Man Kills His Entire Family After His Father Told Him To Get A Job
A fragile ego leads to a massacre.
On June 15, 2021, dispatchers at the Cedar Rapids police department received an unnerving call from an Iowa man named Alexander Jackson.
The seemingly distressed 20-year-old told police that an intruder broke into his home, shot him and his dad, and then fled the area.
However, this wasn’t an ordinary case of a ‘‘grab-and-go’’ home robbery that went awfully wrong.
The reality was much worse.
When police officers arrived on site, they were greeted by a gruesome scene.
Alexander’s 61-year-old father, Jan Jackson, his 68-year-old mother Melissa Jackson, and his 19-year-old sister Sabrina Jackson were all found shot in the head in a way that resembled a group execution.
The sole survivor there was Alexander himself, who had strangely only suffered a gunshot to his foot and other minor injuries.
The news of the Jackson family slayings came in as a complete shock to the small community of Cedar Rapids.
The Jacksons had gained a quiet and respectful family reputation over their 10-year-long stay in the Cedar Rapids area.
Both Alexander and Sabrina were also students at the University of Iowa studying in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Apart from that, the family members sustained blank criminal records in Iowa, which made their deaths all that more bizarre.
Later during their investigation, the local authorities recovered a .22 caliber semi-automatic rifle from Alexander’s room.
Alexander recognized the weapon as his father’s personal rifle, which he and his father had cleaned the night before, and had left it on the fireplace overnight.
When asked to describe how the killings unfolded, Alexander said:
‘’I woke up to the sound of gunfire and I was shot in the foot during a struggle with a masked man over the rifle.’’
He claimed that he had no knowledge of what had taken place prior to that moment.
Having found no sign of forced entry at the home where the killings took place, the police arrested Alexander on suspicion of homicide.
He was then transported to Unity Point Health, St. Luke’s Hospital, to receive medical treatment for his injuries.
Alexander denied having any involvement with the murders of his family members.
Investigators tried to establish the motive behind the killings but with no success.
However, he admitted that his father had recently told him to:
‘‘Find a job or move out the house.’’
On June 16th, 2021, Alexander appeared at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids.
During his initial court hearing, Assistant Linn County Attorney Ryan Decker said:
“This was more than just a murder, it was an execution of the defendant’s mother, father, and sister.’’
The defendant had nothing to state except his full name.
Alexander Jackson was charged with 3 counts of first-degree murder, and his bond was set to $3 million.
If convicted for the murders, he faces a maximum penalty of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
His trial is scheduled for some time in 2022.
Sources: FoxNews, DailyMail, Law&Crime, TheGazette, TheDailyIowan
