Post by Bennett D. Ebberly on Nov 7, 2003 16:56:51 GMT -5
Teen Killed in Motel, Dumped From Plane
By RANDALL CHASE
DOVER, Del. (AP) - A teenage girl was suffocated in a motel room, bound with duct tape and chains and dumped from an airplane into the Atlantic Ocean, police said Friday.
The details emerged as Delaware State Police released the results of the investigation into the death of Kimberly Holton, 16.
Investigators believe Holton was lured to the Dover motel Sept. 30 and killed by Jacob Jones, 20, and Michael Keyser, 23. Police say Jones and another man were later seen at a home improvement store buying two cinder blocks, five locks and 15 feet of chain.
When Holton's body was discovered Oct. 8 floating about off Cape May, N.J., chains were wrapped around her legs, police said. Investigators said the body was dumped from a plane that Jones chartered.
After being interviewed last month by police, Jones killed himself. Keyser also attempted suicide after he was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.
Detectives believe the two men killed Holton because the girl and her foster stepsister, whom Jones was dating, disliked each other and that the foster stepsister did not like Holton being around. They also said Jones disliked Holton because she teased him in front of the stepsister.
By RANDALL CHASE
DOVER, Del. (AP) - A teenage girl was suffocated in a motel room, bound with duct tape and chains and dumped from an airplane into the Atlantic Ocean, police said Friday.
The details emerged as Delaware State Police released the results of the investigation into the death of Kimberly Holton, 16.
Investigators believe Holton was lured to the Dover motel Sept. 30 and killed by Jacob Jones, 20, and Michael Keyser, 23. Police say Jones and another man were later seen at a home improvement store buying two cinder blocks, five locks and 15 feet of chain.
When Holton's body was discovered Oct. 8 floating about off Cape May, N.J., chains were wrapped around her legs, police said. Investigators said the body was dumped from a plane that Jones chartered.
After being interviewed last month by police, Jones killed himself. Keyser also attempted suicide after he was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.
Detectives believe the two men killed Holton because the girl and her foster stepsister, whom Jones was dating, disliked each other and that the foster stepsister did not like Holton being around. They also said Jones disliked Holton because she teased him in front of the stepsister.