25/08/2026
Texas mother Debra Janelle Jeter called emergency services to confess that she had attacked her two daughters in an abandoned farmhouse off U.S. Highway 77 near Milford, Texas. Debra told the 911 dispatcher that one daughter was dead, but urged medics to hurry and save the surviving child. Debra Jeter lured her daughters, 12-year-old Kelsey and 13-year-old Kiersten, to an abandoned house during a supervised custody visit amidst a messy divorce. She attacked both girls with a knife. Shortly after, she dialed emergency services, calmly telling the dispatcher, "I just k*lled my children". During the call, Debra stated that one child was d3ad, but pleaded for an ambulance because the older daughter was still breathing and "wants to be saved". On the recording, Debra can be heard drifting between speaking to the 911 dispatcher and telling her surviving daughter to "hold on" because help was coming. Police and troopers arrived to find Debra in the garage with her hands raised. Kelsey died from her wounds, while Kiersten survived critical injuries after undergoing emergency surgery. In 2010, Debra Jeter pleaded guilty to capital murder and attempted capital murder to avoid the death penalty. She was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.