Welcome to the pilot episode of Missing In Color, a true crime podcast highlighting cases involving people of color.
In this episode of Missing in Color, we discuss the lives of Karen and Karissa Lofton, the investigation into their murders, the shocking connection to Deloris and Ebony DeWitt, and the man investigators believe was responsible for all four deaths.
This episode contains discussions of murder and violence involving real victims and may not be suitable for all listeners.
Because every case deserves to be seen.
Below are the sources used to report this case.
Case Background & Investigation
• “Slayings of Second Pair Redirect Investigation” — The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2009/03/26/slayings-of-second-pair-redirect-investigation/4ceff5cb-220d-474f-8135-2fd45b03e9a8/
• “Man Gets 85 Years in Slayings of Mom, Daughter” — CBS Baltimore
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/man-gets-85-years-in-slayings-of-mom-daughter/
• “Mistrial Declared in Jason Scott Trial” — WJLA
https://wjla.com/news/local/jason-scott-trial-mistrial-declared-monday-85652
• “Jason Scott Sentenced to 85 Years After Alford Plea” — CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jason-scott-md-serial-killer-sentenced-to-85-years-in-prison-after-entering-alford-plea/
• Karen Lofton Obituary — Legacy.com
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/washingtonpost/name/karen-lofton-obituary?id=5632175
• Karen Antoinette Lofton Memorial — Find a Grave
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34938383/karen_antoinette-lofton
• “Jason Scott Killed Two Mother-Daughter Pairs in Maryland” — Oxygen
https://www.oxygen.com/dateline-the-smoking-gun/crime-news/jason-scott-killed-lofton-dewitt-mother-daughter-pairs-maryland
• “Jason Thomas Scott Convicted as Maryland Mother-Daughter Killer” — Oxygen / One Deadly Mistake
https://www.oxygen.com/one-deadly-mistake/crime-news/jason-thomas-scott-convicted-as-maryland-mother-daughter-killer
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