48 Hours

Deadline for Justice

May 6, 2026·39 min·6-min readnarrativetrue crime
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TLDR
Jennifer Servo, a 22-year-old aspiring journalist, was found murdered in her Abilene, Texas apartment in 2002, just weeks after beginning her dream job as a TV reporter. Despite early leads and strong suspicions pointing to her emotionally volatile ex-boyfriend, Ralph Sepulveda, the case re

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People

Jennifer ServoPatty ScovilleRalph SepulvedaBrian TraversDavid AdkinsJeff BellBruce MiriamHoward GodfreySherry AbelNorman Olson

Companies

KRBC 9

Topics

Cold CasesCriminal JusticeForensicsInvestigative JournalismMissing PersonsTrue Crime

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