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Jessica Noel Daniels

Case from Santa-claus, GA dated Dec 04, 1997

Victim Details

Jessica Noel Daniels

Female

White / Caucasian

Santa-claus

GA

1997-12-04

16

Jessica

Noel Daniels

07/22/2026

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In the quiet town of Santa Claus, Georgia, a horrific tragedy unfolded on December 4, 1997, forever shattering the community's sense of peace. In the early morning hours, 20-year-old Jerry Scott Heidler broke into the home of the Daniels family. Inside, 16-year-old Jessica Noel Daniels, her parents, and her younger brother lay sleeping, unaware of the violence that was about to befall them.

Heidler, armed with a shotgun he took from the family's gun cabinet, methodically moved through the ...
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  • Jessica Noel Daniels (1981-1997) - Find a Grave Memorial
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