Episode #168: Beyond the Keystone - California

The Murder of Miss Hollywood/ The Murder of Jill Ann Weatherwax - She was beautiful, ambitious, and carried the nickname “Miss Hollywood.” But Jill Ann Weatherwax’s dreams of stardom came to a haunting end in 1998, when she was found brutally murdered in a lonely field. Who was behind the killing of this aspiring starlet—and what secrets followed her into the shadows? Join Melissa and Chelsea as they unravel the mystery of the Murder of Miss Hollywood.

Jill Ann Weatherwax

Birth: 10/26/1970 – Death: 03/24/1998

Ethnicity: Caucasian Sex: Female

Hometown: Fenton, Michigan – Genesee County

Crime Scene: Abandoned lot in Fresno, on Motel Drive

Last Known Location Alive: Motel Drive getting into a green or gray Ford Tempo with three Hispanic men

Injury Description: 29 stab wounds

Suspect Description: Unknown

Sources

https://www.tctimes.com/news/beauty-queen-s-brutal-murder-still-unsolved-years-later/article_690dc53e-93b8-11e2-abfd-0019bb2963f4.html

https://morbidology.com/who-killed-miss-hollywood-the-unsolved-murder-of-jill-ann-weatherwax/

https://popculturecrime.medium.com/the-life-and-death-of-jill-ann-weatherwax-107ec5e74191

https://trueactivist.com/the-unthinkable-reason-why-this-former-beauty-queen-went-from-glamour-girl-to-gone-girl-gallery-t4/

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202503/25/WS67e19733a3101d4e4dc2a8ee.html

https://www.newspapers.com/image/929166493/?match=1&terms=%22Jill%20Ann%20Weatherwax%22

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=673369677283286

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-may-09-mn-47941-story.html

“E! True Hollywood Story - The Murder of Miss Hollywood.” Season 3, episode 45. (via Youtube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyMaLpJ3Mzg