Episode #141: Jennifer Higgins - Suspicious Death (1994)

Jennifer Higgins was an accomplished a young woman. A field hockey star in high school, she attended Temple University on scholarship. Toward the end of her sophomore year, just ahead of summer break, Jennifer was found hanged by a necktie in her bedroom, her death ruled a suicide. But was it? Jennifer's story is one of profound sadness and unanswered questions, as her sudden death left her family and friends in shock and grief.

Jennifer Higgins

Birth: 3/13/1974 - Death: 5/6/1994

Ethnicity:  Caucasian          Sex: Female

Hometown: Bristol, PA - Bucks County

Crime Scene: Her bedroom of her apartment, which was shared with 3 other roommates

Last Known Location Alive: Her bedroom. She had been talking with a roommate until approximately 2:30 AM

Injury Description: Hanged with a necktie

Resources:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/your-brain-on-food/201008/why-do-teenagers-feel-immortal#:~:text=I%20blame%20the%20feelings%20of,electrical%20wires%20inside%20your%20house.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1586156/

https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/1994/demographics/P25-1120.pdf

https://www.tiemart.com/blogs/tiepedia/how-to-measure-tie-width-and-length#:~:text=57%20To%2058%20Inches%3A%20This,a%20bit%20of%20a%20belly.