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Intro

“Welcome to Murder By Nature, where we discuss True Crime, Mystery disappearances, and unsolved cases! I’m Jazmin Hernandez, your host!

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References:

• https://www.dailynews.com/2010/03/28/redlands-murder-case-featured-on-solved/
• https://kileystruecrime.squarespace.com/kileystruecrimeaddict-blog/the-murder-of-tristan-jensen
• https://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/2018/05/01/killer-of-redlands-boy-is-denied-parole/
• https://krazykillers.wordpress.com/2013/08/02/a-tale-of-two-boys/
• https://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/2018/05/01/killer-of-redlands-boy-is-denied-parole/
• https://www.dailybulletin.com/2010/03/28/redlands-murder-case-featured-on-solved/
• https://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/2010/08/12/murder-revisited/

The Investigation

 In September 1998, A sewer at Hibiscus Drive and Gardenia Avenue had been blocked by small skeletal remains. Many of the workers and police investigators thought that it was some kind of joke or prank but soon discovered it was anything but a joke. The remains were identified as human, and they were the bones of someone around the ages of 13-17 years old. A jawbone was found on the sewer's ledge, and some teeth was still intact. The Redlands Police department didn't know what to do as they found the whole skeleton body throughout the drains. As police didn't know where to start, they decided to check the missing person reports when they found a report of a 14-year-old boy named Tristan Jensen, who was reported missing seven weeks earlier. 

Tristan Jensen was a 13-year-old boy from Redlands, CA, who had a rough life growing up. His mom died from cancer when he was four years old, and his dad was in county jail in Chino, CA. Tristan would eventually move in with his grandmother Betty Simon. Tristan’s grandma's mother would raise him until he was 13 years old. At 13 years old Tristan moved with his aunt Shelly, and two cousins, Matthew and Brandon, lived next door. The family blended great, the cousins were raised as brothers, and the family was whole. Friends and students described Tristan as very popular, friendly, and someone who had the ability to become friends with anyone he met, and everyone wanted to be around him. He was known as a popular kid among the teachers and staff at Redlands High School. 

In August 1998,  Tristan went missing. Always reliable, his family and friends had no idea where Tristan could be, and they contacted the police the following day. The family told police that Tristan had gone out to ride his skateboard, and they didn’t hear from him or did he come home. They said they didn't initially panic as Tristan was responsible and always rode around the town. In spite of an intensive search, six weeks would pass before the family would hear anything about the missing teenager.

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