Jeremiah jackson, so worried that after living in the house for just one week, she was planning to move out. Just didnt happen in time. There may have been a prior contact with the individual and she thought her best interests to leave that home. Reporter 22year old jackson who lived down the hall way now charged with strangling the victim after a prolong beating during which he tried to extract bank card information from her. The body of the araujo, a recent graduate of the Art Institute of philadelphia, found on this kensington lot, stuff in the duffle bag, her hand, tied, her head, and feet covered with trash bags. Motive was robbery, and it is believed mr. Jackson believed that she had some monday which her, some cash report. She was a cool girl. She had a lot going for herself. She was respectful. Never thought this would happen. Reporter sources say jackson, whose records show a substantial arrest history has allegedly confessed to the crime, seriously burn as he torched victims
Answers from investigators. You can imagine just how shocking this news is, for them and how devastating it must have been for their daughter who discovered both bodies on the living room floor overnight. Lets roll video. Show you where it happened in the 2500 block of north spangler street in Strawberry Mansion. Neighbors heard that daughter screaming and called 911 just before one. When Police Arrived they found perrys unresponsive and unconscious with no signs of trauma or forced entry into that home. Carbon monoxide has been ruled out but foul play has not. Meanwhile medical Examiners Office will conduct an autopsy and in the meantime Family Members again say they are overwhelmed by what has happened. They have been taking it well because she was matriarch of the family. She was the oldest of the entire family of 12. Im the oldest grand. It is pretty rough. She was the person that everyone leaned on in the family and again they lived in this house for over 40 years. Reporter again,
Sources now say that his alleged alibi, that his car caught fire quickly fell apart when no burned vehicle could be found but sources add that the suspects cell phone was found, at the crime scene. Leading to his arrest. Motive was robbery, and it is believed mr. Jackson believed that she had some money with her, a average amount of cash. Reporter with new technology the suspects alleged confession was videotaped here at homicide headquarters so if this case gets to court, many will be able to see what he had to say. Much more on this developing story, when we join you at 6 00 live from Police Headquarters, im walt hunter, cbs3 Eyewitness News. Coming up on Eyewitness News at 6 00 our exclusive interview with the man who found the victims body, he says he was simply looking for scrap metal on a empty lot when he made that grizzly discovery. Tells his story to our matt rivers at 6 00. Well, now to Somerset County where a pilot is injured after his plane crashes there. Single engine amat