Tag: 1993
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Although the DNA of a man convicted of raping a college student in Charlotte, N.C., doesn’t match that of the man who killed University student Jennifer Stone, police said Tuesday they are still optimistic about the on-going investigation. There have been 45 DNA samples taken from possible suspects in the Stone investigation, including that of…
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When three friends peered into Jennifer Stone’s off-campus house and found her lying dead a year ago today, the discovery set off the most massive law enforcement effort in recent years here. “There’s been a couple of 3 or 4 weeks with no information, but we still have work,” said Sgt. W.J. Smith, a [age…
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People move through the doors of the Greyhound bus station or emerge from incoming buses into the quiet Broad Street building, asking about schedules and routes. Sometimes, those who remember ask about Jennifer Stone. “A lot of times they’ll ask, ‘Did they ever catch who killed the girl who lived behind the bus station?’,” said…
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In 1986, the first use of DNA analysis in a criminal case was against a mentally unstable 17-year-old Englishman, accused of raping and killing a 15-year-old, then leaving her body to decompose in a field. When results came back, he was freed. “DNA is a great tool but it’s not going to solve all the…
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Alex Heckman graduated from U.Ga. last June, keeps a plaque propped on her desk at GPTV in Atlanta naming her the recipient of The Jennifer L. Stone Memorial Award for Creativity, and doesn’t go back to Athens often. “Here I can think just about Jenny; I can think about her and I don’t have to…
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Jennifer Stone’s killer, or killers, remains at large. Police are diligently looking for suspects, but the case is still a mystery, and still frustrating to family, friends, and law enforcement officials. Today, we are taking a look at the Stone murder on the first anniversary of her death. [Photo credit] Janet Beckley / Staff
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As news of Jennifer Stone’s strangulation slaying traveled across state news wires last April, signs that Athenians were feeling its impact spread across town: • A wave of fear went through on-campus dorms, where a rumor circulated that a second body had been found in a trash can, said Connie Sampson, assistant University of Georgia…
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Ashlee Lansdell said her life changed after Jennifer Stone was found raped and strangled in her off-campus apartment one year ago today. Lansdell, a senior from Atlanta, was one of Stone’s Kappa Delta sorority sisters, and a good friend. “I don’t go anywhere by myself — ever,” Lansdell said. “And I certainly don’t live alone,…
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One year later, the tears still come easily. “Sometimes it’s hard to believe, like a nightmare,” said Joan Stone, as she speaks about April 23, 1992 — when her 22-year-old daughter, Jennifer, was found raped and strangled in her off-campus apartment. Her husband, Raymond, agreed that the passing of days has done little to heal…
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As the roller-coaster investigation of Jennifer Stone’s death drags into its 52nd week, Athens police say they are still making progress despite that there hasn’t been a real break in the case since July. To date, nearly 100 people who were either in the neighborhood at the estimated time of Stone’s death or fit other…