Jasmine is a young woman whose life took a very bad turn after watching the movie The Natural Born Killers and decided to model her real life after the deadly plans she saw in the movie. She planned and directed the scenes alongside her would-be boyfriend Jeremy Steinke against her hapless family who fell victim to her twisted notions. Jasmine Richardson is believed to be the youngest person ever to be charged with murder and three counts of murder. Here’s everything you should know about them.
Who is Jasmine Richardson?
Sadly, Jasmine Richardson was twelve when she was plagued by creepy fantasies that all she ever wanted was to feel free from her parents’ grips because she was asked not to see any older child she thought she might have fallen in love with . You can imagine that she wanted to grow up so fast!
Jasmine was born into the Richardson family sometime in 1992, never knowing that their joy would cause their downfall on earth. Facts about her late family are not entirely known but we have gathered a few details, her mother, whose name was Debra; was murdered at the age of 48, her father; Marc was murdered at 42, while her brother Jacob was just 8 years old when he was also murdered.
Her mischief began when she thought she had found love with Jeremy Steinke, who was 23 when they met. Jasmine was an early riser when it came to love and probably her perfect definition of love was based on the butterflies in her stomach, the passing hurricane and all the euphoria that comes with such feelings, she never knew there was much to achieve .
Here you will find everything you need to know
1. How they met
Jasmine Richardson met Jeremy Steinke at a rock concert in early 2006 when she was just 11 years old. Both had different ideologies to describe themselves. He described having a werewolf who lived three hundred years while she described herself as a gothic person. Jasmine, on the other hand, always wore heavy and dark makeup with the intention of making her look older.
2. Disapproval of her family
I suppose you may be wondering what really made a 12-year-old kill their parents? I could offer a dime for your thoughts. Well, Jasmine’s story worked out because her parents refused to approve of her relationship with Jeremy. We have not been able to pinpoint the reasons for this, but Jasmine’s friends had testified that her parents considered Jeremy a paedophile, although there could be other reasons why they did not give their consent. With that in mind, did you probably perceive a false aura in the 23-year-old boy or feared that your baby was sexually exposed at a tender age?
3. The plan
On the verge of her parents’ retaliation, Jasmine disapproved of their unhappy relationship and hatched an ominous plan with Jeremy Steinke. Their first stop was to send an email to their accomplice detailing how to fulfill their heinous plans to live with him afterwards. Prior to the day the email was sent, it was recorded that the duo had seen the horror film The Natural Born Killers and decided to act out the film’s scenes.
4. The Murders
Jeremy took the lead after being masked for his chosen weapon; a knife raged at Debra (Jasmine’s mother) and severely stabbed her before approaching her husband Marc (Jasmine’s father) and doing the same. A screwdriver was found at the scene and conclusions were drawn that Marc was probably trying to defend himself. On the other hand, Jasmine carried out her part of the plan by slitting her younger brother’s throat, poor child.
5. The Consequences
The daredevil couple thought they had their nefarious plan succeeded, but little did they know that the police would soon catch up to them. After their plans seemed to succeed, they drove to their supposed utopia in Jeremy’s van.
Even so, crimes of this nature hardly go.You can imagine how foolish they were for not having thought of what would become of the corpses’ decay and their inevitable stench. It wasn’t long before one of their neighbor’s children visited their home and beheld the traumatizing sight of the Richardson’s dead body. The boy alerted his mother, who did the right thing to inform the police.
When police began their investigation, they initially thought Jasmine Richardson was being held captive by anyone who murdered her family members. Little did they know she was the prime suspect, all fingers pointing more to her once she read her lover her emails outlining how they would carry out the murders.
She was later charged in 2006 with three counts of first-degree murder, sentenced to ten years in prison and spent at least four years in a mental institution. Likewise, Jeremy Steinke was sentenced to twenty-five years in prison and now has to regret his stupid deeds.
By 2016, Jasmine was released, after which she changed her identity without anyone having the record of her new identity.