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Jessica Bentacourt Riggs

Death by Force
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On November 23, 2023, at approximately 4:54 p.m., Pitt County Sheriff's deputies responded to a report of a deceased individual at 1407 Rick Circle in Greenville, North Carolina. Upon arrival, they discovered 41-year-old Jessica Bentacourt Riggs, who had suffered a fatal gunshot wound. Authorities promptly ruled her death a homicide.

Investigators identified Ms. Riggs' live-in boyfriend, 35-year-old James Stewart Purvis Jr., as a person of interest. Witnesses reported seeing Purvis leav ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Jessica Bentacourt Riggs

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Greenville

    NC

    2023-11-23

    41

    Jessica

    Bentacourt Riggs

    11/27/2025

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