Jennifer Daugherty was a 30-year-old woman who was tortured and murdered in Greensburg, Pennsylvania in February 2010.[1]
During torture and abuse sessions, which lasted for a total of more than two days, Daugherty's attackers tied her up, forced her to consume feces and urine[2] and detergent, beat her with a towel rack, a vacuum cleaner hose, and a crutch, shaved her head, painted her face with nail polish, forced her to write a fake suicide note, and then stabbed her to death. Six suspects were charged with criminal homicide, kidnapping and other counts related to her death.[3] According to her relatives, Daugherty had the mental abilities of a 12 to 14-year-old, she trusted everyone, and she had thought that the suspects were her "friends."[4]
Allegheny County Coroner Cyril H. Wecht, who has conducted and reviewed thousands of autopsies of homicide victims, stated, "... This is one of the most horrific cases I have seen... You have one young, defenseless woman, six people who are keeping her captive and doing all of these things, knowing she is [mentally challenged]. Put it all together, it is bizarre, it is extreme barbarism."[5]
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