Shelby County District Attorney’s Office is the most corrupt department that I have witnessed. From concealing my rape, to aiding in covering up the officer who murdered my father in front of 3 independent witness, to concealing my abuse, this office has been run continuously by corruption.

As Memphis is reported as experiencing a surge in gun crime, which includes the Collierville Kroger shooting that left the shooter and a victim dead and more than a dozen people injured, the public may be more inclined to accept Weirich’s behavior, which includes concealing, fabricating evidence, and repetitive misconduct rulings from the Tennessee Supreme Court. The recent overwelming news coverage may make residents more receptive to Weirich’s tough-on-crime stance; research has shown that media coverage of crime can lead to increased public support for punitive criminal justice policy.

Now, I am not against arresting and convicting actual offenders, but I am against corruption, which Weirich’s office has continously shown to be. We have to demand both: safety and accountability. We should not trade a perceived safety for a corrupt system.

These are facts based on the Fair Punishment Project, a Harvard Law School initiative. It showed that Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich has engaged in the most misconduct of any prosecutor listed in a study in California, Louisiana, Missouri, and Tennessee between 2010 and 2015.

The Shelby County District Attorney was identified as the top four prosecutors who “repeatedly violated their constitutional and ethical duties”. However, Amy Weirich was the best-corrupted district attorney, as she was the most egregious of the four most overzealous prosecutors.

Noura Jackson

An example of misconduct under Weirich’s watch happened in the Noura Jackson case: Noura was convicted of killing her mother, so she spent 11 years in prison. Five years later, the Tennessee Supreme Court’s board of professional responsibility said Weirich and fellow prosecutor Stephen P. Jones failed to turn over vital evidence to Jackson’s defense team. Thus, Tennessee Supreme Court reversed Jackson’s murder conviction because of egregious misconduct of prosecutor Weirich. The court described Weirich’s misconduct as a “flagrant violation” of Jackson’s constitutional right to a fair trial. Weirich later was given a private reprimand for the misconduct in the case.

“The Brady Rule had been in place 46 years when Weirich chose to withhold crucial evidence in the Jackson case. She had been elected district attorney only one year when the director of her criminal trial prosecutors was publicly censured by the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility because he had “purposely” misled defense attorneys about a witness and had withheld evidence in two death penalty cases. Weirich not only kept the prosecutor on her staff but defended his misconduct.” (John Floyd)

In addition, Ronald Wright, who is a Wake Forest law professor, commented on Weirich stating, “[i]t’s disturbing when a prosecutor with a history of failing to disclose evidence has the job of overseeing the next generation of lawyers”.

A little bit of background: This conviction against Noura Jackson placed Weirich on the fast track to the district attorney’s appointment. It appears that Weirich used the Jackson case in which she violated laws to become elected as the District Attorney. So, Weirich ruined someone’s life for a job promotion.

“In 2004, in a separate case, Weirich accused a man named Vern Braswell of killing his wife. Braswell claimed he choked his wife during kinky, consensual sex but that she was alive, although not feeling well, when it was over and eventually died that night while in the tub.

Vern Braswell

As the prosecutor and defense attorney delved through Weirich’s files while preparing for the post-conviction case, they made a troubling discovery — a suspicious sealed manila envelope with a sticky note on it containing the phrase “Do not show defense,” initialed “A.P.W.””.

Toby Sells, Attorneys Say DA Weirich Hid Evidence in Murder Trial, Memphis Flyer (Nov. 21, 2014).

“The original prosecutor on the case was none other than Amy P. Weirich. The post-conviction prosecutor then asked Weirich for permission to open the manila envelope. Some time later, the envelope disappeared. As of 2015, the defense has requested a new trial.

Now, the prosecutors and defense attorney stated that the envelope that was labeled ” Do not show defense” was intialed “A.P.W.”. Weirich’s full name is “Amy P. Weirich”.

Another editorial piece stated that Weirich has a “ruthless win-at-all-costs ambition. She withheld evidence, lied about missing evidence, and routinely engaged in unethical behavior that got her appointed as Shelby County’s top prosecutor in 2011 when the former district attorney resigned to join the governor’s administration”.

In addition, Emily Bazelon, reporter for the New York Times, wrote that in 2010 the National District Attorneys Association somehow convinced the American Bar Association to impress upon courts to stop using the term “prosecutorial misconduct” in Brady violation cases. The DAs prefer the term “errors” to misconduct because that term, Oregon District Attorney Joshua Marquis says, “feeds the narrative that prosecutors are corrupt, which is poisonous.”

Thus, the District Attorneys try to manipulate the publics’ perception with words. Instead of using “prosecutorial misconduct”, they switched it to “errors” which implies that it was an accident, which is not true.

In 2022, Amy Weirich is up for re-election. I think the voters in Tennessee should re-think re-electing her. She has a systematic pattern of misconduct and abuse of her authority per Harvard Law, but I did not need Harvard to determine this myself due to my own traumatic experience resulting from this prosecutor’s office behavior.

