Murder of Jennifer "Jenny" Lin

 

At 5:15 p.m. on May 27, 1994, 14-year-old Jennifer "Jenny" Lin spoke to a friend on the phone. She was alone at her home in Castro Valley, California. Soon after the phone call, someone would break into the home. Jenny would be forced to strip and inside the bathroom, her killer would stab her to death. It's believed that her killer planned to sexually assault her, but for some reason stabbed her to death instead.It's believed that the killer had fled through a field behind the home. About an hour later she would be found by her father. 

A reward of $100,000 has been offered to anyone who provides information that leads to an arrest in Lin's murder.

SOURCES:

FBI

Jenny Lin Foundation

Law and Crime June 20, 2022

Oxygen June 21, 2022