Woman Used Social Media To Catch Mom’s Killer

About this episode

Kiany DeJesus shares her journey of using social media to locate her mother's killer 12 years after the crime.

An incredible story out of Maryland this week! A young woman located her mother’s killer 12 years after her brutal murder. 24-year-old Kiany DeJesus was just 11 when her mother’s ex boyfriend lured her to a restaurant and stabbed her 27 times, then fled the country.  DeJesus finally found him through social media and this week, she faced him at sentencing where the judge gave him the maximum sentence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Kiany DeJesus

Topics covered

• murder
• social media
• justice
• family
• crime
• sentencing

Keywords

• murder
• social media
• justice
• Kiany DeJesus
• sentencing
• Maryland
• crime
• family

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Places: Maryland

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