In the early morning hours of 4 November, 2022, the small town of Laurel in Nebraska was asleep. Then suddenly, there was an explosion coming from a home along Elm Street. Neighbours looked out of their windows to see smoke coming from one of the homes.
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Audio Sources:
“Jason Jones Takes The Stand In The Carrie Jones Trial”
“Carrie Jones sentenced to life in prison; Judge discusses possible death penalty for Jason Jones”
Sources:
CBS – 12 KWCH, 4 August, 2022 – “Arrest Made”
Associated Press, 5 August, 2022 – “4 Killings”
Associated Press, 5 August, 2022 – “Suspect Linked”
Beatrice Daily Sun, 5 August, 2022 – “Neighbor Charged”
Beatrice Daily Sun, 5 August, 2022 – “Neighbor Arrested”
FOX – 4WDAF, August, 2022 – “Receipts Helped”
Omaha World-Herald, 6 August, 2022 – “Neighbor Arrested”
Lincoln Journal Star, 7 August, 2022 – “Nebraska Town”
Associated Press, 8 August, 2022 – “Bail Set”
Hiawatha World, 9 August, 2022 – “Former Brown County”
Omaha World-Herald, 9 August, 2022 – “Victims”
Sioux City Journal, 14 August, 2022 – “Family, Friends”
Omaha World Herald, 22 August, 2022 – “Investigators Seize Phone of Laurel Murder Suspect’s Wife”
Associated Press, 26 October, 2022 – “Nebraska Man Charged”
Lincoln Journal Star, 2 November, 2022 – “Judge Revokes”
Beatrice Daily Sun, 15 November, 2022 – “Laurel Shooting”
Sioux City Journal, 18 November, 2022 – “More Protection Orders”
Associated Press, 16 December, 2022 – “Police Arrest Wife”
Omaha World-Herald, 24 January, 2023 – “Laurel Woman”
Lincoln Journal Star, 15 February, 2023 – “State Patrol”
Sioux City Journal, 6 May, 2024 – “Trial”
Lincoln Journal Star, 20 May, 2024 – “Man Charged”
Sioux City Journal, 2 July, 2024 – “Judge Grants”
Lincoln Journal Star, 12 September, 2024 – “Trial Begins”
Omaha World-Herald, 12 September, 2024 – “Man Charged”
Lincoln Journal Star, 13 September, 2024 – “Jurors See Photos”
Sioux City Journal, 16 September, 2024 – “Back Door Pried Open”
Sioux City Journal, 18 September, 2024 – “Autopsies”
Sioux City Journal, 19 September, 2024 – “Badly Burned”
Sioux City Journal, 20 September, 2024 – “Note”
Beatrice Daily Sun, 25 September, 2024 – “Jury Begins”
Omaha World-Herald, 25 September, 2024 – Witness”
Beatrice Daily Sun, 26 September, 2024 – “Jury Finds”
Lincoln Star Journal, 18 December, 2024 – “$1 Million”
Lincoln Star Journal, 29 July, 2025 – “Carrie Jones Pulled the Strings”
The Grand Island Independent, 30 July, 2025 – “Neighbor at Trial”
Sioux City Journal, 31 July,2 025 – “Carrie Jones”
Sioux City Journal, 1 August, 2025 – “Laurel Woman Hush”
Lincoln Journal Star, 5 August, 2025 – “In Interview”
Lincoln Journal Star, 6 August, 2025 – “Prosecution Rests”
Lincoln Journal Star, 7 August, 2025 – “Wife Found Guilty”
Sioux City Journal, 7 August, 2025 – “Jason Jones Testifies”
Associated Press, 20 November, 2025 – “Woman Sentenced to Life”
Omaha World-Herald, 20 November, 2025 – “Panel”
York News-Times, 20 November, 2025 – “Carrie Jones”
