More than two decades after 32-year-old Jacqueline Jones was shot to death in a South Seattle homeless encampment, her family and Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound are renewing their plea for answers, hoping someone will finally come forward with the truth.
Case still active after 27 years
In an interview, Jim Fuda, director for Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound, explained that the Seattle Police Department is still actively working the case and does not consider it “cold.”
“This is not actually a cold case, so to speak. It’s an older homicide case that is actively being investigated,” Fuda said. “Detectives are still following up on leads.”
The case dates back to April 1999, when Jacqueline was in a tent at the Holly Park encampment in the 6800 block of Holly Park Drive…