Jordan Amber Gonsioroski
January 27, 1996 - July 15, 2006

Jason and Julie were arrested and charged with abetting second
degree murder whil committing child neglect or endangerment. Each
of them was given a $1 million dollar bond:

Court papers reveal that Julie, who was a medical assistant, called
911 about 2:35am saying that Jordon was ill and had been vomiting.
Julie claimed that  Jordon had given herself a bath around 1:am. By
midnight that night, Jordon was almost dead, already, according to
the coronors report. Rescue workers were unsuccessful when they
tried to revive her.

When police arrived at their home, Jordon was already cold and was
not resonsive to them. They attempted to revive her several times
and were not able to do so. Court papers said that the burns Jordon
had on her body would have resulted in excessive fluid and electrolyte loss and would eventually cause death. The Forensic Pathologist who
performed the autopsy on Jordon said that if she had received the
right kind of medical attention, she would not have died from her
injuries.

The autopsy also showed that as well as the burns on her body, there
were brusies on the back and front of her head and what was said by
the Pathologist to be an acute scratch near her upper chest and neck.
The autopsy also revealed that Jordon was most likely in an altered
state of consciousness, if not already unconscious at the time she was
placed in the tub. It was later learned that the water could reach a
temperature of 148 degrees within two minutes of being turned on
and that Jason and Julie were both aware of that fact.

Neither of these two people were cooperating with the police and
Jason was high when he was found hiding in a shed, claiming he had
a fear of the police. Jason was locked inside the shed with a padlock
on the outside.

Also living in the home were three other children, ages seven, three
and two. These children had apparently not been harmed in any way
and they appeared to be healthly. An aunt said that these children
were favored over Jordon and they were never punished the way that
she was. Those children were removed and placed into protective
custody.

What crime had Jordon committed in order to receive this death
sentence? She was hungry so she stuffed chips into her clothing so
that she could eat them later. At the time of her death, Jordon was 
found to be malnourished.

Jordon's life had apparently. never been an easy one. A year before
she went to live with her father, Jordon was removed from her
mothers home due to suspected sexual abuse at the hands of her
mothers boyfriend. Amanda Johnson denies that anything of that
nature ever took place.

Due to the fact that she died, the charges of rape, which Jordon had
said happened to her at the hands of her mothers boyfriend, were 
dropped. Since Jordon was not alive and able to testify, Randy
Johnson will never have to answer to the charges that he raped this
little girl.

Removing Jordon from the home of her mother was something that
was supposed to improve her living conditions. Had anyone bothered
to ask Jordon, they would have found that life got worse for her
when she went to live with her father and his girlfriend. Punishments
included being spanked, doing jumping jacks and having her mouth
washed out with soap for up to ten minutes at a time.

Life with her father was supposed to be better for Jordan Gonsioroski. Court documents say in the last year she was repeatedly punished with spankings, sets of jumping jacks and having her mouth scrubbed out with soap for 20 minutes at a time.

In July of 2006, Jason and Julie were in court showing no emotion at
all for what they had done and what was going on. In court it was
revealed that the water in the tub was so hot, Jordon's skin had 
peeled off. Julie's lawyer said that she was no involved in what had
happened to Jordon, that she had been doing dishes at the time that
Jordon had been put into the tub.

Outside of the court, Jordon's family members were upset and crying about what had happened to her. At the hearing were the sisters of Jason. They were angry that Jason had not done anything to help his daughter get the help she needed:

In August of 2006, Jason George Gonsioroski, who was 26 years old
at that time and and Julie Ann Meier, who was 2 at that time, both
plead guilty to murder, though each of them pointed the finger at the
other claiming they didn't do what was done to her. A jury would
decide their fate at a later date. 

The maximum sentence for second degree murder in the state of
Minnesota is 15 years. Prosecutor Paul Young filed court papers to
double that time to 30 years due to the aggravating factors. A U.S.
Supreme Court ruling states that a jury, not a judge, would have to 
decide if that sentence could be doubled. Judge Lawrence Johnson
set at April 16, 2007 trial date. A 12 person jury would make the 
final decision regarding their fate.

In Court, Julie said that Jason had put Jordon into the tub and when
Jordon told him it was too hot, he made her stay in for ten minutes
any way. Jason said it was Julie who had put Jordon into the tub and
that he was cleaning house and outside smoking pit with his friends
when the scalding took place. Julie also claimed that Jason would not
allow her to use the phone and that was why she didn't call for help
earlier.

In court, Paul Young brought up the fact that Jason's seven year old
son had commented to a therapist, who was treating him for post-
traumatic stress, that his father and Julie had hurt Jordon that night
and made her cry. Paul asked Jason if his son was an honest child
and Jason said that he was.

On June 14, 2007, Jason George Gonsiorski was sentenced to 30
years in prison. However, under a stupid Minnesota law, he could be
eligible for parole after only 19 years behind bars. Parole would be
accompanied by ten years of supervised release. THAT'LL teach him!
The sentencing judge said he didn't know who had been the one to
actually submerge Jordon in the scalding water, he did say:

On March 1, 2007, Julie Ann Meier, plead guilty to one count of
second degree murder. Under her plee agreement, Julie could serve
as little as 15 years in prison. Paul Young could have asked for 
30 years, though he did not say if he would seek that amount of
time.

On July 23, 2007, Julie was sentence about 22 and a half years in 
prison, since she was given credit for 374 days which she served in
jail after her arrest, she will spend about 15 years in prison and
then be on supervised release for about seven years.

(Thank you to Peter for providing me with this information)

It is shocking to me that the sentences handed down in this and many other cases involving these children who are abused to death are so light. In my opinion, ANYONE who kills a child while abusing them,
should be in prison until the day they die.

Obituary Posted Online: 7/26/06

Jordan Amber Gonsioroski was born on January 27, 1996 in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. She tragically died on July 15, 2006 at the young age of 10. 

Jordan is survived by her mother Amanda (Randy) Johnson of Braham; sisters Maranda, 3, Candance, 2, and Bailey, 3; brothers Braydin, age 1 and Jason Jr, age 7; grandparents Sharon and James Voigt of Isanti, John and Lila Johnson of Braham, Diane (Scott) Hengtgen and Richard and Susan Gonsioroski of Blaine; great- grandparents Duane and Shirley of East Bethel, and Melvern and Florence Cohen of Isanti; great-great-grandmother Ann Meyer of East Bethel; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Mass of Christian Burial was held on Monday, July 24 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Braham with Deacon Don Tzinski and Father Nicholas Zimmer officiating. Casketbearers were Tommy Voigt, Shawn Voigt, Jake Johnson and Jeff Leach. Private interment will be held at a later date.

Arrangements with Rock Mankie Burial and Cremation Service, Braham, MN.

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