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Morning Cup of Murder

The Serial Killer in the Bakery - March 2 2024

Morning Cup of Murder

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7723 Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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March 2nd: Jerome Dennis Sentenced (1993) Not everyone can leave prison reformed. On March 2nd 1993 a man was sentenced for crimes he committed while being praised as the model parolee. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Dennis_(serial_killer), https://murderpedia.org/male.D/d/dennis-jerome.htm, https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/14/nyregion/paroled-rapist-charged-with-killing-5-women-in-new-jersey.html, https://www.fox19.com/story/11821026/man-gets-life-in-prison-for-store-owners-murder/, https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/04/13/Man-charged-in-five-killings/6882703137600/, https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1992-04-14-9202020878-story.html, https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1992-04-14-9202020878-story.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

There were two more murders, 15 miles away.

0:02.6

When police arrived, they found the telephones and electricity lines.

0:06.0

We have a weird homicide.

0:08.8

A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird...

0:12.1

A cup of murder...

0:15.1

Not everyone can leave prison reformed.

0:18.5

On March 2nd, 1993, a man was sentenced for crimes he committed while being

0:23.9

praised as the model prisoner. So if you like your coffee hot, but your bones chilled, sit back

0:30.5

and start your day with a morning cup of murder. Jerome Dennis, born December 14, 1966,

0:37.3

was the seventh of nine children raised in Newark by his mother.

0:41.6

He had his first run in with police at the age of just 11, but due in large part to his youth, he was never formally charged with any of the crimes.

0:50.7

Dropping out of school entirely in the seventh grade, his crimes began escalating from minor thefts to brutal rapes.

0:58.7

On November 6, 1981, at 14 years old, Jerome and his brother William committed a rape in the downtown area, and when finished with their victim,

1:09.3

they traveled to Military Park where they stopped at a

1:11.7

pay phone and reported the incident. Not only did they give up their identity, but over the course

1:17.6

of the hour-long phone call, they gave the details, bragged, allowed a trace, and only got off

1:24.5

the line when the officers arrived and placed handcuffs on their wrists.

1:29.1

Once in custody, the boys admitted to two more rapes that they claimed occurred in October.

1:34.4

Charged as adults, when brought to their joint trial, the boy's own father testified as part of the prosecution.

1:40.9

In December of 1981, Jerome was convicted of rape, false imprisonment,

1:46.6

and armed robbery, and was sentenced to 30 years in prison with a minimum of 10 years served.

1:52.8

Taking up baking while behind bars and attending vocational cooking classes, as well as Bible

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