Description
a patrol officer discovered an abandoned vehicle on the wrong side of a dirt road 10 miles outside of Dallas. Upon discovering that it was parked recently, he searched the area to find the still warm bodies of Roxanne Jeeves and her 5-year-old son, Kristopher. Searching the car, officers found a bag belonging to the suspect. It contained a pre-World War 2 gun holster, a set of burglary tools, a tuque, and a bottle of formaldehyde. The latter led them to believe the case was drug-related, as they believed formaldehyde-laced blunts of marijuana were popular among drug users,
Anonymous phone informants suggested talking with Roxanne's brother, Kurt, who had stayed in her apartment in August 1981 before joining the army. He was a known marijuana dealer who had previous arguments with some of his clients. Her friends know of an incident where a man showed up at her apartment late one night and demanded to see Kurt, though he had already left to join the army. When investigated, he always insisted he knew nothing about his sister and nephew's deaths. In 1984, he himself was murdered during a drug transaction.
Suspects: About an hour before the murder, a black man and a Hispanic or Native American woman were seen outside Roxanne's apartment, helping her pack her car for a trip to Kansas. Around 11:00 am, the same man was seen in her car at a gas station, appearing nervous and silent. While officers were arriving at the scene of the crime, he was seen running from the area and trying to hitchhike a ride by 8 people. At a gas station 5 miles away, he entered and demanded to use the phone. When he was refused, he used the pay phone outside then ran to nearby Interstate 635, where a green 1955 Buick driven by a heavyset black male stopped to pick him up. He is known to go by the nickname "G-Man" and is described as being 5 feet, 10 inches tall, and weighing about 180 pounds.
VICTIM Roxann Jo Jeeves (30) and Kristopher Korper (5)
DATE OF CRIME Dec 23rd, 1981
DATE OF SENTENCE Jan 30 2007 (Roxann), March 2014 (Kristopher)