It’s hardly a secret that prosecutors and police in Painesville believe Tyrone Jeffries got away with murder. Tyrone’s wife, Jennifer, brought 21-year-old Dustin Spaller to a park on the night of December 3, 2001, supposedly to arrange a crack deal between the boy and her husband. Just hours later, a fisherman discovered Dustin’s lifeless body, beaten and shot to death (Read Scene’s full story, “The Quick and the Dead,” here).
The case seemed open and shut, considering Tyrone’s ex-girlfriend had seen him on the night of the murder, all cut up like he’d been in a fight. The motive was there too: Tyrone had a vicious jealous streak, and he’d seen Jennifer cozying up to Dustin in a bar earlier that night. The only thing stopping prosecutors from bringing charges was Jennifer herself, whose version of events seemed to change like the seasons. …
This article appears in Dec 12-18, 2007.