The Murder of Jenna and Ethen Nielsen
Episode 142
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Twenty-two year old Jenna Nielsen had picked up a job delivering newspapers in the early morning hours. The mother of two wanted to help support the family she'd started with her husband, Tim. Eight months pregnant with their third child, a boy to be named Ethen, Jenna would soon be taking time off to be with her new baby.
Tragically, what should have been a time of celebration would become a period of mourning and grief which has never ended. In the early morning hours of June 14th, 2007, Jenna and her unborn son were brutally murdered.
For the past thirteen years investigators, and her family, have struggled to discover her killer's identity and see justice served. Still, to this day, the question lingers: was Jenna the victim of a random crime or is it possible she could have been killed by someone she knew?
***Episode includes an update regarding an arrest made in the 2010 Disappearance of Unique Harris, covered in Episode 30.***
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JUSTICE4JENNA.ORG STATUS: UNSOLVED - Home
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15 Jun 2007, B4 - The News and Observer at Newspapers.com
23 Jun 2007, A1 - The News and Observer at Newspapers.com
23 Jun 2007, A16 - The News and Observer at Newspapers.com
30 Jun 2007, B3 - The News and Observer at Newspapers.com
01 Jul 2007, B2 - The News and Observer at Newspapers.com
05 Jul 2007, B3 - The News and Observer at Newspapers.com
07 Jul 2007, B2 - The News and Observer at Newspapers.com
08 Jul 2007, A2 - The News and Observer at Newspapers.com
09 Jul 2007, B1 - The News and Observer at Newspapers.com
11 Jul 2007, A10 - The News and Observer at Newspapers.com
18 Jul 2007, B3 - The News and Observer at Newspapers.com
19 Jul 2007, A15 - The News and Observer at Newspapers.com
21 Jul 2007, B2 - The News and Observer at Newspapers.com
27 Jul 2007, B3 - The News and Observer at Newspapers.com
08 Aug 2007, A9 - The News and Observer at Newspapers.com
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24 Aug 2007, B3 - The News and Observer at Newspapers.com
13 Oct 2007, B4 - The News and Observer at Newspapers.com
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15 Jun 2008, 9 - The News and Observer at Newspapers.com
18 Jun 2008, 10 - The News and Observer at Newspapers.com
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