OH v. Jenkins | Accomplice to Murder with Vinnie Politan 

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So glad Melissa survived. She wasn't a "strawberry" or some crackhead off the street. She's a human being. I'm happy that she's doing well and I wish her the best.

Melissa- you've got a great job as Manager, don't diminish your accomplishment, it's awesome. I'm sorry for what they did to you. You did not deserve that. Much love from Colorado ❤

Manager at McDonald’s is a huge accomplishment! She’s a productive member of society now. Good for her she should be so proud of herself.

I feel like Vinnie delivers these stories with such professionalism, yet he shows moments of his own outrage, disbelief and compassion just like all of us watching.

I love the fact that Melissa seems like the type of person like “what you see is what you get”. She is a genuine person and just is what she is. No put on, no shows. That’s my favorite type of person and I respect that type of person more than any other type.

Tanika should have known that a woman who could survive what Melissa did, get out of a door with no knob, slip past a dog and out of a security door, would be a powerful adversary in court. What a tough great lady

_"she was tough to rattle on cross examination"_ Melissa has been through some sh*t! Drug use, working the streets and almost got k*lled! That trial was nothing for her! I'm happy to see that she's doing better, has a good, honest job and has a new lease on life. She should be so proud of herself because I sure as hell am proud of her!! ❤

I think Tonica Jenkins should have gotten a longer sentence than she did. The federal govt was stupid to let her have house arrest in the first pace.

This is a very wild story. Tanica Clement and her mum deserve all that time and more. Melissa is so brave. Praying for better days ahead. Great work Vinnie 👏🏾

God bless Melissa. She had me in tears 😢. I wish nothing but happiness for her.

This case is absolutely bonkers. If Tanika’s mother really cared about her she would have stopped her, not helped commit the crime!

She’s been through a lot .. I sure hope that her children sees this and reach out to her & that they can have a reunion!!!

So proud of Melissa, she is so articulate and clever and her will to live was so strong. So glad to see her healthy, living a good life. Well done, Melissa!!!

I was in the same 2nd and 3rd grade classes with Tonica. She really was a smart girl and even pampered. Wore pretty dresses and doted on by her mother. I never thought in a million years she’d do something like this. It’s wild.

Melissa is amazing. Shes the very definition of survivor. I hope the entirety of the rest of her life is filled with love, light and kindness. She deserves nothing less.

Melissa, you are worth it and God knows who you are. It's an honor to listen to you. Best.

Way to go Melissa !! Courage is a beautiful thing.

Nothing but miraculous. God gave Melissa another chance at life, and she is doing the most with it. God bless her 🙌🏽

Ms. Latham, good to know you're doing well and have the full support and love of your family. I hope you will be reunited with your children.

We need a part 2. We gotta pray for Melissa, she's amazing. Hoping all the best for her. That sentence they got was nothing btw.

Melissa, you are a powerful woman. Thank you for sharing your survival story.

Becoming a manger at Mc Donalds is BIG thing, especially when you come from the struggles that she did. She should be proud.

LOVE everything, Vinnie Politan does! His conviction is palpable! More air time for this Gentleman is needed ASAP!

Madness! I hope Netflix does a movie about this, I’ve never heard of this psychopath before.

I never knew about the Sistas Who Kill podcast until this. I like them. When the one sista said of the supposed kidnapping photo, "It's very much Summer Theater Camp", I almost choked on my food. 😂

It indeed runs in the Family 😮 🙄😳😭😭. Am glad that you're still here to tell your story, Melissa. Good for you and other victims that are Disregarded because of drugs, sex work etc

The two sista podcast co-hosts need to be back! I enjoyed listening to them!❤

This is heartbreaking and terrifying. I pray Melissa has reunited with her children, she looks happy and seems to be successfully healing. Melissa if you’re reading this I’m proud of you and all of your accomplishments. Manager at any multibillion dollar establishment is something to be very proud of. Don’t minimize to others anything you worked hard for ❤

Listen I'm 6 minutes in and this is so good already. (Now Vinnie is my TV boyfriend ... so there's that 😂) I love this show!!!

Aww. Melissa. I’m glad you survived and surely wish you well. 🌹 ❤

I wish Melissa the best of luck in life and Im so glad her life didnt end that day.

Vinnie you are so good at what you do and I can imagine you being amazing in a court room as a lawyer. I’m so happy Melissa survived and I pray for healing and for her to reunite with her children 💕

So happy she is clean. A second chance at life even though the situation was horrific to get there. Bless her.

Melissa!!! You’re the hero, girl. Wow. She should be so proud.❤

The insulin injected was probably warm which would have saved Melissa's life .. I do hope that she really is off the drugs now and that she is truly on the road to recovery.🕊

If Tonica would've used her cunning for good instead of evil imagine what she could've become. I'm glad she got caught. I'm glad Melissa survived. GOD BLESS her.

