In the quiet south Phoenix home she shared with her daughter, Jewel Clivette Loring's life came to a tragic and violent end. On September 17, 2011, the 47-year-old Caucasian woman was found deceased on her back bedroom floor, a discovery that would unravel a story of familial betrayal. Phoenix police officers had been called to the residence near 7th Street and Dobbins Road to investigate suspicious activity, only to find a scene that initially suggested a burglary gone wrong.
For five
months, the truth behind Jewel's death remained a painful mystery to her loved ones and a puzzle for investigators. The medical examiner had determined that she died from blunt and sharp force trauma to her head, a brutal end to a life remembered fondly by friends and family. A memorial service was held on October 1, 2011, at the Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, where those who knew her gathered to mourn and seek answers that were slow to come.
The investigation took a shocking turn when evidence began to point not to a stranger, but to someone intimately close to Jewel. Her own daughter, 28-year-old Kiarra Turner, was arrested for the murder. Detectives uncovered that Turner had a significant addiction to prescription pills. While initially denying involvement, she eventually admitted to stealing from her mother on the night of her death and staging the home to appear as if a burglary had occurred. A crucial piece of evidence emerged when a citizen found Jewel's purse in a dumpster in Tempe. Surveillance footage captured Jewel's vehicle near the dumpster shortly after police had discovered her body, further implicating her daughter in the elaborate and tragic crime.
