Tag: The Red & Black
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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…
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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…
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A few manila folders filled with papers are the only link current University students have to Jennifer Stone. In 1992, her name was well-known on campus. Jenny was a 22-year-old senior studying advertising in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication and was an active member of Kappa Delta sorority. She was also an…
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On April 23, 1992, 22-year-old University senior Jennifer Stone was raped and strangled in her one-bedroom apartment on Hull Street. Five years later, Athens-Clarke County Police are still looking for the killer. “This case will never be closed until it is solved,” said W.J. Smith, the officer investigating the case. “I want to know who…
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University graduate Randy Brooks says he was fortunate to be the last person to see his best friend, student Jennifer Stone, before she was murdered two years ago. Stone, 22, was raped and strangled in her apartment on Hull Street on April 23, 1992. But police, friends and family said they never stop thinking about…
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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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Significant events in the Stone investigation April 23, 1992 Between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m., Jenny Stone is slain. A little after 3 a.m., police say two cameras belonging to Stone are sold on the streets. At 7:30 p.m., three friends discover her body after she failed to show up for a meeting. Police rule…
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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…
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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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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,…