• Publication: The Red & Black (independent student newspaper, University of Georgia)
• Author: Stephanie Baker and Jeff Coen, Staff Writers
• Original Publication Date: Friday, April 24, 1992

University senior Jennifer L. Stone, 22, was discovered dead in her one-bedroom apartment in downtown Athens early Thursday evening. Athens-Clarke County police have ruled the incident a homicide.

Police said Stone was discovered by three friends in her apartment at 187 Hull St. around 7:15 p.m.

Police believe Stone was killed early Thursday morning.

Police said at the scene that the body wouldn’t be removed until 7 a.m. this morning.

The incident was reported to Athens police after three friends of the victim went to her residence after she failed to attend an on-campus ad club meeting. Bureau Chief Lumpkin of the Athens-Clarke County said the friends of the victim described Stone as “very dependable,” so they came by her residence to check on her.

Lumpkin said that upon entering the Hull Street apartment, the three friends discovered the partially-clothed body. She lived alone.

“They got close enough to know something was wrong and they left immediately and called police,” he said.

Stone, an advertising major from Roswell, attended Lovett High School in Atlanta and was a member of Kappa Delta sorority.

Police said they have no motive as of yet, but do not believe the victim was raped.

He said Athens-Clarke County police would not disclose any further details about the slaying.

Melissa Strickland, a friend of Stone’s from Spartanburg, S.C., described her shock upon hearing the news.

“We were watching the news and Hull Street popped up,” she said. “Someone said, ‘Jenny lives over there. That can’t be Jenny. It’s not Jenny.’ ”

[Photo caption] Two Athens-Clarke County police officers guard the crime scene. Forensics experts check the door in background. (Robert Mann / The Red and Black)