A man convicted of brutally murdering his mother and father in a case that shook the state of Oregon is being represented in part by the ACLU as he seeks to change his name and legal sex while incarcerated.
Andrew Jondle was convicted in 2011 of the slaughter of his mother and father, slaying the couple on their farm in Polk County and robbing them. Jondle committed the crimes in 2010 at the age of 20 while in a sexual relationship with a much older woman, Cindy Lou Beck, who was 46. Beck and Jondle plotted to murder Jondle’s parents, rob them, and seize the inheritance after the two began to experience financial difficulties while living together.
Father Scott Jondle, 61, was murdered by stab wounds with a farm scythe, while mother Marilyn Jondle, 58, died after being bludgeoned by a pipe repeatedly in the skull and upper body.
While Andrew Jondle committed the murders alone, the District Attorney noted during the trial that Beck allegedly used a fake form of “psychic channelling” to convince the younger man into believing “tree and animal spirits” were endorsing the plot.
Jondle was ultimately sentenced to life in prison with a 50-year minimum after pleading guilty to two counts of aggravated murder and one count of robbery, while Beck was sentenced to 20 years for conspiracy.
It is unknown when Jondle began identifying as a woman, and his most recent mugshot on file with the Oregon Department of Corrections shows him with cropped hair and a moustache. He is currently incarcerated at the Oregon State Correctional Institution, which houses male inmates.
However, a newly-released appeals court documents shows Jondle had previously filed for a name and sex change and was denied by a circuit court, which wrote that it was “not in the public interest for [Jondle’s] name and sex to be legally changed.”
But a February 2 ruling by the Oregon Court of Appeals vacated the circuit court’s decision, and has now cleared the path for Jondle to once again be considered for a legal name and sex change. Jondle’s case was represented in part by the ACLU Foundation of Oregon. It is unclear if Jondle will seek a transfer if his documents are changed.
Multiple violent male inmates have managed to successfully be transferred to women’s institutions in Oregon, as well as sue the state for not providing them feminine accessories.
In January 2022, Zera Lola Zombie, a biological male in prison for murdering his girlfriend, sued the state of Oregon for “gender discrimination,” despite already having been transferred to a women’s facility.
In 2019, Oregon Live ranked Jondle as being one of the most notorious criminals currently incarcerated in the state, and in 2020, Jondle’s case was featured in true crime TV series Snapped: Killer Couples.
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