MURDERED: Tamekia Taylor & Jennifer Clemmings
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Left to right: Tamekia Taylor and Jennifer Clemmings
Source: Georgia Bureau of Investigations, Oxygen
Tamekia Taylor
Source: Georgia Bureau of Investigations
Tamekia Taylor
Source: Oxygen
A police sketch of Tamekia’s room and bathroom
Source: DeKalb County Police Department
Jennifer Clemmings
Source: 11Alive
Jennifer Clemmings
Source: Oxygen
Retired Lieutenant Rod Bryant
Source: DeKalb County Police Department / Facebook
Additional Information:
Tips
If you have any information about the murders of Tamekia Taylor or Jennifer Clemmings, contact the DeKalb County Cold Case Task Force at 404-371-2444 or email them [email protected].
Episode Source Material
- Original reporting by Char Adams
- DeKalb County Police Department. 2002. Incident Report: Case No. 02-154335.
- Accessed 3 March 2026.
- DeKalb County Police Department. 2003. Incident Report: Case No. 03-011922. Accessed 3 March 2026.
- Georgia Bureau of Investigation Division of Forensic Sciences. 2003. Case No. 2003-1004132. Accessed 3 March 2026.
- Georgia Bureau of Investigation Division of Forensic Sciences. 2007, 2010, 2011. Case No. 2002-1041280. Accessed 3 March 2026.
- DeKalb County Police Department. 2002. Statement Form: Case No. 02-154335. Accessed 3 March 2026.
- DeKalb County Police Department. 2003. Statement Form: Case No. 03-011922. Accessed 3 March 2026.
- DeKalb County Police Department Major Felony Unit. Crime Scene Notes: 02-154335. Accessed 3 March 2026.
- DeKalb County Police Department Major Felony Unit. Case Notes: 03-011922. Accessed 3 March 2026.
- True Crime News. “Georgia Detectives Seek Leads in Possibly Related Murders of Successful Women.” True Crime News, 27 Mar 2018. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026. https://www.whas11.com/article/news/investigations/inside-investigations-who-killed-alberta-jones/417-549730769
- Smith, Benjamin H. “Is a Serial Killer Responsible for 2 Unsolved Murders in Atlanta?” Oxygen, 31 Mar. 2020. Accessed 3 March 2026. www.oxygen.com/the-dna-of-murder-with-paul-holes/crime-news/jennifer-clemmings-tamekia-taylors-murders-connected Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
- Corson, Pete. “How the AJC covered the Apriel Allen case from ‘ATL Homicide’” Atlanta Journal Constitution, 11 Sept. 2018. Accessed 3 March 2026.
- “Voice of a Killer.” The DNA of Murder with Paul Holes, created by Paul Holes, Leane Vandeman, and Jessica Grimshaw. Season 1, episode 7, Wilshire Studios/NBCUniversal, March 20, 2020 on Oxygen. Accessed 3 March 2026. https://www.oxygen.com/the-dna-of-murder-with-paul-holes/season-1/episode-7/voice-of-a-killer
- “Killer Connection.” The DNA of Murder with Paul Holes, created by Paul Holes, Leane Vandeman, and Jessica Grimshaw. Season 1, episode 8, Wilshire Studios/NBCUniversal, March 27, 2020 on Oxygen. Accessed 3 March 2026. https://www.oxygen.com/the-dna-of-murder-with-paul-holes/season-1/episode-7/voice-of-a-killer
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