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Aug 2022
38m 15s

Jenny Lin (Queen of Hearts, California) ...

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Our card this week is Jenny Lin, the Queen of Hearts from California. 

 

After days of searching for 14-year-old Jenny Lin’s killer, detectives received some promising tips that left everyone hopeful they’d solve one of the most disturbing murders Alameda County had ever seen. Listen to Part 1 here.

 

If you have any information about the murder of Jenny Lin on May 27, 1994, please contact the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office at 510-667-3636, or call the Jenny Lin hotline at 855-4-JENNY-LIN. There’s currently a $200,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Jenny’s killer. 

 

To donate to the Jenny Lin Foundation visit, jennylinfoundation.org. 

 

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