The following is a transcript of the handwritten statement Jared Remy issued to the court after he pleaded guilty to murdering his girlfriend, Jennifer Martel. He read the statement aloud in court.

Frist I Would like to Thank Josh Sullivin Shane Tilsilion Eddi Stone and all the guys from Summervill for Taking me in I wish all u guys The Best of luck. I would like to sAy Blame me for This Not My Family. They Toutht Of Jen as a 4 kid. She Was a sister to My brother and a sister to my sister and a Real mother to my son. and a great mother to Are little girl. My family did everthin They could to help Jen and hope she had a good life. Jen [always] said That My family was her Real family. They both loved eachother. [I] am the Bad Apple and if u Ask my family They rather Have me died Then her. I Now Jen is looking down I hope her and Buddy Are getting Along up Their and having Fun. Jen Help me clean up my Act But the one Thing I Never Stop doing was My love for Drugs and for that am sorry. Jen was a Angle and allways will be a Angle. And for the 2 People That Keep [using] Jen to MAke Them selfs look good. (Line redacted). u Know Who u are and What u are. Your Honner I am hier today Not for A deal. But to take Responibity for WhAT I have done. I would like u to kNow That I allways told Jen she could leve But Dont threting Me With My DAughter. That Night Jen had a Knife in her hand and Threting me with My Daughter. So I Killed Her I don’t think its write when wemane use Their Kids Against Their Fathers. And to All the people That have Blamd My Family Go clean out your closet your story (redacted). I am (crossed-out ‘a’) Honest (illegible) and a person of my word and everthing I said 2day is The Truth. I have Nothing 2 Lie about. JR 3:16