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Continued from Al the county, Jackson served in that position for three years and then was promoted to investigator, where she spent 13 years specializing in child physical- and sex ual-abuse investigations “The child abuse was very heart wrenching at times,” Jackson said. “Those cases went home with me. I spent a lot of sleepless nights thinking and praying about those cases” Jackson said several cases, in particular, stand out in her mind. “There was the double homicide of Carolyn Headrick and her mother, Dora Ann Dalton, on July 7, 1995,” Jackson said. “I had only been an investi gator for one year. Mike James wanted me to catch his calls and [I got this one.] I will never forget that case. It was the most horrendous crime scene I’ve ever seen. Those poor ladies were shot, stabbed and speared. We worked tirelessly on it and after three and a half years, we were able to charge Carolyn’s husband, William Randall Headrick, with the murders. He eventually pleaded guilty and is in prison today. Jackson said the case involving Jerry “Buck” Inman and the alleged attempted rape of a Rainsville woman, two rape cases in Henagar and a double homicide at Lebanon also stick out in her mind. “I pray every morning before I go to work that the Lord will give me the strength and the wisdom to do my job and to be a good influence for Him,” Jackson said. “There have been good times and bad times along the way, but the Lord has helped me through it all.” Jackson said there are many things she’s looking forward to in her retire ment, which include spending time with her granddaughters, Maddie, 5, and Meredith, 3. “It’s amazing to be a grandparent,” Jackson said. “You can have a bad day at work and come home and see their smil ing faces and all those bad things go away. Jackson said she also wants to have more time with her parents, who live in Tennessee. “I want to spend more time with them,” Jackson said. “They are getting older, and their health is not as good as it use to be ! Jackson said she plans on planting a garden this year, but it comes with a stipulation. “My husband, Dewitt, told me if I would keep the yard mowed he would buy me a new John Deere,” Jackson said. “Well, he already bought me one, so I guess I'll be doing yard work. I’ve got a lot of ‘honey do’ jobs that need to be done. He keeps reminding me that he’s not retired, I am.” Jackson said she will continue to work in some faces, however. “I will work part-time courthouse security for the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office,” Jackson said. “I have some other options I'm considering. I'll be busy doing something.’ Jackson said her career was blessed by God, her family — Dewitt, sons, Heath and Tyler and daughter-in-law Ashley, her parents — and her boss es through the years.”
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Fort Payne Times Journal
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Sat, Apr 03, 2010
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