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Neighbour's Discovery Sparked The Case
- Gareth, an 8-year-old neighbour, saw Deborah half-naked and bloody on the kitchen floor and ran to get his mother.
- Police found Deborah and Mark murdered, Tyler throat-slit, and Jasmine missing, launching the investigation.
Rapid Teen Transformation And Goth Turn
- After moving, Jasmine shifted from girly interests to goth culture and heavy makeup, looking much older than her age.
- Friends recalled rapid physical development and a social identity change that isolated her from peers.
Online Age Lies Enabled Older Predators
- Jasmine lied about her age online and presented as a 16-year-old to gain social capital within goth groups.
- That misrepresentation let her form relationships with much older people who treated her as an adult.


