MYSTERIOUS DEATH: Jade Winston

<p>When 18-year-old Jade Winston is found with a fatal gunshot wound to the head in her Carrier Mills, Illinois, apartment in August 2007, the entire community is stunned, and investigators are split on whether she was murdered or if she took her own life. As rumors fly, a Coroner's Jury rules Jade's death a homicide. But 16 years later, the case is on the shelf, and her family is still desperate to know what happened…and praying that someone will give it the attention it deserves. </p><p>Saline County Sheriff’s Office: (618) 252-8661</p><p>Please visit the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/people/Jade-Winston/61552212321352/">Justice for Jade Facebook page</a>.</p><p>Please join us in writing a letter to the Illinois Attorney General’s Office urging them to intervene and investigate Jade’s case. Below the Episode Info you will find a prompt you can use and the address to send the letter to. You can also contact the office using <a href="https://agforms.ilag.gov/Forms/agcontactus">this form</a>.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Letter to Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul</strong></p><p><strong>(WHERE TO SEND)</strong></p><p><strong>Office of the Illinois Attorney General</strong></p><p><strong>Constituent Services</strong></p><p><strong>100 West Randolph Street</strong></p><p><strong>Chicago, IL 60601</strong></p><p><a href="mailto:Attorney_general@ilag.gov">Attorney_general@ilag.gov</a></p><p>Dear Attorney General Raoul,</p><p>I am writing to you as a concerned citizen and a listener of Crime Junkie, a true crime podcast that recently investigated the death of Jade Winston in Carrier Mills, IL.</p><p>Jade was an 18-year-old high school senior who died of a gunshot wound to the head while in her apartment on August 17th, 2007. A Saline County Coroner's Jury ruled Jade's death a homicide in January 2008. However, leadership at the Saline County Sheriff's Office have publicly shared their "personal opinions" that Jade died by suicide. While they maintain that the case is open, it's not active. </p><p>I am deeply troubled