Jesse James Cummings
Jesse James Cummings was a serial killer from United States convicted of 2 murders, active around 1991.
Case Profile
[11/19/1955] Born in Modesto, California
[1973] Married his first wife, 15-year-old Margaret Helen Yaws
[1978] Met 24-year-old Janet Moore in Arkansas (Margaret left him)
[1983] Met 17-year-old Sherry. Sherry lives with him and Janet gets pregnant Scissor fight with Janet then divorced
[1/24/1986] Mother, Marie dies at age 65
[11/1985] Received a tympanoplasty
[1985] Receives certificate of training from Ranger Security & Investigations for basic armed guard training
[6/9/1987] Sherry gives birth to Jessica Marie
[10/8/1987] Married Sherry then starts beating her and making her prostitute. Moved to Batesville, Arkansas – becomes a truck driver Dates another woman named Faye but she dies in car crash
[4/21/1988] Admitted into Valley View hospital in Ada, OK for neck, back pain, head ache, and syncope
[4/29/1988] Lymphoma removed from neck
[6/14/1989] Married Anita – quits being a truck driver
[8/31/1989] Moves to Tupelo, Oklahoma
[12/1989] Finds house in Phillips, Oklahoma with Anita & Sherry Meets David Cathey
[9/1990] Eye surgery for glaucoma
[11/1990] Eye surgery for glaucoma
[2/1991] Eye surgery for glaucoma
[9/4/1991] Disappearance of Judy & Melissa (step sister & niece of Cummings)
[9/8/1991] Cummings reports Judy & Melissa missing
[9/9/1991] Seven Lee finds Judy’s body Jesse plans funeral Investigation of Melissa’s whereabouts
[10/16/1991] Brian William’s finds Melissa’s skeletal remains Jesse plans funeral
[10/30/1991] Tells Anita how he killed Melissa
[11/4/1991] Father, Jesse Jr. dies
[11/5/1991] Plans father’s funeral
[3/14/1992] Sherry attempts suicide Fight with a man, gets stabbed
[5/1993] Granted Social Security Benefits