Billie-Jo Margaret Jenkins, who was born on March 29th, 1983, and died on February 15, 1997, was an English girl who was murdered in Hastings, East Sussex in February 1997.
Her stepfather, Sion Jenkins, was originally sentenced to the crime, but after two retrials in which the jury could not give judgment, he was formally discharged.
Where Is Sion Jenkins Now?
After spending six years in jail for the murder of Billie-Jo, Sion Jenkins was discharged on February 9, 2006, and he is currently living with his new wife in Hampshire.
Sion divorced his ex-wife and married a second wife, former Miss Southsea beauty queen Christina Ferneyhough, in 2005. They live in Southsea, Hampshire in the house, which is worth £550,000.
Jenkins enjoys walking along the south coast seafront, and he was studying criminology at university.
Who Killed Billie Jo?
Sion’s stepfather was initially sentenced to death for the crime, but after two retrials in which the jury could not reach a decision, he was formally discharged, and the murderer has yet to be found.
The former deputy headmaster had sought up to £500,000 in damages for the prison term Sion served, but the Ministry of Justice rejected his request after his case was evaluated.
In 1997, Billie-Jo Jenkins, a 13-year-old girl, was found dead in the back garden of the family home in Hastings. The suspect killed the young girl by using an iron weapon to beat her.
The case of her murder became one of the country’s most high-profile murder cases.
The police said that he had found Billie-Jo in a pool on the patio while he returned from a shopping trip with two of his daughters, Charlotte and Annie.
Police asked her stepfather, Sion Jenkins, to make a public appeal, but after this, he came under suspicion from his wife and became the main suspect in the murder.
Officers have said that “no new information has been provided and that the review is part of the regular assessment process.” The case is not being re-investigated.
Has justice been served for Billie Jo?
Billie’s murderer has not been found, and no attempt has been made by Sussex Police to re-open the investigation.
The police officer has said the case is undecided and the case will not be re-investigated until the new information is found.
In January 2022, police announced they were going to re-examine the forensic evidence if advanced forensic science could provide new evidence or a line of inquiry.