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Janina Gina Lorraine Jefferson

Case from Appalachia, VA dated Nov 28, 2016

Victim Details

Janina Gina Lorraine Jefferson

Female

White / Caucasian

Appalachia

VA

2016-11-28

38

Janina

Gina Lorraine Jefferson

07/04/2026

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In the small town of Appalachia, Virginia, the life of 38-year-old Janina Gina Lorraine Jefferson, a dedicated mother of three, was tragically cut short. On the chilly evening of November 27, 2016, Janina was ambushed and fatally shot multiple times in the parking lot of the town's water treatment plant, where she worked the night shift. The Black female's death was not a random act of violence but the culmination of a volatile relationship with her ex-husband.

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  • WCYB: UPDATE: Appalachia murder victim had restraining order against 'person of interest'
  • HeraldCourier.com: Big Stone Gap man charged with murder in ex-wife's shooting death
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