Case Overview

Detective Ray Taylor discovered Terese Jameson's body

On November 20, 2003, the body of a homeless woman, later identified as that of Terese Jameson, the mother of 15-year-old Mickey Jameson and a former employee of the Silver Streak Café in downtown Jeffers, Independence, was discovered by Detective Rae/Ray Taylor in a trash dumpster in the alley behind the café. A piece of paving stone, stained with Jameson's blood, was found with the body; fingerprints on the stone belonged to the café's owner, Sandy Townsend, who has been charged with second degree murder in Jameson's death.

Sandy Townsend has been charged with her death

Social Work, Chris Long

According to Mickey Jameson and Chris Long, an employee of the homeless shelter where the Jamesons had stayed briefly, Townsend had fired Terese Jameson when she confronted her/him with her suspicion that horsemeat was being used in the Silver Streak's famous half-pound all-beef burgers.

Mickey Jameson, Terese's Son

On the morning of her death, according to Mickey, Jameson went to the café intending to tell Townsend that unless s/he rehired her, she would report her/him to the city health authorities.

Pat Gonzales, Delivery Driver

The only other person in the Silver Streak that morning was Pat Gonzales, a meat delivery driver, who says that s/he did not witness any altercation between Townsend and Jameson, but that s/he did later observe a group of teenagers around the dumpster in the alley where her/his delivery truck was parked.

Jean Wade

Jean/Gene Wade believes that her/his son, Stephen "Big Dog" Wade, who is in a local gang that has a reputation for preying on the homeless and is currently missing, may be involved in the murder.