Jennifer Schuett Attack and Assault Story Details You Missed, A Complete Outline
Jennifer Schuett was only eight years of age when she was attacked and assaulted by an adult.
A victim who survived by miracle Jennifer Schuett solved her own case after a horrible incident in her childhood that changed her life forever.
As a fearless survivor, she has now opened up her side of the story and shares it to inspire & motivate the victim like her. She still remembers the attack that happened in the summer of 1990.
Investigation Discovery has come up with an episode titled “Married With Secrets: The Girl in the Window,” which covers the story of a little girl and the attacker.
Learn more about the young girl who survived the incident while hearing her side of the story.
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In August 1990, Jennifer Schuett, who lived with her mother, Elaine, was attacked and assaulted, leaving her to die on the field. Luckily, she survived the incident and was able to help to catch the culprit.
The incident occurred when she was eight-years-of age and sleeping in her bedroom after her mother told her to sleep in her own bed. Little did Jennifer know that a man would break into her room and kidnap her.
9 August was the day that has remained unforgettable for her. A man who entered the room took her with him, making her believe he was undercover.
After Schuett started being suspicious of the situation, the attacker put a knife on her throat, asking if she was scared. Then after, he choked the little girl and sexually assaulted her.
The man then dragged her onto the field, slit her throat when she became unconscious, and left her to die. However, the children found her and got airlifted to the hospital.
She survived; what’s more, the little girl at that time helped the investigating team by writing down everything she recalled from the incident night.
The victim could not speak for around two weeks, then got her voice back.
Details You Missed On Jennifer Schuett And Dennis Earl Bradford
Although Jennifer Schuett couldn’t speak for some time after the incident, by writing down, she revealed the name of the attacker and the cigarette brand he used.
The investigating team found a lead in September 2009; the attacker was Dennis Earl Bradford. Before, the department couldn’t find a lead due to technology limitations.
Only after 18 years was it possible to find the DNA match of an attacker and his identity. The officers arrested him, gathering all the evidence against him.
Soon after, he confessed the crime but took his own life in jail in 2010 and never went through a trial. As for Jennifer, she suffered multiple bodily injuries after an incident.
She became infertile after the sexual assault. However, a doctor in Texas helped her with in-vitro fertilization two times.
Jennifer Schuett was an ordinary little girl who showed extraordinary courage in the face of a horrific attack: https://t.co/08ItFnOE0M pic.twitter.com/YNibUh9DME
— 48 Hours (@48hours) March 14, 2017
Where Is Eight-Year-Old Victim Jennifer Schuett Now?
Eight-year-old victim Jennifer Schuett is around 40 years of age in the present day. She now talks about the incident with many other victims to inspire them.
Currently, she is happily married to her partner Jonathan Martinez and shares two children, Jonah and Jenna.
The horrible thing that happened to her during childhood still haunts her to this day. However, she never loses hope and tries to cope with it.
