It's a horrible case that went unsolved for decades, i felt like it deserved more attention due to Jennifer's bravery and strength.
On Aug. 10, 1990, Jennifer Schuett (Pic above) was abducted from her bedroom by an unknown man. She was strangled, her throat was slashed and the 8-year-old was left for dead in a field in Dickinson, Texas.
Unable to speak due to her vocal cords severely damaged, she found a way to answer questions and provide investigators with important details about the man who attacked her with just drawings and writings.
Pictured above is Jennifer aged 8, who lost so much blood, her vocal cords were cut, was raped, went into a coma, the police officers and doctors were so sure of her death that the police was already on their way to make the case a murder investigation, almost dead in the hospital, and completely unable to speak, she is very afraid of men and no men will enter her hospital room.
Jennifer wrote that on the night of her abduction,
she was wearing a "pink T-shirt" and white underwear with blue roses.
She also wrote "I was asleep. A man opened the window and grabbed me."
Jennifer Schuett said : "I remember writing down ... just every little detail that I could remember, everything that I thought would help in finding him,"
She wrote the man was white, wore glasses, had a sharp knife and had one or two green tattoos. He had a black mustache and was in his 30s.
From all her writings and drawings, here's what she told police officers ;
"He had me sitting on his lap as he was driving ... and held me there," Jennifer Schuett told "48 Hours." "He's trying to calm me down, telling me, 'Everything's gonna be OK. I'm an undercover police officer.'"
"He said he was an undercover cop. Big gun. He said I don't have my gun or badge right now," she wrote at age 8.
Jennifer Schuett was able to describe the man's vehicle for police: "2 doors, a bluish yucky color."
"I remember saying that he looked greasy and he may have had a scar or something on his face," Jennifer Schuett told "48 Hours."
Young Jennifer drew a picture of a face, noting the location of the man's scar.
"And I remember writing down that there were beer cans in the car, and there were cigarettes, and the brand of cigarettes that he had," Jennifer Schuett said.
She wrote some of the cigarette packages were "gold and white" and "some packages red and white."
Again she says about the man "He said I work at the garage and Dickinson Police and Galveston Police."
Jennifer wrote the man had on blue jeans and a black shirt. Asked what kind of cigarettes, she wrote "Marlboro."
Jennifer showed police where her abductor first took her -- the parking lot of her elementary school.
"He was offering me candy, and I kept refusing," Jennifer Schuett told "48 Hours."
In 1990 she wrote, "And asked me if I wanted some candy. I said no way."
Jennifer again described what she was wearing the night of her attack on an another piece of paper-- a pink T-shirt and panties with roses on them. Asked if the man was on something she wrote: "Cigarettes" and he "had a 6-pack [of] beer in car - Light Bud."
"He choked me 4 times as hard as he could yes yes in the car."
And so the case will still remain unsolved for decades, mostly due to the technology not advanced enough.
Jennifer will eventually regain her voice miraculously and return home.
For 20 years, nothing was found, but due to a dedicated investigator and modern technology the killer will be found, his name is Dennis Earl Bradford 40 years old at the time of the mugshot, he will eventually kill himself after being found.
She drew and wrote a lot during her time at the hospital, not all of her drawings are listed and the story is more complex, you can find videos of her story in details on Youtube.
On Aug. 10, 1990, Jennifer Schuett (Pic above) was abducted from her bedroom by an unknown man. She was strangled, her throat was slashed and the 8-year-old was left for dead in a field in Dickinson, Texas.
Unable to speak due to her vocal cords severely damaged, she found a way to answer questions and provide investigators with important details about the man who attacked her with just drawings and writings.
Pictured above is Jennifer aged 8, who lost so much blood, her vocal cords were cut, was raped, went into a coma, the police officers and doctors were so sure of her death that the police was already on their way to make the case a murder investigation, almost dead in the hospital, and completely unable to speak, she is very afraid of men and no men will enter her hospital room.
Jennifer wrote that on the night of her abduction,
she was wearing a "pink T-shirt" and white underwear with blue roses.
She also wrote "I was asleep. A man opened the window and grabbed me."
Jennifer Schuett said : "I remember writing down ... just every little detail that I could remember, everything that I thought would help in finding him,"
From all her writings and drawings, here's what she told police officers ;
"He had me sitting on his lap as he was driving ... and held me there," Jennifer Schuett told "48 Hours." "He's trying to calm me down, telling me, 'Everything's gonna be OK. I'm an undercover police officer.'"
"He said he was an undercover cop. Big gun. He said I don't have my gun or badge right now," she wrote at age 8.
Jennifer Schuett was able to describe the man's vehicle for police: "2 doors, a bluish yucky color."
"I remember saying that he looked greasy and he may have had a scar or something on his face," Jennifer Schuett told "48 Hours."
Young Jennifer drew a picture of a face, noting the location of the man's scar.
"And I remember writing down that there were beer cans in the car, and there were cigarettes, and the brand of cigarettes that he had," Jennifer Schuett said.
She wrote some of the cigarette packages were "gold and white" and "some packages red and white."
Again she says about the man "He said I work at the garage and Dickinson Police and Galveston Police."
Jennifer wrote the man had on blue jeans and a black shirt. Asked what kind of cigarettes, she wrote "Marlboro."
Jennifer showed police where her abductor first took her -- the parking lot of her elementary school.
"He was offering me candy, and I kept refusing," Jennifer Schuett told "48 Hours."
In 1990 she wrote, "And asked me if I wanted some candy. I said no way."
Jennifer again described what she was wearing the night of her attack on an another piece of paper-- a pink T-shirt and panties with roses on them. Asked if the man was on something she wrote: "Cigarettes" and he "had a 6-pack [of] beer in car - Light Bud."
"He choked me 4 times as hard as he could yes yes in the car."
"He said his name was Dinnese"
"I just remember remembering his name," Jennifer Schuett told "48 Hours." And so I wrote, "He said his name was Dinnese [Dennis]."And so the case will still remain unsolved for decades, mostly due to the technology not advanced enough.
Jennifer will eventually regain her voice miraculously and return home.
For 20 years, nothing was found, but due to a dedicated investigator and modern technology the killer will be found, his name is Dennis Earl Bradford 40 years old at the time of the mugshot, he will eventually kill himself after being found.
She drew and wrote a lot during her time at the hospital, not all of her drawings are listed and the story is more complex, you can find videos of her story in details on Youtube.
i will remake the thread in an another section.
