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Janet Jackson

Case from Fredericksburg, MD dated Jan 11, 1959

Victim Details

Name

Janet Jackson

Gender

Female

Race

White / Caucasian

City

Fredericksburg

State

MD

Date Of Death

1959-01-11

Age At Death

1

First Name

Janet

Last Name

Jackson

Last Updated

07/12/2026

Case Description

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Janet Carroll Jackson, an 18-month-old white female, vanished with her family after an ordinary Sunday visit that should have ended with the familiar turn into their driveway. On January 11, 1959, the Jacksons were driving back toward their home in the Apple Grove area when the trip fractured into silence and dread: their car was soon found abandoned, and the four occupants were nowhere to be seen. The disappearance, baffling and abrupt, triggered a search that stretched on for weeks while rumor ...

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Death of Innocence: Jackson Family Murders Shock Area

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