Grace Jones: Prostitute Murdered by Live In Boyfriend

Grace Jones or Grace Jennings was born about 1889 in East St. Louis, MO. She left home when she was 11 years old. Her mother was Louis Maiden name unknown married name of Meyers.



Inmate#5106 Sacramento County Jail
Rec: 12 Dec 1909
Crime: Vagrancy
Age: 20
Occupation: Prostitution 
 
Murdered 1 June 1912 by Bill Mason




I am not buying that story about the acid, his list of scars in his criminal records do not mention these, and one would think acid would leave scars of some sort.

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40137979/grace_jennings/?xid=637

The above article has a lot about Grace's life.

William Mason was born about 1866 in California. He had spent a lot of time in  and out of jail for crimes like petty larceny and such.


Inmate# 8394 Folsom Prison
Rec: 1 July 1912
Crime: Murder 1st Degree
Term: Life

Added by EDHGS to Find A Grave


And life it was, Bill died in Folsom Prison on 25 Oct 1919 and is buried in their cemetery.

Here's the link to his memorial:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173744102



Very sad lives they must of had.




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