The Chain: The Murder of Kimberly Holton
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Send us a textIn October 2003, a decomposed body surfaced off the coast of Cape May, New Jersey. Chained at the ankles, bound in duct tape, and gnawed by sea life — this was no accident. Within hours, the body was identified as 16-year-old Kimberly Holton, a missing foster child from Dover, Delaware.Kimberly’s case would unravel a chilling chain of events involving foster care failures, jealousy, betrayal, and a horrifying method of body disposal few could imagine. Investigators would trace a single link of chain to a hardware store… uncover a disturbing love triangle… and find themselves staring at a grainy surveillance video that would blow the case open.This is the haunting true story of Kimberly Holton — the girl they tried to silence, and the case that refused to sink.Sources:Deadly Waters With Captain Lee: S1, EP4https://www.aero-news.net/FullsizeImage.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=54dd2978-de51-4cfc-a669-9999d6518c70https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2020/02/11/discove...
In October 2003, a decomposed body surfaced off the coast of Cape May, New Jersey. Chained at the ankles, bound in duct tape, and gnawed by sea life — this was no accident. Within hours, the body was identified as 16-year-old Kimberly Holton, a missing foster child from Dover, Delaware.
Kimberly’s case would unravel a chilling chain of events involving foster care failures, jealousy, betrayal, and a horrifying method of body disposal few could imagine. Investigators would trace a single link of chain to a hardware store… uncover a disturbing love triangle… and find themselves staring at a grainy surveillance video that would blow the case open.
This is the haunting true story of Kimberly Holton — the girl they tried to silence, and the case that refused to sink.
Sources:
Deadly Waters With Captain Lee: S1, EP4
https://www.aero-news.net/FullsizeImage.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=54dd2978-de51-4cfc-a669-9999d6518c70
https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2020/02/11/discovery-channel-feature-delaware-homicide-where-16-year-old-suffocated-tossed-airplane/4721810002/
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