Killing of Jennifer Servo

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Jennifer Servo
Born
Jennifer Olson

(1979-09-23)September 23, 1979
reporter
Notable credit(s)KPAX-TV, KECI-TV, KRBC-TV

Jennifer Lynn Servo (born Jennifer Lynn Olson, September 23, 1979 – September 16, 2002)

Missoula during her freshman year in college at the University of Montana, and later at KECI-TV, which serves most of western Montana.[2]

Background

Servo graduated from Columbia Falls High School in 1998; a scholarship was established in Servo's name at the school after her death.[3] Servo stated that she had the ambition to be "the next Katie Couric" and to work for a large news network.[4] Servo graduated from the University of Montana in May 2002.[5]

Death

Servo was offered her first full-time news reporter job from KRBC-TV in Abilene, Texas.[6] Just months after she began working at KRBC, she was found murdered by strangulation and head trauma in her Abilene apartment. Servo's boyfriend at the time, Ralph Sepulveda, became a prime suspect. Brian Travers, Servo's co-worker at KRBC, also became a suspect.[7] The case remains unsolved and no arrests have been made.[8]

In media

Servo's murder has been covered by numerous media outlets since 2002. Among the more notable are

48 Hours Mystery under the name of "Deadline for Justice".[9]

Servo's story was also in the September 2003 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine.[10]

Servo's story was also covered on Cold Justice S7E6 The Reporter originally aired 2024-03-30.[11]

See also

  • List of unsolved murders

References

  1. ^ "r/UnresolvedMysteries - [Unresolved Murder] The murder of 22-year-old anchorwoman Jennifer Servo". reddit. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
  2. ^ "Fugitives | Unknown Jennifer Servo killer | Case". AMW. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
  3. ^ "University of Montana School of Journalism". Umt.edu. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
  4. ^ Martz, Geoff (2007-09-11). "'She Could Have Gone Anywhere She Wanted to' - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
  5. ^ "Deadline For Justice". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
  6. ^ "Specialists to look at Servo murder case » Abilene Reporter-News". Reporternews.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
  7. ^ "Jennifer Servo had two boyfriends – Ralph Sepulveda & Brian Travers | Celebgalz.com :: Hottest News". Celebgalz.com. 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
  8. ^ KECI Staff (2013-09-19). "Jennifer Servo's murder still unsolved after 11 years". KECI. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
  9. ^ "Deadline For Justice". CBS News. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
  10. ^ "Episode 1: Let me introduce you... - Justice...Delayed (podcast)". Listen Notes. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
  11. ^ "Texas Prosecutors Reexamine Montana Reporter's Senseless and "Chaotic" 2002 Murder". Retrieved 2024-04-17.

External links

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