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Thank you for listening to this episode's ads. By supporting our sponsors, you support Casefile to continue to deliver quality content. Tiffany hall and Jamella Tunstall had been close friends since a young age. Although they weren't biologically related, they referred to each other affectionately as cousins. Like Tiffany, Jamella had a troubled upbringing and was considered a bit of a social outcast. She was a quiet and shy girl who didn't make friends easily. A car accident had left her with a large scar across her eye, which other children made fun of and called her ugly. Having been placed in foster care at a young age, all Djemela ever wanted was to be part of a stable, loving home. When she became pregnant at 16, being responsible for providing such a thing for her baby was a terrifying prospect for Jemella. But a month later, her best friend Tiffany had an announcement. She was pregnant too. Not only could they raise their children together, but this would be Tiffany's second child, so Jamella could benefit from Tiffany's experience. In June of 1999, Jamila gave birth to a little boy, and a few weeks after that, Tiffany welcomed her second daughter. The two supported one another, eating meals together, taking their children to the cinema, and babysitting for one another. Determined to give her child the best possible life, Djemela persevered through high school as a single mother. In the years that followed, she had two more children. She worked two jobs while attending college classes to become a photographer, and in time, she managed to put together enough money to buy a car and rent a small apartment. In early 2006, Jamila was delighted to discover that she was pregnant for the fourth time. She'd come a long way from the scared teenager she used to be, and although she had some ups and downs during her parenting journey, she'd worked hard to be a good mother. She had a job and an apartment and was in a loving Long term relationship. She'd even built a good relationship with her own mother. When considering her fourth pregnancy, Jamila realised there was really only one thing reminiscent of her first. Tiffany hall was pregnant again too. Tiffany and Jamella had remained close into adulthood and even their mothers had become best friends. But while Jamella was dedicated to her children, Tiffany continued to spend most of her time with her friends and going to parties. Tiffany's two daughters were often cared for by their grandmother, while Tiffany sometimes stayed at Jamela's apartment for days at a time. Although Tiffany helped Jamella around the house during these stays, Jamella sometimes got the feeling that Tiffany was just using her. By early September 2006, the two friends were both heavily pregnant when they got into an argument over the phone. After hanging up, Jamila decided she needed a break from their friendship. Tiffany called back immediately, but Jamella ignored the call. She didn't answer the next few times Tiffany called either. Whatever Tiffany wanted to say, Jamella didn't want to hear it. On September 21, after Tiffany and her boyfriend Keith buried their stillborn baby, Tiffany admitted that she'd never been pregnant at all. The baby they'd just buried was Jamella Tunstall's. Tiffany said she'd cut the baby from Jamilla's womb before dumping her body in her backyard. When police found the body of 23 year old Jamella Tunstall, the search for Tiffany hall began immediately. Her image and a description of the car she was likely driving was released to news outlets as officers went to check Jamella's apartment in case Tiffany was hiding out there. Jamella lived only four miles away, so police arrived quickly on scene. They gained access to the apartment, but a quick scan revealed each room to be empty, given that Tiffany lived with her mother, Beverly. Police also considered that Beverly might have somehow been involved with Djamila's murder. They tracked her down and told her that she was being questioned under suspicion of murder. Beverly appeared to be genuinely confused, saying she had no idea what the officers were talking about. When they told her that Jamilla Tunstall had been killed and Tiffany was the prime suspect, Beverly was in shock. Djemela's mother and aunt were her dearest friends and she considered Jamila to be like a daughter. Unable to comprehend the news, she said she had no idea where Tiffany could be hiding. It was evident to police that Beverly was telling the truth. The search for Tiffany continued and a few hours later, she was traced to a housing project just a few streets away from Jamella's apartment. Tiffany was placed under arrest and taken into custody, where she began to talk. According to Tiffany, it all began when her boyfriend, Keith Horn was stationed away as part of his naval duties. She didn't want him to go, so she concocted a plan to get him back, saying she was pregnant with his child. For months, Tiffany faked her own pregnancy alongside Jamella's real one. She bought baby clothes and toys and shared the news with her friends and family. However, Tiffany knew that at some point her ruse would be discovered unless she could somehow produce a baby. Tiffany confessed to the detectives that she had, quote, contemplated taking Jamella's unborn baby for quite some time. In early September, the pair had a falling out, at which point Jamella started ignoring Tiffany's calls. Around the same time, Tiffany started putting her plan into action. She bought rubbing alcohol, a pair of scissors and a nasal aspirator, which she intended to use to clear the baby's airway after she cut the child from Jamella's womb. By Friday, September 15, Tiffany