An Austin, Texas woman was arrested Tuesday on charges of fatally stabbing her boyfriend in Santa Ana 26 years ago.
Jade Benning, 48, is accused of killing 22-year-old Christopher Hervey on Jan. 4, 1996, according to Santa Ana Police Department Sgt. Maria Lopez.Police executed search warrants in Austin regarding the cold case in June 2020.
Police were called about 3 a.m. on Jan. 4, 1996, to 2205 N. Broadway, Lopez said. Police were told a Black man forced his way into the apartment he lived in with Benning and the victim was stabbed repeatedly, Lopez said.Benning told police she saw someone struggling with her boyfriend and the attacker slashed her right hand before running away through a back door, the Los Angeles Times reported in 1996.
Benning moved to Las Vegas in 2001 and the case went cold. In January 2020, police received an anonymous letter "implicating" Benning, Lopez said.Police revived the investigation and consulted with forensic experts and were able to gather enough evidence to obtain a criminal complaint and a $1 million warrant was issued for Benning's arrest, Lopez said.
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