Mississippi teen burned alive, last words may help cops find killer

Published time: December 10, 2014 02:46 
Edited time: December 10, 2014 04:09

A Mississippi teenager was burned alive when someone poured gasoline over her and set her alight, but her last words have taken on important significance. Before dying, she was picked up by police and reportedly shared details about her attacker.

The Panola County Sheriff’s Office, located in a rural area of Mississippi, responded to a call about a burning car and found 19-year-old Jessica Chambers, still alive and still on fire. She was taken to hospital in Memphis, where she died. Autopsy reports showed she died from severe burns on 98 percent of her body.

"They have ripped everything I have," Lisa Chambers, Jessica's mother, told the Clarion Ledger. "She left to go clean out her car and was going to get her something to eat."

She never returned home.

“From what we were told, the only part of her body that wasn’t burned was the bottom of her feet,” said Amanda Prince, Jessica’s sister.

RT