and Jamila were back on speaking terms. Tiffany had the house to herself, so she convinced Jamella to swing by. At some point during the visit, Tiffany grabbed a chair leg and used it to beat Jamela over the head twice. It was enough to incapacitate Jamella while Tiffany bound her hands and feet with duct tape. When Jamella struggled to free herself, Tiffany hit her over the head again, knocking her unconscious. Tiffany then dragged Jamella into the bathtub where she used the scissors to remove Jamella's baby. Neither the baby nor Jamella survived the attack. Tiffany wrapped Jamila's body in the shower curtain, dragged her into the backyard and dumped her among the bushes. She then took the baby and made her way to Frank Holton State park where she called for an ambulance. While she was out, Tiffany's mother and daughters returned home, unaware that Jamella's body lay hidden only yards away. While detectives were taking Tiffany's confession, the question arose, where were Jamila's three other children? Officers began interviewing members of the Tunstall family and learned that on the day Jamilla was killed, her kids had been staying with their father, Ivan Collins. While Ivan and Djamila were in a committed relationship, they lived separately and shared the care of their children. Jamella's eldest child was 7 year old Damon, a kind hearted and intelligent boy who loved superheroes and always let other kids play with his favourite little green ride on tractor. Ivan Collins was not Damon's biological father, but he had quickly come to love Damon as his own. Ivan and Jamella's second son, Ivan Jr. Was only a week away from his third birthday and their daughter Janella was 22 months old. The couple had been looking forward to welcoming their fourth child in just two months time. In fact, when police phoned Ivan to tell him about Jamella's murder, her baby shower had been scheduled to start in just a few hours. Ivan told the police that his children weren't with him. 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Thank you for listening to this episode's ads. By supporting our sponsors, you support Casefile to continue to deliver quality content. When the detectives interrogating Tiffany hall about the murder of Jamilla Tunstall and her unborn child were informed that Jamilla's three children had last been seen in Tiffany's care. They changed the focus of their interview. They needed to know where the three children were. As a matter of urgency, Tiffany refused to tell them anything. Officers were dispatched to Jamella's apartment to collect photographs of the three children. Missing person posters were quickly produced and local news stations broadcast the details. As police immediately began their search, every inch of the land surrounding Tiffany Hall's house was scoured. Within a few short hours, the search had expanded to nearby Frank Holton State Park. Dozens of officers, firefighters, local volunteers and sniffer dogs scoured the expansive wooded area on foot. Jamella's loved ones joined the search while mounted police surveyed the fields on horseback and police divers searched the lake. The Illinois State Police captain told news outlets that the priority was to find the children alive. But time was running out. A severe storm was approaching East St. Louis. Heavy rain and strong winds began to batter the park as lightning split the sky and thunder clapped overhead. By 3pm A tornado was on its way and the police had no choice but to suspend the search. One of Jamila's Cousins told the St. Louis Post, I'm praying that they are not out there, that they are with someone and that person will return them. The search for Damon, Ivan Jr. And Janella recommenced at first light the following day. With the FBI also getting involved, more volunteers joined in checking vacant houses in Tiffany's neighbourhood and dumpsters all around the city. As the hours ticked by, concerned citizens of East St. Louis became more and more frantic. Desperate for news that the children were safe and well, the state police chief held a press conference to reassure the public that they would not stop searching until the children had been found, stating these children are from East St. Louis. They know how to survive. Detectives continued to hound Tiffany hall for information, but she refused to tell them anything about the children. That was until 7 that evening when she finally broke her silence. Officers had been to Jemella's apartment the day prior to grab photos of their children and had briefly looked inside the day before that when searching for Tiffany Hall. They had not seen the children or noticed anything unusual during either visit. But based on Tiffany's latest revelation, officers re entered the apartment for a third time. This time they were immediately struck by a strong odour coming from the laundry. One officer lifted up the lid of the washing machine. Inside was the semi naked body of seven year old Damon. Next to the washing machine was a dryer. They pulled open the door to find the naked bodies of 2 year old Ivan Jr. And and 1 year old Janella. Police officers wept Openly as they lifted the children out and covered them in sheets. Many of the officers were so traumatised that they later needed counselling, with one being put on medical leave. Hundreds of onlookers gathered in the fresh night air to watch as the children were taken away. The people of East St. Louis had seen more than their fair share of violence and tragedy. Yet the murders of the three Tunstall children devastated the entire community. One local citizen told reporters, these were our children. They didn't even have a chance to live. Tiffany hall spared no details when giving