Dateline's 'Justice for Joy' sheds light on the 1991 murder of Joy Hibbs and the arrest of Robert Atkins more than 30 years later.
the cold case murder of a Bucks County mom and the arrest and conviction of her killer more than three decades later.The episode will explore the 1991 murder of Joy Hibbs who was found dead inside her burning suburban Philadelphia home.On Friday, April 19, 1991, Joy Hibbs’ 12-year-old son David Hibbs was dismissed early from elementary school and arrived at their home along the 1200 block of Spencer Drive in the Croydon section of Bristol Township, Pennsylvania , around 1:05 p.m.
Investigators initially believed Hibbs died in an accidental fire. David Hibbs would later say he initially felt responsible for his mother's death, believing his toys or his fish tank may have caused the deadly fire.An autopsy the next day however revealed his mother had been repeatedly stabbed. Her ribs were also fractured and she was likely asphyxiated. The autopsy also determined there was no smoke in her lungs and she likely died prior to the fire.
Police said Hibbs was likely murdered between 11:50 a.m. and 12:50 p.m. that day. During that one-hour window, witnesses spotted a blue Chevrolet Monte Carlo parked outside Hibbs’ home. At the time, investigators named several suspects, including Robert Atkins. During one interview, Atkins told investigators that he had been a"Confidential Informant" for the Bristol Township Police Department at the time of the murder, and had a"good relationship" with Bristol Township narcotics detectives,Former Bristol Township Police Chief Thomas Mills later confirmed that in 1991, Atkins had been working for them as an informant purchasing meth and marijuana.
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