9-Year-Old Jennifer’s Body Was Found Under a Bridge Far From Her Home
The unsolved triple homicide of the Short family remains a mystery.
On the 15th of August, 2002, an intruder entered the home of Michael and Mary Short and shot them to death, execution-style. Their beloved daughter, nine-year-old Jennifer Short, was abducted from the home they lived in together in Oak Level, Virginia. Searches were conducted for little Jennifer over the next six weeks until her body was discovered 45 minutes away.
To this day, investigators are perplexed as to who killed the Short family… and why.
Murder in the Night
The night before the intrusion was fairly insignificant. Michael spent his evening working on a vehicle alongside one of his employees. Michael owned a company called M. S. Mobile Home Movers and his wife helped him run the business. Mary brought fast food home for the family dinner. What happened after that is unknown.
An employee of Michael’s arrived at the home at about 9 a.m. the next morning to find the slain bodies and missing girl. Mary and Michael were both shot once in the head. Michael was found lying on a couch inside of the attached garage, while Mary was killed in her bed. There was no sign of little Jennifer Short.
