Jennifer Stone Never Made It To Graduation.

Jennifer Lynn Stone

She was born on December 9th, 1969. Her drive, personality, and intelligence made her a sure success in her chosen field.

April 23rd, 1992 was a breezy day in Georgia. Jennifer was a 22 year old senior at UGA majoring in advertising and on the cusp of graduation. She lived alone in her apartment, at 187 Hull Street, for about 8 months. It was located in the downtown business district of Athens and was connected to a clothing business behind the bus station.

Jennifer was last seen by her friend at around midnight. She had missed two meetings that day, one at noon and the other at 6:00 p.m. When she failed to show for the second meeting, the students went to her apartment to check on her. They found a side door opened a few inches, looked in and saw her body. Jennifer had been strangled to death. The students left immediately and  called police.

Investigators later surmised that Jennifer stepped out side for a smoke and that a burglar entered her house during the brief time she was away. When Jennifer came back inside, she was forced to her bedroom and raped. Then she was strangled to death. Jenny was alive at 1:00 a.m., because that’s when her boyfriend called to check on her. Her cameras were being sold or traded for dope at around 3:00 a.m.

During interrogations, local dope dealers told cops that the assailant was a stranger to them. Investigators figured he was passing through. He was described as a light-skinned African-American with a thin mustache. DNA collected from the scene confirmed that he was of mixed race.
Even though police obtained a DNA profile of the killer, he has never been caught.

Anyone with any information on the death of Jennifer Stone is asked to call the GBI TIP line at 1-800/597-TIPS.