Jessica Keen
Jessica Lyn Keen (born September 24, 1975 - March 17, 1991 in West Jefferson , Ohio , United States) was an American schoolgirl and cheerleader who was the victim of a rape murder . The case gained worldwide fame, u. a. through the US crime series Unsolved Mysteries . The perpetrator could be determined in 2008 through the DNA analysis .
Criminal case
In the days leading up to the murder, Jessica Keen was in a boarding school . She tried to hitchhike the way home, presumably with a man she knew only briefly.
Jessica Keen was raped several times over a period of approximately six hours and was found dead two days later in Foster Chapel Cemetery, West Jefferson, Ohio , approximately 20 miles from the boarding school.
On April 9, 2008, 17 years after the crime, Marvin Lee Smith was arrested as a suspect . Smith, previously et al. a. For several years in prison for kidnapping, his confession avoided the death penalty and was eventually sentenced to 30 years to life in prison.
Web links
- Internet virtual memorial created by cousin Amy
- Forum entry with a collection of various press articles from the murder to the arrest of the perpetrator
- Jessica Keen Homepage, created by Sister Heather
Individual evidence
- ↑ Man expected to be charged 17 years after girl's murder. In: The Columbus Dispatch. April 10, 2008, accessed February 18, 2013 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Keen, Jessica |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Keen, Jessica Lyn |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American murder victim |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1975 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 17, 1991 |
| Place of death | West Jefferson (Ohio) , United States |