Jerry Miranda – USAF Academy, CO Airfield Manager Divorced
The much-publicized tele-
vision show, “20/20” once ran an interview regarding the 25-year thrash with do- mestic violence victim, Jerry Miranda; saw the flare of a 10 -inch blade that coiled into his back at his place of em- ployment by his wife on the morning of May 5, 1999. With the helping hands of a co-worker, Jesse Howard, he threw himself at Mr. Miranda’s wife, seizing the knife, awaiting police arrival. “They can’t hold me forever. I’m going to come back and kill all of you!” A believable threat. In 2001, a judge ruled for 10 years in prison whereas Jerry thought that meant exactly 10 years, but Hassania Miranda had a dif- ferent agenda. In 2002, Jerry’s homicidal wife asked the judge for a reduction in her sentence to four years. She then applied to commu- nity corrections in 2003 and went before the parole board, but each time, they were unsuccessful attempts. Since then, there have been letters of protest from Jerry’s co-workers out of fear that Hassania Miranda will make good on her promise. The first time she had ever struck Jerry; he forgave her
and stayed because he didn’t want to put the family through a divorce. He was also in fear of his life because she threatened to kill him if he ever left her. No one ever knew, not even close relatives that there had been abuse in the marriage. It was a secret until Hassania Miranda showed up at her old house and pointed a gun at her son’s friend. No explanation of why she did this, but the young man fled and Hassania posted bullets throughout the house as a calling card. She was arrested that night, posted bond and hours later, was released. The next morning, she phoned her husband’s office and spoke with Jesse Howard and stated, “they took my gun, but it’s okay...I have four more.” Jesse pleaded with her to not do anything stupid, but what she did later that day, made Jesse a victim as well. Hassania Miranda’s peti- tion for sovereignty took place in Classroom No. 4 at the Pueblo Minimum Center. Vice Chairman of the
Colorado Board of Parole, Curtis Devin sat at the desk and the three men sat in front of him, Jerry Miranda, Jesse Howard, and one of their sons, Joe Miranda. Has- sania Miranda walks in not making any eye contact with anyone. Joe Miranda moved
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his chair back away from his estranged mother, as it was the closest he had been to her without supervision from an armed officer in five years. Devin began to question Has- sania Miranda about her drinking habits and if she re- called what brought her to this point. “A little,” spoke the heavily accented Morocco voice. She and Jerry met in Athens, Greece when he was stationed in the Air Force there. Why do you think you would make a good parole candidate asked Devin. “Um,” she replied, “I’m sober. I'm off my medication. I've learned a lot of things. I know why I did this, I hid be- hind a lot of things...watching TV, drinking." She said she drank because of the worry her two sons caused her. “I sit in the window, wait for them to come. I cry,” she said. “I never sleep. I drink and drink. I understand some of my problems better, if they let me out, I wouldn’t bother anyone.” She continued, “I been told by judge: 'If I go cross him, I go back to prison,'" she said. "That's why I don't." As Jerry Miranda listened
with eager intention, he couldn’t believe that he stayed married to her for 25 years. Hassania Miranda was
telling Devin how faithfully
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