10601 sabo by Danni

Following the murder of Catalina Palomino, 15-year-old Jennifer Jeffley gave nine evolving statements to the police over two days, eventually culminating in her confessing to being involved in the murder. In this episode, we break down the statements she gave before her confession, finding some notable inconsistencies. We also look at the verdict of the appeal court regarding her statements and confessions. We'll look at the confessions in Part 2.

The name "Mike" or "Michael" comes up a few times in the case file - but we don't know any of the key players by the name Mike. So who is the mystery Mike? We dig into it in this mini-episode.

In Episode 3 we finally piece together the witness statements from the morning of Catalina's death, and come up with a timeline of events. 

A mini-episode for some corrections and clarifications from Episodes 1 and 2. If you have any feedback or corrections, please email danni10601@outlook.com

In this episode we take a deeper look at the witness statements, and form a timeline of the night before Catalina's murder and the events immediately prior to her death. Remember you can check out the case file and trial transcripts at http://jenniferjeffleycase.wordpress.com.

On October 29th 1996 78-year-old Catalina Palomino was murdered in her apartment in Houston, Texas. Her 15-year-old neighbour, Jennifer Jeffley, was arrested and confessed to being involved in the murder. She was found guilty at trial and sentenced to life in prison. Despite her confessions, and not denying involvement at trial, Jennifer now maintains that she was not involved in the murder.