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Jennifer Heaton

Case from Warwick, RI dated Sep 01, 1989

Victim Details

Jennifer Heaton

Female

White / Caucasian

Warwick

RI

1989-09-01

10

Jennifer

Heaton

06/23/2026

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In the quiet community of Warwick, Rhode Island, the end of summer in 1989 was shattered by a horrific act of violence that claimed the lives of 10-year-old Jennifer Heaton, a White female, her mother Joan, and her younger sister Melissa. On September 4th, after not hearing from them over the Labor Day weekend, concerned family members entered their home to a scene of unimaginable horror. The house was splattered with blood, and the bodies of Joan, Jennifer, and 8-year-old Melissa were discovere ...
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