Jennifer Lynne Persia's True Crime Portal

“She was the best little sister any of us could've asked for.” - Jennifer Lynne Persia's eldest sister, Joanne

3 sisters, growing up together, singing their favorite songs together, the youngest following the eldest sister's footsteps into music & high school sports. Then, in 1994, that second set of footsteps suddenly ended.

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Jennifer Lynne Persia's family & friends say she was the happiest of children; always smiling & always bringing a smile to others, no matter what kind of day they were having. At 5-years-old, she was the flower girl at her Uncle Lee's wedding, stealing the show according to Susan, Lee's bride. As she grew up she loved joking around & being a goofball with her sisters Joanne & Carol, with

She had been beaten, strangled, and stabbed almost 2 dozen times.

But she put up one helluva fight. There were signs of a struggle all over the house & she had defensive wounds on her hands & arms. She may have even struck & injured her attacker with a glass beer mug, as a broken one was found in the house, smeared with blood.

It's believed Jennifer knew her killer, or killers, because there were no signs of forced entry. Whether this was a burglary gone hideously wrong or Jennifer herself was targeted remains a mystery. The only things known to be missing from the house were 4 large plastic containers that were filled with a substantial amount of Susan B. Anthony coins, as well as some $2 & $5 silver certificates.

Police also believe that more than one person was involved in Jennifer's murder & there have been a few suspects over the years – one was cleared, another died of a drug overdose in 2018 - altho no one has been charged in the case. There's also DNA evidence, but it has yet to be matched to

Epilogue

When I first started researching this story, it was with the intention of making it part of my upcoming series, 5 Lesser-Known Unsolved Murders in each state, but the more I looked into it, the more Jennifer's story touched me & I thought it deserved a standalone episode. She lived not all that far from where I lived in 1994; we're only about 8 years apart in age; 2 of my 7 sisters & both of my brothers are younger than Jennifer would be today had she not been taken from her family, and the world, so prematurely.

The decision to make the Jennifer Persia story a dedicated episode was cemented further when I contacted Mark, her father, and thru him, Joanne, her sister – both of whom were incredibly gracious in responding positively to a total stranger who was inquiring about something so traumatic, out of the blue, no less. Most of the images in this video came from them, either directly, or indirectly by telling me where to find them. For that, I am tremendously indebted to