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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

DNA cracks case of two women brutally murdered in Mississippi. WHO’S NEXT?

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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True Crime, News

4.28.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2018

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Newly-developed DNA technology has helped solve two Mississippi murders that were unsolvable for nearly three decades. Investigators had few leads in the Labor Day murders of two elderly women in Starkville, Mississippi. But now Michael DeVaughn, 51, is jailed on capital murder and sexual battery charges in connection with the 1990 murders of Betty Jones, 65, and Katherine Crigler, 81. Nancy Grace looks at the case with experts including Dr. Michelle Dupre, a South Carolina medical examiner, North Carolina family lawyer Kathleen Murphy,  DNA expert George Schiro, and reporter Robyn Walensky.

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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace.

1:52.5

And she was, Betty was there to help her get recover from her, her operation. And they were watching TV and there was a knock at the door.

2:06.5

And Betty went to the door and opened it up. And this man burst in, attacked her. And Betty was trying to keep him away from her friend.

2:23.5

And he killed her, Betty, and then got to her friend and for some reason left before he could kill her. And then her friend called the police lead her up. That's what I remember.

2:46.5

And she came back and brought her to the old building. And then he raised me.

2:51.5

You are hearing a report from knock knock, the unsolved murders of Betty Jones and Catherine Cregler. I'm Nancy Grace. This is Crime Stories. Thank you for being with us. Straight out to Robin Wolensky.

3:05.6

And the crime online.com investigative reporter and author of an incredible book. It's beautiful life. The crime scene investigation behind the Casey Anthony murder case. Robo, let's get let's start at the beginning. These two ladies living together. How were they killed?

3:25.6

Oh, this is a horrendous story. So Betty Jones is 65 years old, taking care of her friend Catherine Cregler, I believe it is. She was 81 year old woman. And she had a leg Nancy that was anti-tated. So they're watching television. There's their hanging out doing what elderly people do, relaxing.

3:48.6

And they get a knock on the door. And this man comes and immediately immediately when she opens the door that he's throat is slashed. So she's down on the floor.

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