Caledonia County State's Attorney Lisa Warren said the Prues spent months plotting the March 25, 2012, crime in order to fulfill a fantasy: Patricia Prue's computer had been used to conduct online searches for "how to kidnap a girl," the Prues stalked Jenkins, got a stun gun and bought a prepaid cel
"These crimes were carefully and nearly meticulously planned, and Patricia Prue was key in the planning behind Melissa Jenkins' murder," she said. The judge agreed that Prue appeared to be catalyst for the events that led to Jenkins' death.