Ella Jackson secretly recorded close to 70 interactions with her husband Glenn as she tried to build a case to safely leave him while protecting custody of her son Alex.
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Andrea reflects on a pattern she sees repeatedly in Dateline stories: victims speaking from beyond through their own pre-recorded words [1] — Blayne Alexander "Ella Jackson secretly recorded close to 70 interactions with Glenn as she tried to build a case to safely leave him. She feared his money a…" 17:11 . Ella's case is a powerful example. Blayne reveals she made close to 70 secret recordings of Glenn — not just out of fear, but as a strategic legal move [2] — Blayne Alexander "She even told her adult son, hey, if something happens to me — here's where you need to look." 18:38 . She was working with attorneys and advocates, trying to line up evidence that would allow her to leave without losing custody of Alex. Jason, who was her confidant through this period, describes Ella as acutely aware of the danger she was in. She wrote in her journal. And she sat her adult son Philip down and told him plainly: if anything happens to me, this is where you look. Every precaution she took ultimately became evidence against her killer.
Ella Jackson secretly recorded close to 70 interactions with Glenn as she tried to build a case to safely leave him. She feared his money and connections would let him win custody of Alex if she left without evidence. She also wrote in her journal and told her son Philip exactly who to blame if anything happened to her.
Before her death, Ella told her adult son Philip that if anything happened to her, he should look to Glenn as the responsible party.
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