Raechyl Blackshear never hinted her marriage was anything less than perfect, her parents said. But they believe she had been experiencing varying degrees of physical and emotional violence from her husband.
Anthony and Jeri White reflect on the lives of their daughter and granddaughter, Raechyl and Jayla Blackshear, who were found dead in their East Anchorage home in mid-April. As a young girl growing up in Stockton, California, Raechyl was headstrong and funny, and loved to learn, according to her mother, Jeri White.
Her parents say Raechyl loved Alaska. She was learning to snowboard and enjoyed being active. She built a community of close friendships and caring colleagues. Jeri White hugs a woman who knew her daughter Raechyl after a memorial at Lighthouse Christian Fellowship in Anchorage on April 28. Jeri White, the mother of Raechyl Blackshear, wipes tears from her eye as she attends a memorial for her daughter and granddaughter, Jayla Blackshear, at Lighthouse Christian Fellowship in Anchorage.
When they became a couple, Jalonni took to fatherhood naturally and treated all of Raechyl’s children like his own, the Whites said. Despite their outwardly happy appearance, the state Office of Children’s Services launched an investigation into the family in 2019 that involved a reference to domestic violence, according to court documents filed last month against Jalonni Blackshear.
Blackshear also said he normally kept a round chambered in the gun because of bears around the house, the document said. The older children knew not to touch it, but the girl normally lives in Oklahoma and visits in the summer.The department was aware Jalonni was the subject of an external criminal investigation during that time, Holley said in an email. Department policy requires employees to “immediately inform and provide a written report to the employee’s chain of command,” Holley wrote.
Jeri White flew to Alaska and spent time at the household with help from Raechyl’s biological father, who lived in northern California, so the children could return home during the investigation, she said. “That made me really happy to hear,” she said. “Because there was certainly a time when she didn’t trust therapists after the whole incident, but I’m glad she was able to see that it’s not always like that and that there are therapists out there that can help you.”At the end of March, the family Raechyl Blackshear had worked so hard to keep together fell apart.
In the meantime, Jeri White said, the Office of Children’s Services filed for emergency custody of the children. The last time Jeri White spoke with Raechyl was in early April. Her daughter said she was on her way to meet with Jalonni. It wasn’t clear what they planned to talk about. Federal investigators with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security called the Whites at their California home, Anthony White said. They asked if the couple was hiding the girls. That’s when they realized Jayla was missing.
A family member called the Anchorage Police Department that week and requested a welfare check at the Blackshear home. Jeri White said police stopped by several times but didn’t see anything suspicious.The Whites believe their daughter had been grabbing a few essential supplies before leaving for good.Charges were filed in Alaska on April 13 accusing him of sexually abusing his 14-year-old daughter.
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