Heidi Jones had found the bloody body of mother Loretta Jones on the living floor. Here is what we know about the little one as of 2022. Scroll below for more news.
Back in 1970, on the early morning of July 31, baby Heidi Jones found the bloody body of her mother Loretta Jones on the floor of their living room in their house. When the authorities arrived the little one said “Tom did it,” to the police.
This eventually led the light toward Thomas Edward Egley who briefly dated Jones. However, on the night of the murder, he was arrested for attempting to kidnap a 10-years old.
However, the case was dismissed later due to the lack of evidence. The case was reopened after 4 decades and the authorities made an arrest with the help of Loretta’s daughter.
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Where Is Heidi Jones Now?
A Cold Case Files episode about the case, “Written in Blood,” which covered Loretta Jones’ case featured her daughter Heidi Jones. Heidi came to the media after years of talking about her mother’s murder.
After her mom’s death, her grandparents adopted her. She lost her grandfather to a heart attack in 1974 which she believes was because of stress.
Her mom came from a family of five sisters and two brothers. In the documentary, Jones said that she always remembered that the murderer was Tom.
As a four-year-old, she told the investigator that it was him, however, the case was dismissed at the time. She looked from the bedroom door keyhole while the murder was taking place.
How Old Is Loretta Jones’s Daughter Heidi Jones? Age And Wiki
As of 2022, Loretta Jones’ daughter Heidi Jones is 56 years old. Back in 1970, she was just 4 when her mother got murdered in their home in Price, Utah.
Heidi who witnessed her mother’s murder says that most of the things of the night have vanished from her memory. After years, when she was living in California, she saw a TV show about unsolved mysteries in 1989.
That is when she decided to write to the show and the law enforcement. However, in the beginning, she hit one brick wall with another.
Then in 2006, she moved to Utah, and her car was stolen in 2009. Jones made a Facebook post where she got a comment from David Brewer who worked for the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office [in Utah].
She decided to take help from David who was also her friend from high school. Everything started falling into place and finally, the authorities arrested her mother’s murderer.
Who Is Heidi Jones’ Husband?
Heidi Jones who was staying low-key for years came to the headlines after her mother’s case was featured on A Cold Case File. However, anything about her personal life including her husband’s details remains unknown.
Jones might be married and have her own family by now, but the information remains unclear, as of now. She had been fighting for her mother’s justice and finally got the murderer arrested.
She kept on fighting and brought justice to the table for more than decades. When Jones saw Thomas Edward Egley, he has already grown into an old frail man.
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