A court rejected a Gary man’s appeal Tuesday in his ex-girlfriend’s slaying.

Drew Carter III, 48, got 101 years in October 2024 for the Feb. 24 or 25, 2019, shooting death of Jessica “Heaven” Flores, 36, of South Chicago Heights.

Carter killed Flores after they argued in a car after leaving George “Sax” Heath’s Gary drug house, according to documents. Carter asked if he could have sex with her friend, who was with them. When Flores said no, he turned around and shot her in the head. He chased and tackled her friend, the eyewitness, before taking her to another house, until she later escaped.

Carter was originally charged with Flores’ murder in March 2019, before it was dismissed about six months later. Her body was not found for more than a year until her skull and vertebrae were discov

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