01-13-2015, 02:22 PM
Still No Prime Suspect, According to Law Enforcement / Reward For Information Increased
It's been 5 weeks since Jessica Chambers was burned to death.
Local, state and federal law enforcement agencies have been investigating. So far, no arrest has been made, and authorities say they haven't developed a prime suspect despite more than 100 interviews.
So, the FBI has kicked in a reward of $25,000, on top of the $18,000 already being offered, bringing the total reward for information to $43,000.
Jessica Chambers made a statement to first responders in which she allegedly gave them the name of her attacker, but even leads connected to that statement have not yet panned out.
Law enforcement has commented that talk on the street has been uncharacteristically silent, which has hindered what could have been a more routine investigation. Given the national notoriety and heinous nature of the crime, that has proven frustrating for officials and the public alike.
Much public speculation has linked the crime to alleged gangs in the area, but Jessica's father Ben Chambers said someone claiming to be a high-ranking gang member in the area had contacted him to tell him that the gangs in the area were angry and upset about what happened to Jessica as well.
"They're very upset about it. They said you wouldn't even do a dog like that," Ben Chambers said.
Source: http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/.../21649029/
It's been 5 weeks since Jessica Chambers was burned to death.
Local, state and federal law enforcement agencies have been investigating. So far, no arrest has been made, and authorities say they haven't developed a prime suspect despite more than 100 interviews.
So, the FBI has kicked in a reward of $25,000, on top of the $18,000 already being offered, bringing the total reward for information to $43,000.
Jessica Chambers made a statement to first responders in which she allegedly gave them the name of her attacker, but even leads connected to that statement have not yet panned out.
Law enforcement has commented that talk on the street has been uncharacteristically silent, which has hindered what could have been a more routine investigation. Given the national notoriety and heinous nature of the crime, that has proven frustrating for officials and the public alike.
Much public speculation has linked the crime to alleged gangs in the area, but Jessica's father Ben Chambers said someone claiming to be a high-ranking gang member in the area had contacted him to tell him that the gangs in the area were angry and upset about what happened to Jessica as well.
"They're very upset about it. They said you wouldn't even do a dog like that," Ben Chambers said.
Source: http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/.../21649029/