7. Jason Nawara
14-year-old Jason Nawara was described as a polite, mature and responsible boy, so it came as a huge shock to the local community when he murdered his 10-year-old step-sister Tammi Dale Peck, on July 5th 1993.
According to a friend of the teen, he had spoken of killing Tammi before that summer day when he shot her in the back of the head while their parents were out.
The fact that she was found naked next to two jars of petroleum jelly and a latex glove also pointed to sexual abuse, and according to the doctor who examined her, Tammi had had some kind of sexual activity before the day that she was killed. Despite his reputation as a model son, Jason was definitely troubled; adopted at age two he had long struggled with abandonment issues and had run away twice and was also accused of several burglaries and thefts.
The grand jury decided the killing was premeditated, and he was charged with first-degree murder.
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