Alice Weiss is a 67-year-old disabled woman who has just been indicted for murder, an 18-year old crime of which she is innocent. Alice has become the victim of a political maneuver: the state's Attorney General and current candidate for Missouri Senator, Eric Schmitt (Rep.) has revived this 'cold case' in hopes of appearing tough on crime. Her defense will cost more than $135,000 yet her only income is from a small SSDI disability check.
Attorney General Eric Schmitt claimed she was arrested because of “new evidence" - but in fact there has been no new evidence since the crime was committed in 2004. Please help us defend this innocent woman by donating today.
Why did the Missouri Attorney General dig up this 18-year-old ‘cold case’?
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt (Rep) wants to be Missouri's next Senator, but he wasn't getting much media attention and his poll numbers were low. So, in August 2021 he had Alice arrested for a 18-yr-old crime on bogus evidence. A secret warrant was issued following a secret hearing in which Alice was denied bail without cause. Schmitt took the extremely unusual step of holding a press conference the following day to announce that he had solved an old cold case, thus presenting himself as a hero in the media.
Alice and Jim, computer geeks who fell in love
In 2004 Alice's partner, Jim Summers, was tragically killed during a burglary outside their home in rural Jefferson County, Missouri (south of St. Louis). Alice had met Jim when she was part of the team running the computer network for the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Eventually they moved into a house together along with her cat, Munchie, the vintage cars which Jim was restoring, and Alice’s father, who suffered from Alzheimers. Alice described Jim as someone she loved and respected, someone she deeply connected with, and someone she viewed as a life partner.
Shockingly, on April 27, 2004, Jim was shot just as he was leaving the house one evening. Alice heard several shots, and when she went outside she found Jim lying on the ground covered in blood. She immediately called 911. She was never charged with any crime and the murder / robbery was left open and unsolved for 14 years.
Retired, dedicated to helping others
Alice is a model citizen who has dedicated her life to helping others. For decades she was the caregiver for her elderly parents who suffered from a disabling stroke and Alzheimers. She helped raise funds and locate housing for a veteran after a motorcycle accident caused him to lose his job and his home. She volunteered at local food banks, homeless shelters, and animal shelters for many years, also volunteering as a fundraiser for a charity that rescues street children in Mexico.
Alice’s income is limited to an SSDI check, yet she donated her $600 COVID payment to the local food pantry, to feed others in greater need. Alice was a victim of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and lost almost everything, including her house, and yet to this day she focuses on helping others.
Denied food and medication in jail
Alice was arrested outside her home by officers who refused to let her take her purse or cell phone with her. If it wasn't for a friendly neighbor who offered to retrieve her purse and phone, she would have been unable to contact family, and would simply have disappeared without a trace, leaving her pets without food or water.
She spent 8 days in jail, during COVID, in a freezing cold cell with only one thin blanket, where COVID protocols were ignored. Jail officials refused to comply with her medically-approved dietary restrictions, as a result of which she went without food for the entire 8 days. They also refused to provide a life-saving medication she needs because it was "too expensive." Family members came to her rescue, hiring an attorney, and she i s now at home living under House Arrest and trying to figure out how to finance her legal defense expenses.
Legal costs mounting
Alice has taken a second mortgage on her house to pay her legal bills. She needs $100,000 for her criminal defense attorney, plus $10,000 for her bail fee, and at least $10,000 to hire independent expert witnesses to testify regarding the incompetent murder investigation by law enforcement in 2004. She also must pay $200 per month for ankle monitoring services.
Alice is a victim of the politically-motivated prosecution of an innocent senior. She needs your help to prove her innocence.
READ The Riverfront Times investigative report on Alice's case.
For more information please click HERE to check out her website.
