Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Spencer, Jesse James 1996
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Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - January 31, 1996
Jesse James Spencer, of the 800 block of 29th St., died on an unknown date. A 
funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Friday in Graves Funeral Home.

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Chesapeake police have identified the body found Saturday in a Western Branch 
ditch and confirmed that the crime may be connected to 10 other homicides over 
the past nine years. 

A police spokeswoman said Sunday that the latest victim was Jessie J. Spencer 
Jr., a 30-year-old male with no permanent address. Spencer 's last known 
residence was in the 800 block of East 29th St. in Norfolk. 

Officer Elizabeth Jones said ``there are similarities'' between Simpson's death 
and the string of previous murders. Simpson's body was found nude, face down in 
a ditch Saturday at the dead end of Jolliff Road. He was identified through 
fingerprints. 

The 10 earlier victims were found in similar circumstances, most of them at 
rural sites in Chesapeake. At least eight of them had been strangled. The cause 
of Spencer 's death will not be released until autopsy results are completed, 
Jones said. 

The series of related slayings dates to the summer of 1987, with the murders 
generally occurring several months apart. Before Spencer 's body was found, the 
last previous victim was found eight months ago, in May 1995. 

Most of the victims have been drifters or street hustlers. Several had a history 
of minor brushes with the law. A regional Serial Killer Task Force is 
cooperating in the investigation.

Jones asked that anyone with knowledge of Spencer contact the Chesapeake Crime 
Line at 487-1234 or 436-8900, or Detective Mike Fischetti at 436-8458.
Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Monday, January 29, 1996

Additional Comments:
Calvary Cemetery

SPENCER, JESSE J	I14168 Section OLD CALVARY, Block I, Space 33 0	01/28/1996

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