Who Killed Jenny Stone?

  • Murder of One: New Novel about Jennifer’s case.

    Murder of One: New Novel about Jennifer’s case.

    Scott Howard’s long-anticipated book, Murder of One: Secrets to Never Be Told, is officially available. Murder of One represents a major step forward in documenting what happened behind the scenes. Written by Howard—who says he knew Jenny before her time at UGA—the book delves into his years-long independent investigation, detailing the institutional roadblocks, missed leads,…

  • Facebook Group

    Facebook Group

    Discussion around the case can be found at the ‘Who Killed Jenny Stone’ Facebook group. The Group is private with admin approval to join. Discussion and files can also be shared anonymously.

  • After 20 years, University student murder still unsolved — Family, friends and investigators still grieve the loss

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    Jennifer Lynn Stone’s life was just beginning. It was April 1992, and the 22-year-old advertising major stood at the verge of graduation. Stone, the youngest of five sisters, was known for her creativity in advertising. A promising career stretched ahead of her. But on April 23, life changed. Midnight was the last time Stone was…

  • Old case still puzzles — Student’s murder unsolved 17 years later, but investigators have theory

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    Seventeen years ago today, Jenny Stone worked into the early morning hours on a project for a University of Georgia advertising class, then decided to take a break. The 22-year-old UGA senior left the small carriage house she rented on North Hull Street sometime after 1 a.m. to get some fresh air, and returned home…

  • Georgia Supreme Court to hear open records case

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    ATLANTA — The Georgia Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in a newspaper’s claim that police violated the state’s open records laws by refusing to release documents related to the unsolved rape and murder of a University of Georgia student. In a 2005 lawsuit, The Athens Banner-Herald claimed that the Athens-Clarke County Police Department had…

  • Court to hear open records law case — Athens paper claims police deliberately held public documents

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    ATLANTA — The Georgia Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in a newspaper’s claim that police violated the state’s open records laws by refusing to release documents related to the unsolved rape and murder of a University of Georgia student. In a 2005 lawsuit, The Athens Banner-Herald claimed the Athens-Clarke County Police Department thwarted reporters’…

  • Banner-Herald sues police — Wants records from student murder cases

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    The Athens Banner-Herald has filed a lawsuit against the Athens-Clarke County Police Department seeking access to information about two unsolved University student murders. The complaint — filed Friday — stems from newspaper officials’ belief that the department is in violation of the Georgia Open Records Act, which provides the public with broad access to certain…

  • Suspect in rapes not linked to Athens case

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    The man suspected in the killings of five Louisiana women has been eliminated as a suspect in the unsolved 1992 slaying of a University of Georgia student, authorities said Wednesday. DNA obtained earlier this month from Derrick Todd Lee, 34, was compared to DNA recovered from the crime scene where Jennifer Lynn Stone, 22, was…

  • Files in 2 slayings to stay closed — Police: Cases still active

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    Until their killers are brought to trial, investigative files related to the unsolved cases of University of Georgia students Jennifer Stone and Tara Baker will remain under lock and key, Athens-Clarke officials said. Meanwhile, authorities cite a new development in the 1992 murder of Stone, a 22-year-old advertising major strangled in her downtown apartment 11…

  • It seems not all murders are equal in the newspaper’s eyes

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    The Athens Banner-Herald has been diligent about keeping the unsolved homicides of Pamela Crisler, Tara Baker and Jennifer Stone in the public view (e.g., four articles related to the Baker case alone appeared Jan. 19 and 20). No doubt the families and friends of the victims have taken comfort in the newspaper’s continuing coverage of…