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In September of 2016, a 24 year old woman's body was found burning in the woods in a kitty pool near a lake

in Great Vine, Texas. She was last seen visiting a bar in search of a job. And after police reviewed the surveillance video from her visit, they saw her speaking to her killer. And as it turned out, he had a history of stalking.

This is the story of Jacqueline Vandagriff.

Jacqueline Ray Vandagriff who went by Jackie. So that's what we're going to call her today was born

on March 4th, 1992 in Carrollton, Texas. In addition to Carrollton, which is a suburb of Dallas, Texas, the family lived in Frisco, Texas and the Colony, Texas, which is just outside of Dallas.

That's an interesting name for a town, the colony. Yeah, the colony. So Jackie joined Sonia and Rick Vandagriff and she had an older sister named Jenny.

More than anything, Jackie was remembered for her kindness. And according to her family, her greatest passion in life was to help others realize their own unique beauty and talents and to lift them up in the process like she lived to cheer on others.

Friends remember her as bubbly and social and said that she never met a stranger, having a knack for making everybody feel included.

Jackie had a respect and appreciation for all animals. She was a vegetarian for most of her life and she advocated for no-kill shelters.

As a kid, Jackie loved to read, especially the Harry Potter books, and was extremely physically active. Like for example, she competed in statewide gymnastics competitions and at the World Olympics Gymnastics Association.

She was also a gifted singer and had even performed the National Anthem at local sporting events. Jackie loved musicals, especially the 90s classic rent.

And after attending Wakeland High School in Frisco, Texas, she settled on a career as an Esnetician and studied Cosmetology at the Palm Mitchell School.

However, when that kind of left her feeling a bit unfulfilled, she decided to return to school and pursue a degree in nutrition and food science with a focus on wellness.

She enrolled in Texas Woman's University and moved near campus to Denton, Texas, which is about 30 minutes from where she had been living in Frisco, so not far at all.

And at Texas Woman's University or TWU, Jackie was regarded as a bright, passionate, and hardworking student.

And by the way, Denton is a college town with about 150,000 people located right on the shores of the Lewiston Lake within the Dallas Fort Worth metropolitan area.

So in addition to her studies, Jackie worked at restaurants for extra money as she finished up her degree.

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