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Dalpha Lorene Jester

Case from Lancaster, TX dated Sep 19, 1986

Victim Details

Dalpha Lorene Jester

Female

Lancaster

TX

1986-09-19

64

Dalpha

Lorene Jester

06/30/2026

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Dalpha Lorene Jester, a 64-year-old blind woman, was brutally murdered on September 27, 1986, in Lancaster, Texas. She was killed alongside her 37-year-old daughter, Donna Sue Jester, and their 20-year-old lodger, Laura Lee Owen. The three women suffered multiple hatchet wounds to their heads and faces. The murder weapon was later found washed and wrapped in a towel in a bathroom sink.

The investigation quickly pointed to David Martin Long, a transient who had been staying at the Jester h ...
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  • Suspect confesses to triple slaying - UPI Archives
  • From intensive care to death chamber - Tampa Bay Times
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