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In August of 2017, a 22 year old film student in Philadelphia was murdered after a night out.

What started as a missing person's case quickly evolved into a murder investigation after her remains were found in a storage shed.

And it was soon discovered that her killer had transported her body over 100 miles in a lift before disposing of her.

This is the story of Jenna Burley.

The Nicole Burley was born on November 4th, 1994 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The capital of Pennsylvania Harrisburg is a city of 50,000 people around a two hour drive west of the most popular city, Philadelphia.

And Jenna was born to parents Jackie. I don't know if she is French and she says Jackie or if she says Jackie, but either or. And Ed Burley is her dad. And she was joined by her sister, Janelle and two brothers named Jeb and Jacob.

The family eventually moved to Harley'sville, Pennsylvania, which is a suburb of Philadelphia with about 10,000 residents and Jenna attended and graduated from Souterton area high school in 2013.

In her mom's words, Jenna was unapologetically herself. She continued with quote, Jenna was a loving, caring, compassionate, sassy, passionate person. All she wanted was peace in this world.

Jenna was really known for her kindness, open-mindedness, and devotion to social justice causes that she cared deeply about. She was very outspoken about her beliefs and the equal rights of the LGBTQIA plus community, and devoted much of her time to marching, protesting, and volunteering for causes combating sexism, racism, and homelessness.

She even had a blog where she shared the causes about which she was most impassioned. And according to her obituary, she was also an avid animal lover, especially of her two family dogs, Jay and Coda.

A childhood friend of Jenna's, Davis Trin, with whom she also attended college, told a university publication quote, Jenna was a free spirit. She was so open with everyone and didn't care who you were or what your past was. As long as you treated her and everyone right, she was cool with you.

Jenna was always there for me. When I had relationship problems, she was there. When I needed help with a film or photography project, she would be the first one to volunteer. She was an extremely helpful person. I think people will miss her personality the most. She made you feel welcome, and she learned that from her family. Her family has a very welcoming home.

And speaking of, Jenna had a big, close extended family of almost 30 aunts, uncles, and cousins, and loved visiting and spending time with them every summer on the Jersey Shore.

She was also an avid music lover and relished in attending the Philadelphia Folk Festival, which is an outdoor folk music festival at a farm just minutes away from her family's home in Harley'sville.

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