District Attorney Amy Weirich

(Photo from the Daily Memphian)

My life has been greatly altered by Shelby County District Attorney, as they refuse to stop my abuser from harassing and attempting to kill me. I have sent certified letters to Weirich showing clear evidence of him admitting to all of his crimes towards my child and me, but I have been completely ignored because this would implicate the district attorney’s office. Thus, they would rather remain silent and ignore all evidence, so whatever happens to my child or me just happens. He raped, beat, and tried to kill me, but Weirich and her prosecutors including Glenda Adams all conspired to cover it up. *Note”: Glenda Adams and a group of MPD officers were indicted on August 3, 2021 for allegedly conspiring with one another. Click here to read about it.

Now, while I have been in hiding, I was forced in 2021 to press charges on a neighbor because of threats and ongoing harassments, but Weirich and her prosecutors dismissed the case without ever subpoenaing my witness or me nor did they request any video or audio evidence. Basically, Weirich and her prosecutors failed to prosecute the case on purpose.

I am sure that Weirich is familiar with me, as I wrote a letter outlining the corruption with references to files and other evidence on February 26, 2021. Of course, Weirich ignored it. Within 2 days of Weirich receiving that letter with evidence, the newpaper website (different site) that I wrote for had a large cyber attack launched against it. Interesting! Now, it appears that Weirch and her team is punishing me once again by dismissing the case against my neighbor despite there being unimpeachable evidence in December 2021 that was imperative for my child’s and my own safety. So, Weirich violated my rights once again, but this has been a common theme for her office.  I surmise that they are doing this, as retaliation against me since I have been reporting on crimes committed by her office and the police department. 

Timeline of events that pertain to Shelby County District Attorney’s Office:

On December 20, 2021, the apartment manager informed me that the charges against Tayvana was dismissed and her records expunged, so they were allowing her to move back into the apartments. This shocked me, as the prosecutor never contacted me even though I made several attempts to contact the prosecutor in the case. In addition, I supplied timelines to Detective Shirkey, reiterated to him the ongoing harassment throughout the months, and the fact that it was imperative that I attend the court hearing. In addition, I notified Detective Shirkey on September 22, 2021 that I had video footage as well. However, Collierville prosecutor(s) continued to fail to contact or subpoena my witness and me.

Thus, the Collierville District Attorney (this is really Shelby County District Attorney under Amy Weirich) violated my constitutional rights. At minimum, prosecutor(s) are guilty of failing to contact or subpoena a witness and victim to prosecute the case, which is an unethical violation, as there is a duty given to them.

Per the Tennessee Constitution in Article I, § 35 in the Crime Victims’ Bill of Rights, the following rights are afforded to certain victims:

1. The right to confer with the prosecutor about their case.
2. The right to be free from harassment, intimidation, and abuse throughout the criminal justice system.
3. The right to be at all proceedings where the defendant has the right to be present.
4. The right to be heard, when relevant, at all critical stages of the criminal justice process as defined by the General Assembly.
5. The right to be informed of all proceedings, and of the release, transfer or escape of the accused or convicted person.
6. The right to a speedy trial or disposition and a prompt and final conclusion of the case after the conviction or sentence.
7. The right to restitution from the offender.
8. The right to know about each of these rights established for victims. 

In addition, per Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-38-102(a)(2):

• Victims’ have rights to protection and support with prompt action if victims experience intimidation or retaliation. All victims of crime and prosecution witnesses have the right to [p]rotection and support with prompt action in the case of intimidation or retaliation from the defendant and the defendant’s agents or friends.

My rights were grossly violated as Tayvana was allowed to continuously harass me after she was arrested, which I supplied a timeline to Detective Eric Shirkey on September 22, 2021 and I contacted him again on December 6, 2021 to inform him that Tayvana’s harassment never stopped and to inquire about a court date, as I had never been contacted.

Prosecutor(s) in Collierville denied me all of my rights outlined in Article I, § 35. In addition, I still do not know the date of the dissolution of the case nor the reason. However, I did send a certified letter on December 22, 2021 to Amy P. Weirich (BPR #014441), Mr. Charles Wadsworth Bell (BPR #004551), and Ms. Mary W. Thorsberg (BPR #013807) requesting answers for the failure to communicate among other matters. I did not receive justice or due process entitled to me with the basic rights afforded to me. However, as of January 4, 2022, all of the prosecutors are refusing to respond to my letter or email: Amy Weirich, Mr. Charles Bell, Ms. Mary Thorsberg, and Nicholas Pierotti.

Due to the timeframe, I have not discussed my rape and abuse case, which was another trauma that Weirich caused me, but I will cover the details in the future.

Note: I am not a person against police officer or the district attorney’s office. Matter of fact, I believe that we should pay police officers at least $100,000 per year (depending on the location, it should be higher) along with proper training and extensive mental health support. However, I will never support a Police Department or District Attorney’s Office that conceals corruption in any form. Accountability is the only acceptable means to avoid a corrupt system. This site is holding them accountable. You are not above the law. 

Disclaimer:  I have no intentions of harming others or myself. I have not broken any laws. I have no intentions of running away. If I am murdered, come up missing, or something similar happens to close members of my family or friends, look at all of the individuals and police departments mentioned in this website. I am less afraid of my rapist and more afraid of these department (including detectives and police officers) and prosecutors.