If Melissa isn't a victim of violent crime I sure do not know what is. I do know one thing for sure she is a beautiful courageous MIRACLE & she's also in my prayers. I can not even begin to imagine a night like she went through and this organization that's supposedly for victims of violent crime has to be a hoax or at the least they're very prejudiced.. Keep the faith Melissa angel🕊️God is with you.

I really hope Melissa is on a clean and sober road. She is beautiful, funny and smart. I'm so glad she survived.

Melissa, you give me inspiration. I'm honestly in awe of your attitude and spunk. I genuinely wish all the best for you!

I love this new series with Vinnie!

Way to go Mellisa. I wish all the best in your new life. You are so strong.

Good job judge, jury, prosecutors, and even Tonica. Tonica wanted to roll the dice instead of serving a concurrent sentence. Tonica is now serving two consecutive sentences. This is a very dangerous, calculated, and manipulative woman and should never be released to the public. I hope Melissa is able to heal from this horrific tragedy and changed her lifestyle for the better. This was an eye opener on what drugs can lead to. Ohio is wrong for not providing victim benefits. She was a victim to a violent crime regardless of her drug addiction.

Melissa, you should be proud of yourself! I'm so happy you're alive and well. You deserve every ounce of joy in your life.

Melissa, you’re awesome!!! What a fighter 💪 a true role model and inspiration. Much ❤

Vinnie is absolutely great with these stories. I cover true crime and his videos really inspire me.

wow incredible story!!! Damn that gurl a cat! 9 lives! Vinnie, I think it's incredibly awesome that you shed light on what most Americans would call minority,or addicts, They are labeled and judged, And you expose a a horrific story without judgment!!!Good stuff!

Melissa is a warrior. She has a purpose in this world

Tonica and Tonica should get additional charges for their name. POS X2. ❤ to Melissa.

You keep ur head up girl!! U deserve the best!! NO ONE has the right to judge anyone else whether u have done drugs or not!! Just keep fighting for ur babies and keep moving forward!!! U got this!! 🥰🥰

First I want to tell Melissa that she is doing fabulous. It sounds like she not only has a good job but it sounds like she has friends also. When you are an active addict you don't have friends, you have get-high buddies. Good for you darlin. But I still have 1 question. Who was paying for all of Tamika's lawyers? How did she get such high priced attorneys to take her case?

My momma always say God works in mysterious ways. Perhaps Melissa as hard as this sound, had to go through that horrid experience to change her life. She's now off drugs and is getting her life back on the straight and narrow. I wish her all the best and hope she reunites with her kids. As for the mother/daughter duo, I hope the daughter spends the full term of her sentence, she's a danger to society and it seem as if she's inreformable.

God bless you Melissa and congrats on your manager position. Good luck with making amends with your children, could be one of the reasons god kept you here ♥️

Everything that Vinnie touches turns to gold.

Melissa, you showed them how strong you are!! Good for you!!

God bless Melissa. May extra angels meet her on the path. I'm sober 25+ years and... but for the grace of God.

Praying for Melissa’s healing, and her relationship with her children! This story was heartbreaking- but it looks like she was a great family that loves her! As for those other folks… judgment day shall come!

@MelissaLatham - you overcame the worst of life. It's time to be proud...... You are a reason to be inspired! Good luck moving forward xx

The mother didn't love her daughter, if she had, she would had hold her accountable for her actions. Tough love.

A fan here from Sistas Who Kill to support MaRah and Taz!! Theyre intelligent, funny and talented women and am so happy for them getting this opportunity. ❤ Not only do they do their research but tell the story so well. Please don't be shy to have them again!

The mom would do anything to help her daughter not get convicted, but she did nothing to try to make her life better and keep her away from what they did and who they were. Evil family.

Thank you Vinnie you are absolutely gracious and genuine when you report. Melissa you are incredible. Plus your dad is hilarious…Look dog🐶For as smart As Tonika could be she was absolutely stupid to reject the plea deal and go to trial 🙄🙄🙄. I can’t imagine going through what she went through then hear that she has to take insulin for the rest of her life and ON TOP of that is denied money from a victim’s fund is absolutely appalling 😡 Melissa your amazing just a symbol of strength🫶🫶 A strong beautiful smart Survivor❤️❤️🫶🫶🙏🏻💪🏻🫶❤️🫶❤️

Unbelievable that Ohio screwed her over..Melissa is a strong woman to fight off an outsmart her attackers an get away from years of drugs...I pray for her an wish her the best in life.

Vinnie you are rocking this show 🤩🤩🤌🏼🤌🏼

I remember this story from years and years ago. It gives me chills, just thinking About how Melissa must have felt. Being that close to death. I hope and pray that Melissa continued to do well.

