Catherine Jean Jackson Jenkins
Coverage of Catherine Jean Jackson Jenkins in the Nexus archive.
- Aug. 12: Darrell Hines’ Clemency Bid; Remembering Jamie Isabel; First Day of School
Governor Bill Lee denied Darrell Hines' clemency bid regarding a 1985 murder, confirming the scheduled execution; meanwhile, Jamie Isabel passed away at age 61 after serving on Nashville’s Metro Council. Separately, Metro Nashville Public Schools started with supplies distributed by MNPS and PENCIL to kindergarten and first-grade students.
- After Forty Years, the Capital Crime That Darrell Hines was Convicted of Evokes Doubt From Supporters, Certainty and Pain From Victim’s Family
Anthony Darrell Dugard Hines faces planned execution for the murder of Catherine Jean Jackson Jenkins, an event his supporters argue is flawed after forty years. The crime occurred when Hines checked into the Ce’Bon Motel in Kingston Springs, where Jenkins later had her body found with knife wounds and signs of sexual assault. Later that day, Hines was discovered near Jenkins' broken-down car, his clothing stained with dried blood.