Son Deserved to ‘Pass in Peace’
Christensen’s failure to cooperate forced officers to break down the front door, thrusting them into her property, where they witnessed several red X’s painted across the windows and mirrors in the residence. Investigators then discovered Lloyd’s decomposing remains on the bathroom floor. It was clear he had been dead for several days with no visible signs of trauma, according to police.
Officers found Christensen barricaded in her bedroom and tased her preceding her arrest. She was then transported to the police station for questioning. Christensen, a former certified nursing assistant and her son’s caregiver, agreed to speak with investigators without a lawyer present.
She explained that Lloyd appeared to have broken several bones after suffering a serious fall out of bed days earlier. Christensen claimed she was unable to pull him into his wheelchair, so she dragged him to the bathroom, where he remained on the floor until he died days later.
In an attempt to alleviate his pain, she confessed to administering diazepam and amitriptyline—a benzodiazepine and an antidepressant, respectively—while also providing him with juice and water for nourishment for about four days, according to the report.
Christensen said she did not call for help when Lloyd collapsed and believed he “deserved to pass in a peaceful matter and that she did not want him to die in a hospital.” She also claimed she knew her son was “on his way out” when he was no longer able to move around on his own, and she explained that she painted the red X’s throughout her home to get rid of “bad energy,” the report read.
She was charged with negligently subjecting an individual at risk to abuse, causing death, and later released on bond.
‘I Shot Her’
On July 8, 2024, authorities were called to a fire at Christensen’s home, the same home where Lloyd died nearly four years earlier.
First responders discovered a woman’s charred remains. The victim was identified as Christensen, and an autopsy revealed she was shot four times in the arms and head. The level of decomposition of her body indicated she was killed several days before someone intentionally set the house on fire, police alleged, citing evidence of lighter fluid and propane tanks at the scene.
Christensen’s sister informed investigators that Christensen’s other son, Jesse Patt Sr., was staying with her on and off, but they were unable to locate him. A niece suggested Patt was responsible for the victim’s death and reportedly motivated by money.
Two days later, officers encountered him lying next to a body of water at Cliffside Park. Patt claimed he was “just watching wildlife,” according to body cam footage. Officers confirmed his identification and discovered there was a warrant for his arrest, but he refused to surrender, instead threatening to kill himself and prompting officers to call for backup when he produced a firearm.
While waiting for the arrival of the Racine County SWAT team, Patt confessed that he killed his mother in response to her admission that she "shoved pills” down his “brother’s throat” for nearly a week before he died.
“I lost my s--- and I shot her,” Patt said. “I put four rounds of a .45 in her a--, and then I set the house on fire. But first I let her body rot inside that f------ house for seven days. Just like what she did to my brother.”
When authorities witnessed Patt make a move for his gun, several officers fired their weapons, striking him. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
