoon. She said since Wetzlers body was found, she has been focused on helping with a documentary about the case called American Monster that she hopes will help raise awareness on mental illness. The victims were later identified as two men, Joshua Fredrick Wetzler, and Tommy Dean Welch. In 2010, psychiatrists had interviewed Cynthia James while Algarad awaited trial on accessory after the fact to involuntary manslaughter. She lives in Salisbury, and she took this experience where shed gotten unbelievably screwed over, and she applied it and said, lets help the kids that are having behavioral problems now before it blows up. So, I really hope that people look for Stacey. I cant stop a serial killer by making a film, but I think I can ask people to examine our role in this process., Gillespie said that many true-crime documentaries are so concerned with blood splatter and gun residue and the details and facts that the most potent emotional part of a crime, the shrapnel of violence that spreads off of one incident, is often overlooked. I think its happening all over America, where the working class are one of many communities that have legitimate grievances with modern policing. On Thursday, Burch pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, armed robbery and accessory after the fact to murder. With most of the people who witnessed the murders either dead or in jail, FOX8 speaks with Algarad's mother,. Warrants would later reveal the two were killed in 2009. On June 5, 2017, Matlock pleaded guilty to conspiracy to accessory after the fact to first-degree murder and was sentenced to three years and two months to four years and 10 months in prison. Algarad was found dead in his cell Wednesday. Algarad and Burch were arrested immediately following the Oct. 5, 2014, discovery of their victims. Low 37F. His mother Cynthia remarried to a man called Johnny James, now 71, when Algarad was about 12. Cynthia James , 72. Family members of the late Tommy Dean Welch comfort one another as Amber Burch is sentenced after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in Welchs death at the Clemmons home of Pazuzu Algarad. Following the execution of the search warrants at the Clemmons home in 2014, Algarad was interviewed by the Forsyth County Sheriffs Office. Matlock pleaded guilty to conspiracy to accessory after the fact to first-degree murder in the deaths of Tommy Dean Welch and Joshua Fredrick Wetzler. Algarad and . Cynthia James currently lives in Clemmons, NC; in the past Cynthia has also lived in Pfafftown NC and Winston Salem NC. This is not out of the ordinary. Stacey Carter, Wetzlers former girlfriend and the mother of his son, said Wednesday that a sheriffs detective called her about 11 a.m. and told her about Algarads death. Juvenile shot in the back, critically injured outside convenience store in Winston-Salem, Two Things: Victim's family not surprised by no show; hospital wars in Greensboro and money well spent. Pazuzu Algarad's death Edit. City officials and downtown business owners to meet Thursday. Notifications from this discussion will be disabled. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Amber Nicole Burch, who, along with her late boyfriend, Pazuzu Algarad, is accused of killing and burying two men in 2009 in the backyard of their Clemmons house, will spend. view. Algarad and Burch picked up Welch from a different gas station later that night and took him to their house, where they hung out and drank alcohol. However, it has also raised some questions. According to a news release from the Forsyth County, N.C., sheriff's office, Pazuzu Algarad, 36, was found unresponsive at 3 a.m. Wednesday at Central Prison in Raleigh, where he had been since. Both men were buried in the backyard of the house at 2749 Knob Hill Drive in Clemmons. Stars Chad Nance Nate Anderson Jenna Woodring See production, box office & company info Add to Watchlist 36 User reviews 5 Critic reviews Episodes 12 Top-rated Tue, Sep 17, 2019 S1.E4 Another Dead Boy Its easy to blame Satan, Gillespie said. A transfer for safekeeping can be for three reasons security, mental-health disorders or medical conditions, officials said. This section can be locked, requiring permission to that is degrading to another person. Pazuzu Illah Algarad, 35, and Amber Nicole Burch, 24, both of Clemmons, have each been charged with one count of murder and one count of accessory after the fact to murder. On Oct. 5, 2014, Forsyth County Sheriff investigators discovered Wetzlers skeletal remains buried behind a house at 2749 Knob Hill Dr. in Clemmons. Meadows, of the Forsyth County Sheriffs Office. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism View court, arrest, criminal/conviction This was Algarads second time at Central Prison. The house was filled with trash, mold and animal feces, according to one official. The excrement on the floor might have been both animal and human, the friend said.He was on all kinds of drugs and would drink when I got there, she said. Man died Wednesday. Amber Nicole Burch, girlfriend of the late avowed Satanist Pazuzu Algarad, was indicted on murder and robbery charges Monday by a Forsyth Coun, A neighbor acquired the empty lot in Clemmons where the house of slaying suspect Pazuzu Algarad, who committed suicide in state prison, once s, Pazuzu Algarad, an avowed Satanist accused of killing one of two men buried for five years in the backyard of a Clemmons house, apparently kil. A friend of Burchs told the Winston-Salem Journal in 2014 that she and Burch went to Bible study together when they lived in Rock Hill. For more information on your favorite celebrities' lifestyle, stay tuned to Glamour Fame, and don't forget to sign up for the newsletter. Taking into account various assets, Cynthia's net worth is greater than $100,000 - $249,999; and makes between $70 - 79,999 a year. October 2010 19-year-old charged with murder. Ask SAM: Did Tim McCarver sell cars in Winston-Salem after retiring from baseball? He was one of my first interviews, and then stuff started unfolding with his family and his children, and instead of taking this role of the omniscient narrator, he started to tangentially work his way into the story, she said.