Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Dec. 22, 2015. In October 2017, Jessica Chambers’ accused killer, Quinton Tellis, went on trial for murder in Mississippi.
It’s been more than a year since the murder of 19-year-old Jessica Chambers, but her mother isn’t ready to accept that her little girl is gone.
“I still text her phone,” Lisa Chambers, 45, tells People, adding that she listens to her daughter’s old voicemails as well. “I write her, ‘I love you to the moon and back my sweet, precious angel. I miss you.’ ”
On the evening of Dec. 6, 2014, someone set the teen on fire,...
It’s been more than a year since the murder of 19-year-old Jessica Chambers, but her mother isn’t ready to accept that her little girl is gone.
“I still text her phone,” Lisa Chambers, 45, tells People, adding that she listens to her daughter’s old voicemails as well. “I write her, ‘I love you to the moon and back my sweet, precious angel. I miss you.’ ”
On the evening of Dec. 6, 2014, someone set the teen on fire,...
- 10/13/2017
- by Tara Fowler
- PEOPLE.com
Christmas is just not the same for Ben Chambers in the two years since his 19-year-old daughter, Jessica, was set on fire in her car on the side of the road in Courtland, Mississippi.
Ben got the horrific news on Dec. 6, 2014. He and Jessica’s stepmother, Debbie Chambers, were coming home from Christmas shopping when an ambulance “came flying past us,” Debbie tells People.
That ambulance was one of the first responders rushing to the scene to try and save Jessica’s life — but could not. The teen was flown to Regional Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee, with burns over 98 percent of her body.
Ben got the horrific news on Dec. 6, 2014. He and Jessica’s stepmother, Debbie Chambers, were coming home from Christmas shopping when an ambulance “came flying past us,” Debbie tells People.
That ambulance was one of the first responders rushing to the scene to try and save Jessica’s life — but could not. The teen was flown to Regional Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee, with burns over 98 percent of her body.
- 12/27/2016
- by cpelisektimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
In the 14 months since Mississippi teen Jessica Chambers was burned to death, rumors have swirled about why she was killed. Among the most persistent rumors: that the killing was gang related. But District Attorney John Champion says that the motive was much more specific. "This was personal against Jessica," he said in a press conference. "We've always believed that this was a personal attack." A grand jury charged Quinton Tellis with capital murder in the case. He is jailed in Louisiana in connection with another crime - unlawful use of a credit card of a Taiwanese exchange student who was murdered.
- 2/24/2016
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- PEOPLE.com
In the 14 months since Mississippi teen Jessica Chambers was burned to death, rumors have swirled about why she was killed. Among the most persistent rumors: that the killing was gang related. But District Attorney John Champion says that the motive was much more specific. "This was personal against Jessica," he said in a press conference. "We've always believed that this was a personal attack." A grand jury charged Quinton Tellis with capital murder in the case. He is jailed in Louisiana in connection with another crime - unlawful use of a credit card of a Taiwanese exchange student who was murdered.
- 2/24/2016
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- PEOPLE.com
Mississippi authorities believe that they've found the person responsible for the brutal murder of 19-year-old Jessica Chambers, who was found burned alive in her car on December 6, 2014. Quinton Tellis, a 27-year-old Louisiana man, was indicted on capital murder charges on Tuesday. "We knew he was the last person she was with," Desoto County District Attorney John Champion tells People. He adds that Tellis is "what we call a habitual offender." Champion says authorities zeroed in on Tellis when they got information on the location of his phone: "We came to the realization that he was with her at 6 o'clock.
- 2/24/2016
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- PEOPLE.com
It's been more than a year since the murder of 19-year-old Jessica Chambers, but her mother isn't ready to accept that her little girl is gone. "I still text her phone," Lisa Chambers, 45, tells People, adding that she listens to her daughter's old voicemails as well. "I write her, 'I love you to the moon and back my sweet, precious angel. I miss you.' " On the evening of Dec. 6, 2014, someone set the teen on fire, then left her to stumble blindly along a road in Courtland, Mississippi, with burns covering 98 percent of her body. "They told us she was like the walking dead,...
- 12/22/2015
- by Tara Fowler, @waterfowlerta
- PEOPLE.com
It's been more than a year since the murder of 19-year-old Jessica Chambers, but her mother isn't ready to accept that her little girl is gone. "I still text her phone," Lisa Chambers, 45, tells People, adding that she listens to her daughter's old voicemails as well. "I write her, 'I love you to the moon and back my sweet, precious angel. I miss you.' " On the evening of Dec. 6, 2014, someone set the teen on fire, then left her to stumble blindly along a road in Courtland, Mississippi, with burns covering 98 percent of her body. "They told us she was like the walking dead,...
- 12/22/2015
- by Tara Fowler, @waterfowlerta
- PEOPLE.com
One week after former high school cheerleader Jessica Chambers was set on fire after being doused with accelerant, the small town of Courtland, Mississippi, is preparing to bury one of its own. The public funeral, which will be held at the Wells Funeral Home in nearby Batesville on Saturday, is expected to draw a large crowd. "Jessica was loved," her father, Ben Chambers, tells People. "She had so many friends. She was just a sweet 19 year-old child. She would make so many funny faces you would have to laugh. She would always say, 'You can be sad some other day but be happy today.
- 12/12/2014
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
It was supposed to be a quick dinner stop, but it ended in tragedy. As of Wednesday, Mississippi investigators still don't know who killed 19-year-old Jessica Lane Chambers, a fun-loving former high school cheerleader who was set on fire after being doused with accelerant in the small Tennessee town of Courtland on Dec. 6. Investigators with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and the Panola County Sheriff's Office are questioning several possible witnesses, reviewing Jessica's cell phone data for clues and scouring a piece of video footage that shows her walking towards a gas station 90 minutes before first responders discovered her on...
- 12/10/2014
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
It was supposed to be a quick dinner stop, but it ended in tragedy. As of Wednesday, Mississippi investigators still don't know who killed 19-year-old Jessica Lane Chambers, a fun-loving former high school cheerleader who was set on fire after being doused with accelerant in the small Tennessee town of Courtland on Dec. 6. Investigators with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and the Panola County Sheriff's Office are questioning several possible witnesses, reviewing Jessica's cell phone data for clues and scouring a piece of video footage that shows her walking towards a gas station 90 minutes before first responders discovered her on...
- 12/10/2014
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
Writer/director/producer Tyler Perry makes his first foray into family animation with the release of Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Tough Love arriving on DVD (plus Digital) and On Demand January 20, 2015 from Lionsgate. The film will be available on Digital HD one week earlier on January 13.
Having conquered stage and screen, Tyler Perry has now turned his attention to creating entertaining programs specifically for families to enjoy together. In Tyler Perry’s first animated film, fans of Madea can now watch all of their favorite characters including Madea, Uncle Joe and Aunt Bam in a whole new way! The larger than life Madea gets herself into even more over the top and outrageous situations – all in the name of helping children save their youth center.
The comic adventure features the voice talent of Tyler Perry as “Madea” and “Uncle Joe” among others and Cassi Davis (TV’s “House Of Payne...
Having conquered stage and screen, Tyler Perry has now turned his attention to creating entertaining programs specifically for families to enjoy together. In Tyler Perry’s first animated film, fans of Madea can now watch all of their favorite characters including Madea, Uncle Joe and Aunt Bam in a whole new way! The larger than life Madea gets herself into even more over the top and outrageous situations – all in the name of helping children save their youth center.
The comic adventure features the voice talent of Tyler Perry as “Madea” and “Uncle Joe” among others and Cassi Davis (TV’s “House Of Payne...
- 10/21/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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