Nearly 50 years ago, the murder of an eccentric heiress in Indianapolis made headlines across the nation. Marjorie Jackson, 66, a multi-millionaire heiress to a local Indiana grocery chain, was shot and killed at her home in early May during a robbery gone wrong. But what confounded investigators was that, despite being robbed twice previously, Jackson continued to hide millions of dollars in cash around her house before her death โ and refused to report the crimes. The Star reported that investigators later found cakes with messages to God on them, while Time reported that her door knobs were covered in tinfoil in an attempt to protect her from what she believed were demons.
Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? As a result, the widow began withdrawing her millions and stashing her money in various places across her home โ something her husband liked to do when he was still living, the Star reported. But word quickly got out in the neighborhood, and within months, a pair of local teens hatched a plot to break in and take all they could get.
Two local year-olds, Walter Bergin Jr. According to the Star , the teenagers initially broke in on May 16, , to steal jewelry, but then stumbled upon hundreds of thousands of dollars. However, according to the Star , Jackson responded angrily to the visit: She pointed a toy gun at the officers and told them to get off her property.
The crime again went unreported. A few days later, they returned for more. This time, at some point during the robbery, Jackson was shot in the stomach and bled to death on her kitchen floor. However, according to the Star , the fire only burned a portion of the home, leaving her body and key evidence unscathed from the blaze. Read the original article on People. Sean Neumann. January 26, at PM. In Other News Entertainment Entertainment. Harper's Bazaar. Lily Collins and Charlie McDowell welcome baby girl via surrogate.
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