Who Is Jesse Eging: The Story of Alice Jenkins’ Partner

You would never imagine yourself being treated inhumanely and having your birth parent just sit down and watch. How desperate or lovestruck could they be that they take a back seat and not intervene? This was the reality of Jesse Eging and his siblings who were at one point made to eat feces by their mother’s partner when they demanded food.

Alice Jenkins couldn’t stand Mary Rowles’ kids being kids and so set out to discipline them. What she, however, did was so cruel that the kids ran away and she and their mother were charged with crimes against the kids.

Who is Jesse Eging?

Jesse Eging was the victim of multiple crimes, from kidnapping to child endangerment, and felony assault. His story was highlighted to the world in the Evil Lives Here documentary.

Eging was a normal kid who lived a normal life with his family until his mother fell in love and literally brought the devil into their lives. He would go on to suffer many unspeakable things with his four half-siblings – Darrell, Marissa, Tyler, and Caleb.

What Happened to Jesse Eging?

Jesse Eging is a child abuse survivor. Abuse may lighten the situation so why don’t we call it terror? He is a child terror survivor. Eging lived through what many other kids would not have.

It all started after his mom Mary met and became friends with a woman named Alice Jenkins. The duo met at a gay bar and struck up a friendship that grew into a relationship. Mary and Alice would later decide to move in together, a sign that they were in a fully committed relationship. The blended family moved into a house in Akron, Ohio and things seemed to be moving on smoothly at first. After a while, Alice began feeling some type of way about her partner’s kids. She didn’t like how two of them – Jesse and Tyler, would always demand and get Mary’s attention.

Alice Jenkins’s hatred for the two boys would later spread to include all the kids and she would punish them at any opportunity. From tying them to their beds to locking them up in their rooms and closets, everything was fair game for Alice. She would lock them in a dark closet for hours without granting them bathroom breaks or food. They slept in their urine sometimes.

The punishment would later include starving them for food. How did Mary see her children not eating and not give them food? It’s mindblowing. Of course, they soon started to look malnourished. When they did not shut up about eating, they were made to eat their feces.

Tyler and Jesse were also made to stop going to school because they spoke to their friends about their ordeal. This enraged Alice more and she became more brutal, unleashing more inhuman punishments.

When other kids spoke to the authorities about what was going on with their friends, child welfare officers visited the house to investigate but Alice was able to charm them away, convincing them that all was well. The officers left without furthering the investigation and the abuse became more horrifying. Alice began whipping Tyler with a leather belt while the starvation continued.

Tired of it all, the kids took matters into their own hands and ran away. Jesse, Tyler, and Darrell; kids between the ages of 6 and 14, escaped through the window. They would later stumble upon some police officers in the middle of the night and tell them their stories. Swift action was immediately taken and Mary and Alice were arrested.

Where is Jesse Egings Now?

Jesse Eging’s life has changed for the better since he was rescued from the evil hands of his mother and her lover. He was taken in by a foster family who cared for him and gave him the kind of love he never knew. He reportedly took the name of the family that took him in. Jesse has now grown to become a full-time Parkour Coach in Scottsdale, Arizona. He is said to have studied physical therapy in school.

Before getting to stay with the Egings in Chardon, Ohio, Jesse and his brother Caleb stayed in a foster home in Tallmadge for a year. It took him a long while before he could get over the trauma of what he suffered as he would always sit by the window at school to know when Alice was coming back for him. It took years of love and care to ease him back into a happy life.

Where are Alice Jenkins and Mary Rowles?

Alice Jenkins and Mary Rowles are behind bars. Prosecutors brought down the hammer following their arrest. A total of 55 charges were filed to ensure they were punished very well for their crimes. The charges ranged from kidnapping to child endangerment, and felony assault. Jesse Eging’s mom was further charged with permitting child abuse as she knew the horror her children faced and did not come to their aid.

After a short trial where they were found guilty, the couple were sentenced to 30 years in prison. The two women may not still be in a relationship but they are both serving their sentence in the same facility – the Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville, Ohio.

Both Mary and Alice have at some point in time applied for early release but their petitions were denied.

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