police her confession. She admitted that days after murdering Jamella and her unborn child, she'd gone to Ivan Colin's home to pick up Damon, Ivan Jr. And Janella. the time, Tiffany's own daughters and mother were staying with a friend. So she took the Tunstall children back to her house. There, she gave each of them a dose of cough medicine to make them sleepy before drowning them one by one in the bathtub, the same tub in which their mother and baby sister had been killed only days earlier. Tiffany said she then wrapped the three children up and carried them to her car. She drove the four miles to Jamiella's apartment and dumped their bodies in the washing machine and dryer. Autopsies on all three children, as well as on Jamella and her unborn baby supported Tiffany's version of events. Djemela's postmortem revealed she'd suffered blunt force trauma to the head but died from blood loss. The medical examiner described Djemela's death as very graphic and very brutal and confirmed that her baby had not lived to take a first breath. Tiffany hall was charged with the first degree murders of Jemella Tunstall, Demonde Tunstall, Ivan Tunstall, Collins and Janella Tunstall. She was also charged with the intentional homicide of Jamela's unborn baby. Tiffany was ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation. While the results revealed she suffered from some unresolved mental health issues and had a lower than average iq, the conclusion was that she was fit to stand trial. In a blow for Djemela's family, Tiffany pleaded not guilty on all counts. In response, the state prosecutor announced that he would seek the death penalty in relation to Jamella and her baby. Tiffany hall had perpetrated what is known as a caesarean kidnapping or a fetal abduction. This type of crime is exceedingly rare, with Tiffany's case marking only the 12th recorded foetal abduction in U.S. history. In each of the previous cases, the abductors were women who needed A newborn to pass off as their own. All had faked their own pregnancy, either entirely or after miscarrying. Most had done so, at least in part, to manipulate their partners into remaining in a relationship. It was clear to law enforcement that Tiffany hall had killed Jamilla Tunstall to gain access to her baby. However, that didn't explain why she murdered Jamila's living children three days later. Tiffany never revealed her motive for killing the children, nor did she express remorse for any of her actions. She maintained her not guilty plea for nearly two years until June 2008, when when she changed her position just before her trial was scheduled to begin. In exchange for the death penalty being taken off the table, Tiffany pleaded guilty to all charges for the first degree murders of Djemela, Damon, Ivan Jr. And Janella. She was given four life sentences without the possibility of parole for the intentional homicide of Jamella's unborn baby. Tiffany received a concurrent sentence of 60 years. Jamella's family were satisfied with the outcome. One of her cousins commented, I just think she should be imprisoned the rest of her life to think about what she did. God's gonna have the upper hand. Jamella's mother said, I have to forgive her. I believe in putting justice in God's hands. Just over a month after her sentencing, Tiffany hall claimed she'd been coerced into pleading guilty and filed a motion to withdraw her plea on all counts. Jamella's loved ones adamantly opposed the motion, with her aunt stating, we want to heal. We thought everything was in closure. I believe Tiffany did it and we need to put this behind us. I love Tiffany as though she were my blood niece. I still love her, but Jamella can't speak, so I have to speak for her. Ivan, Colin's mother, told reporters, tiffany massacred a whole family. Before I would see that woman walk free, I will go to prison myself. Tiffany's motion to change her plea was denied. After the deaths of Jamilla and her children, their loved ones faced another heartbreak. Neither Ivan Collins nor Jamila's family could afford the cost of a funeral. Word of this reached the people of East St. Louis, and within a matter of days, the community had raised $35,000 for the cause. More than 700 mourners gathered at the church to attend the service, with Tiffany's mother among them. The pastor told the congregation, this is not a time for contemplation, of revenge, but a time for healing. He encouraged those in attendance to lean into their faith and to use the tragic deaths of Djemela and her kids as fuel for change. After the funeral, Ivan Collins sat beside the graves of his children in tears. He clutched two white teddy bears, but they provided no comfort. Ivan was consumed by guilt at having handed his children over to Tiffany Hall. He'd been plagued by nightmares every night since their bodies were discovered. It was too painful for Ivan to remain in East St. Louis. Shortly after the funeral, he relocated, but his guilt followed him across state lines. Every day was a struggle. Two years went by before he returned to East St. Louis. There was one last thing he needed to do. Ivan and Jamela's stillborn baby had been buried under the name Taylor, as though she was the child of Tiffany hall and Keith horn. On Wednesday, October 8, 2008, the Baby Girl was exhumed and reburied alongside her real mother and siblings. After the funeral, Ivan told reporters, it's very tough. I am happy though, that my family is all together. Ivan found comfort in knowing that his daughter was finally buried under her real name. Before all of the tragedy that befell their family, Ivan and Jamela had chosen a name for their baby girl, Harmony.

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