Pharmaceutical billionaire who admitted to killing his 8-year-old autistic son 2010 He was found dead early Friday morning in his Brooklyn rental home, according to NBC 4 in New York City.
Supreme Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor had just revoked bail for Gigi Jordan, 62, a day after Jordan was in a legal battle seeking a new trial. According to NBC 4, Jordan was found dead in the bathtub and a note was found nearby, prompting authorities to say it was a possible suicide, but her attorney said the two had been killed. Hours before we spoke on the phone, she said she was in a good mood.
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Coroners are still investigating the cause of death, according to NBC 4.
In 2014, a New York socialite was convicted of first-degree manslaughter for the February 2010 murder of her son, Jude Milla, in a luxury Manhattan hotel with a lethal dose of prescription drugs. rice field. Oxygen.com report. Jordan confessed to forcing a boy who was diagnosed with severe autism and barely spoke a word to consume a combination of vodka and drugs.
File photo Gigi Jordan appears in Manhattan Supreme Court in New York on Thursday, August 11, 2011. Photo: A.P.
She also took Xanax pills as part of her suicide attempt and emailed her aunt telling her what she had done. More than 5,800 prescription drugs were found in the suite.
Prosecutors reportedly said Jordan adjusted checkbook balances and transferred money from a deceased child’s trust fund.
During the trial, Jordan argued that she was worried her first husband would kill her and that her son would be passed on to her second husband. Oxygen.com report. Both men denied the charges.
According to the Associated Press, Jordan said he believed his son entered the allegations of abuse into a simple communications device, and Jordan said his son’s death was a “mercy killing.”
Beginning in November 2018, Jordan appealed the conviction for procedural misconduct during the trial. The judge closed the courtroom for off-the-record discussions for 15 minutes after prosecutors expressed concern over media coverage of the trial, according to a Supreme Court memorandum. The judge warned the jurors not to view any content related to the case. He claimed that he had been deprived of his constitutional right to a trial.
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York eventually granted Jordan federal habeas corpus and released her from state custody on appeal, according to a Supreme Court petition, but the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled 2nd The court reversed the decision and Jordan filed an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court.
On December 20, 2022, Judge Sonia Sotomayor urgently granted bail, but New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg filed a counterargument that there were “no compelling reasons” to grant her bail. In her five-line order filed Thursday night, Judge Sotomayor sided with the state and nullified her previous Dec. 20 order. Jordan is found dead the next day.
Her attorney Norman Siegel confirmed Jordan’s death and said it was “incredibly sad,” according to NBC 4. An appeal is pending, he added, and in his view, Jordan “still has a lot to contribute to society.”