Vinnie is one of my favorites! I also love the combination of all the presenters in this video. ❤

I wish her the best she has accomplished so much ! ❤

The two best parts of this story are the justice for the victim (Melissa) and the punishment for the criminals. I fell in love with Melissa’s spirit and attitude; and knowing she’s doing well made my heart sing. Managing to put her life together after drug addiction and a murder attempt says so much about her. Addiction is brutal; and it can destroy lives so easily. I can tell her family loves her and she loves them. To watch the scowling faces of the defendants sitting side by side revealed exactly what kind of people they are. It’s easy to look at drug addicts and write them off as low lifes. But in reality the low lifes are the daughter, mother and brother. They were willing to do anything to get what they wanted; even if it meant to murder someone. But in the end brother and sister didn’t get what they wanted; they got what they deserved. And mom will receive hers when she stands before God.

Melissa, you go girl, the universe had a better plan for you and I can tell you are a strong loyal honest and reliable woman . I wish you the very best xx

Who paid the high cost lawyers to try to get the Jenkins off of the hook. The judge & prosecution should have never let any questioning from the defense of bringing up her (criminal past). The Judge is complicit . Thank God the jury did the right thing. :.

*A single $16,000 scholarship to Yale won't pay for your lunch in the first semester.*

Melissa Lathem God's got you, without a doubt You have angels around protecting you❤❤❤ Big blessings sent to you, miracle girl! 🇨🇦granny😊

Hey Court TV!! How about doing a show on victims and how they are moving forward and healing? Maybe a follow-up on Melissa at some point. We all become so interested and invested in the victims.

Melissa is a gem 💎

This has to be the craziest true crime story

Clapping 👏 for Melisa. Glad you made it. You are a strong woman 👍🏿💯♥️All the best forward sweetheart. It is not what happens to you in life but what you do with it. You are an over comer and know that great things w born in adversity💯♥️

IAM very happy that Melissa survived and was able ti be happy after all what happened. I loved the two podcast girley, where do I find them. I didn't find them in RU-vid

WOW Law Enforcement and the Justice system really BLEW this one.....Glad someone FINALLY got it together

Mellisa is one strong woman to survive all that brutality

With a 44 year sentence, it's a travesty she got out i 14 years.

Girl, you work that McDonalds job and be proud! You are alive and straight-Good for you!!❤

This individual is indeed an absolute maniac... I can't believe she did all of that to Melissa, That was absolutely horrid to say the least. Im so glad that girl survived to tell her story. God Bless her. 🥂🙇🏾‍♀️

So glad that Vinnie has this show,love this man so much...Vinnie is the best

Tough as nails. So glad you had the courage to bring your abusers to justice. Stand strong

I hope Melissa is reading this. You do not stray from your true self. I hope someone can help you to understand how loving and kind grace is towards you. Youre a lovely person.❤ sending good thoughts from London UK.

that woman will be manipulating her way thru the rest of her life. she’s out, everyone around her should beware fr

I got all teared up for Melissa, I pray that she can be reunited with her kids. Melissa stay on that great path you're definitely accomplishing a great stable life.

Melissa if you’re reading this… your accomplishments are a huge deal! The states wrong for not giving you a penny! Regardless of your addictions you were a victim!

God Bless Melissa! I can't imagine going through something like that and being strong enough to survive it. nothing but good vibes to her and her children. They should know how amazing she is.

Wow. My Pops was a diabetic and I've seen what insulin does. I'm amazed she survived that. She had an angel watching over her. Bless her. 🙏

I love this series and nobody better than Vinnie!

Well done Melissa for speaking up for yourself. You told the truth, proud of you sis. Look how far you have come and achieved. God has you covered! ❤🙏🏾❤️

The first red flag they carried was spelling 2 names the same way and having people pronounce it differently. The entitlement I tell ya!

The state should give the money to her parents that way they will controlling and pay her rent phone clothes etc That was so mean they didn’t give to her the money wow

Damn Tonica is wicked as hell 😮 She had so much potential to actually go to college and get a degree 📜. Use her smarts for good and no evil like to choose to do instead. I would love a follow up story on how she turns out once she’s spent some time in the halfway house.

Almost everyday now I'm watching your episodes.great Job court TV

Melissa is a inspiration. we are all here for a purpose and she is proof of that. God bless you Melissa. I hope and pray you find Peace and get to reunite with your babies.💗

You have more commercials than the weather channel. Which we call the commercial channel. Which, of course, we don't watch any more.

I thank God for Melissa and the saving grace

Unbelievable! Courts should be strict. If you're convicted DO ALL THE TIME! Sooo many stories of criminals getting away when they should've been locked up.I'm not worried cause I don't do stupid, criminal behavior.