Woman sentenced to life in prison for slaying of lottery winner

Comment #11

csfb — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:18:37 GMT

Unlike stealing the winning ticket of a customer which is a non-violent crime, this one here is a really VIOLENT crime, which shows the depravity of the perpetrator. She has complete disregard for human life. I have no problem with this person going to jail. Maybe prison life will change her for the better.

Comment #10

maringoman — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 03:12:59 GMT

wow, this is the epitome of love, lies and murder. thats why i always say, when you win the lotto jackpot, make sure you take care of the people around you finacially and not sexually. so many people meet their early deaths in pursuit of sex it's ridiculous.

Comment #9

jeffrey — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 16:43:02 GMT

The scum was the sister in law and boyfriend, gain was kidnapping and blackmail. Murder was probably a part of the plan.

I never blame the murder victim. Death cannot be reversed, people can make amends for bad behavior. Fidelity often takes a beating in extreme circumstances and even in ordinary life.

The productive man won the lottery and ran a business, the people around him were greedy and covetous. Same old story with the same old results.

Comment #8

justxploring — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 06:50:43 GMT

I'm not sure what this woman or her boyfriend thought they would gain from the murder. There is a lot missing. This article doesn't mention anything about blackmail. What did they expect to gain? I also don't like the way they're blaming the victim here. He won the lottery and apparently made a good life for himself by investing in a business and making it successful. Maybe he only gave presents to his wife's sister out of generosity and her attorney added the juice story about his infideli... [ More ]

Comment #7

jeffrey — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 05:39:48 GMT

Oh well, scum ruins another productive person's life for material gain. Old story, too bad imprisonment and unwanted same sex love is not a sufficient deterrent

Comment #6

Kidzmom — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 05:21:02 GMT

This is why I will make preparations to move long before I claim my prize. I plan on leaving the state with check in hand so I won't be bothered.

Comment #5

dumars798 — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 02:13:25 GMT

For the luv of money/people don't

use their judgment at all

Comment #4

sirbrad — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 00:44:07 GMT

Luckily I trust no one, and have little family.

Comment #3

fja — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 20:41:03 GMT

Looks like the wife (Crystal) gets to clean up after this mess....it's the people you trust that can hurt you the most....

Comment #2

dphillips — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 19:30:06 GMT

Wow, talk about family trust! It is bad enough lottery winners must worry about strangers who might want to take their winnings...but now there is another worry dimension, the family.

Comment #1

Tenaj — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:17:55 GMT

That is bizarre.

Woman sentenced to life in prison for slaying of lottery winner

Lottery Post — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:08:52 GMT

A 23-year-old woman has been convicted of helping kidnap her lottery-winning brother-in-law and then executing the man, who was also her lover, with a shot to the head.

Victoria Jackson was sentenced to life in prison immediately after a jury found her guilty of first-degree murder Thursday in the July 2005 slaying of Jeffrey Dampier, an Illinois lottery winner turned Florida popcorn entrepreneur who was married to Jackson's sister.

Prosecutors said Jackson and boyfriend Nathaniel Jackson,... [ More ]