Episode #192: Jessica Freeman - Murdered (1992)

The murder of Jessica Freeman remains a haunting reminder of a life taken too soon. Years later, her case still raises painful questions and a call for justice that has yet to be answered. Remembering Jess means continuing to speak her name and hope for the truth to come to light.

Jessica Freeman

Birth: 01/31/1977 – Death: 07/26/1992

Ethnicity: Sex: Female

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Hometown: McKeesport, PA – Allegheny County

Crime Scene: She was lying near a set of railroad tracks along Willis Road in Bethel Park.

Last Known Location Alive: last seen about midnight July 26 near the Greyhound bus station at Ninth and Penn Avenues, Downtown

Injury Description: Blunt force trauma and strangulation

Suspect Description: There was speculation at the time of a serial killer operating in the area and may have been responsible for other murders.

If you have information, contact Allegheny County Police communications dispatch at 412-473-3000 or county homicide Lt. Bill Palmer at 412-473-1253 or Sgt. Andrew Schurman at 412-473-1301. Callers can remain anonymous. People with information can also visit the county police headquarters at 400 North Lexington Ave. in North Point Breeze.

Sources

COLD CASE: Bethel Park investigators closing in on suspect for cold case beating death of teenage girl - WPXI

Teen Killed 20 Years After Unsolved Death of Her Aunt

18-year-old woman shot, killed in Pittsburgh's South Side Flats neighborhood

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