“It breaks my heart, that somebody has done something horrific to her and her unborn child,” says Aimee Miller, the aunt of murder victim Lara Bullard.
The suspect in a horrific quadruple homicide that claimed the life of a Columbus mother and her three children has reportedly been found dead in the Muscogee County Jail.
Despite the heartbreaking situation, loved ones joined together this weekend for a emotional celebration of the lives and legacies left by Spellman and her children.
The Columbus Housing Authority is investigating the background check done on suspect Travane Brandon Jackson after it came back stating he had no prior run-ins with the law.
The funeral for 29-year-old Jerrica Spellman and her children will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 27 at Peaceful Holiness Church located at 4944 Buena Vista Road, Columbus, Georgia.
27-year-old Travane Brandon Jackson is charged with four counts of family violence - murder in the brutal killings of 29-year-old Jerrica Spellman and her three children, 3-year-old King Jackson, 1-year-old Kensley Jackson and 1-month-old Kristen Jackson.
CPD Chief Boren says the oldest victim and the suspect had a history of domestic violence, including one case that led to the arrest of Travane Jackson in 2018.