True Crime Friday: Jessie Dotson, Jr., the Lester Street Massacre Spree Killer
A mass murder was committed on March 2, 2008, in Memphis, Tennessee. Four adults, two children were murdered. Three other children were injured. Jessie Dotson was arrested for the shooting spree. He was related to some of the victims. Dotson was sentenced to death and is currently in the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, Tennessee. Jessie Dotson continues to insist he is innocent of these crimes. The Early Childhood of Jessie Dotson Jessie Lee Dotson Jr. was born on December 19, 1974. As with most Serial and/or Spree Killers Jessie had a horrific childhood. He had a hostile relationship with his mother who would leave the underaged children alone for hours at a time. In one instance she went from Tennessee to North Carolina on a church trip. His mother had divorced his father because of the abuse she and the children suffered. She came back with a new boyfriend. Because of the abuse and neglect Dotson was bullied at school for having bad clothing. He had to rep...
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