When Jessica’s mother returned home, she saw her daughter’s car parked in the driveway. The door was open and there was a phone on the seat with the emergency number dialed. The shocked woman was sure that something had happened to the teenager. Together with her father, they contacted the teachers, but as expected, the girl did not show up at school.
She left for school and never came back. The body was found 17 days later by the river
They went to the sheriff’s office to report them missing, but their statements were not taken into account. They believed that Jessica had run away from home and would be back soon. However, this did not happen. The next day, the girl’s father noticed that the neighbor, Bucky Brooks, was burning clothes in the yard. He ran to him, but the man did not let him into the property. The father notified the police, but the officers who arrived at the scene found nothing. The case gained momentum when the FBI got involved. They found a photo of a teenage girl in a neighbor’s barn, which put Brooks in an unfavorable light.
17 days after Jessica’s disappearance, a woman passing by found her by the river. It quickly turned out to be Jessica Dishon. The body was badly mutilated. Fingers and limbs were missing, and the parents could hardly recognize him as their daughter. Dark clouds gathered over the Dishons’ neighbor. His wife did not confirm his alibi, but although the case went to court, there was no evidence to convict him. There was no DNA or fingerprints on the victim’s body. The 17-year-old’s death remained unsolved until 2012, when detective Lynn Hunt investigated the case.
The police were looking for a murderer in the wrong place. The perpetrator had been right under their noses for many years
The policewoman received information that one of the convicts serving time in prison boasted that he knew who killed Jessica Dishon. The murderer was said to be the girl’s father’s brother, Stanley Dishon. Lynn Hunt took action and it turned out that the man had been abusing Jessica for many years. The evidence against him was a sheet buried near the river, on which his DNA was found. Stanley allegedly came to the Dishon house and demanded that Jessica stop dating a boy from school. The girl ran away, but only managed to reach the car. Her uncle kidnapped her, imprisoned her in a barn for several days and abused her. He ended up killing her and cutting off her limbs to make it look like a drug gang war. Stanley eventually pleaded guilty. The trial began in 2015 and he was sentenced to 25 years in prison with the possibility of parole after 15 years.
Are you experiencing domestic violence? Are you looking for help? You can, for example, contact the National Emergency Service for Victims of Domestic Violence “Blue Line”. The free hotline is open 24/7 800 12 00 02. More information . If there is a threat to life – call the emergency number 112.
Source: Gazeta
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