A vulnerable woman was tortured and killed, and her body stuffed in a freezer, after taking up what appeared to be a kind offer of food and a place to stay from a friend. ‌

Jennifer Paxton, 36, had been raised by her grandmother, before becoming addicted to drugs and alcohol, funding her habits by prostitution. ‌

She had seven children in nine years, all of whom were taken into care. Although she kept in contact with some family members, she lived in homeless camps in Knoxville, Tennessee, the Mirror reports . ‌

She tried to make a more stable life for herself, accepting offers of food and showers from others, and visiting her grandmother every month. However, she suddenly stopped going in December 2019.

Her concerned family shared posts on social media asking for sight

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