Episode 114: Jasmine Cannady & JJ Bright

Suffer the Little Children

Suffer the Little Children Pod

True Crime, Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 937 Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

On a seemingly mundane Monday afternoon in February of 2021, a 911 call summoned police to an unassuming two-story brick home in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. On the front porch, officers found 48-year-old Krisinda Bright waiting for them, covered in what she freely admitted was the blood of two of her children: 16-year-old JJ Bright and 22-year-old Jasmine Cannady, both of whom were inside the home, dead from apparent gunshot wounds to the head.

JJ, a transgender boy who socially transitioned at age 12, and Jasmine, who identified as nonbinary and used they/them pronouns, have been consistently misgendered by most media outlets from the start, and JJ has been deadnamed in news articles more times than I can count. In life, they deserved the respect of being referred to by their preferred pronouns and JJ by his chosen name; in death, the very least we can do is remember them with dignity and respect, the way they both deserve.

This is the tragic story of Jasmine Cannady and JJ Bright.

Links discussed in this episode:

Remembering Jasmine Cannady And Jj/jeffrey Bright Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1131134003974889

PRISM Beaver County: https://www.facebook.com/prismlgbtqyouth/

NAMI Beaver County: https://www.namikeystonepa.org/discover-nami/find-your-local-nami/beaver-county-pa/

The Human Rights Campaign: https://hrc.org

The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

Transgender Homicide Tracker: http://hrc.im/GunViolence

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0:05.9	three for a city break. It's hard to adhere to everyone's needs. There's Betty with her
0:09.6	oversized tent. Sarah and her six foot eight boyfriend.
0:13.0	All right.
0:14.0	Roger Junior and his dog, Roger Senior.
0:16.0	And don't get us started on Mel.
0:19.0	But, like a marriage counselor, she's the one keeping things together.
0:22.0	All aboard, Miss I finally got plans out the group. a marriage counselor, she's the one keeping things together.
0:22.6	All aboard Miss I finally got plans out the group chat.
0:25.6	Keep everyone's plans alive when you travel with us.
0:28.0	P and Dau Ferris, there is another way.
0:30.0	This podcast contains descriptions of violence against children and adult language and is not suitable for all audiences.
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1:22.4	podcast giving voices back to the victims of child abuse, and shining a harsh spotlight on the parents, guardians and caretakers who silenced them.
1:30.0	I'm your host, Lane, and this is episode 114, Jasmine Kennedy and J.J. Bright.
1:38.4	On a seemingly mundane Monday afternoon in February of 2021, a 911 call summoned police to an
1:44.8	unassuming two-story brick home in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. On the front
1:49.6	porch, officers found 48-year-old Chrisinda Bright waiting for them, covered in what she freely admitted was the blood of two of her children.
1:57.0	16-year-old J.J. Bright and 22-year-old Jasmine Kennedy, both of whom were inside the home dead from apparent gunshot wounds to the head.
2:06.4	J.J. a transgender boy who socially transitioned at age 12, and Jasmine, who identified as non-binary and used they-them pronouns, have been consistently
2:15.6	misgendered by most media outlets from the start, and J.J. has been dead named in news articles
2:20.8	more times than I can count. In life they deserve the respect of
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