The Vicious Murder of Kenyan Family in Powder Springs, Georgia Still Remains in the Dark, 16 Years Later

The August 1, 2007, gruesome attack that murdered Powder Springs, Georgia-based Kenyan woman Jane Kuria, 47, and her two daughters Isabella Kuria, 19, and Annabel Kuria, 16,  leaving her son Jeremy Kuria, 7, and (Jeremy’s) cousin Peter Thande, 10, seriously injured has for more than a decade puzzled the local detectives.

The bodies of the single mother and her daughter were discovered by her sister-in-law, Pauline Thande after Jane's silence prompted her to check up on the family. Pauline Thande and Jane's niece, Diana Maina, reported the horrific crime scene. However, 16 years later, the truth behind the awful act remains hidden. 

In response, Investigation Discovery, America's TV specializing in crime documentaries, have stepped in to help shed light on the case.  Retired Cobb County Cold Case Unit Detective John Dawes describes the scene as the most inhuman he has ever seen.

"One of the most vicious I had ever seen, it was completely shocking evil that a person would do that". he says in the documentary. 

For 16 years, the police have not brought to book the assailants of the horrific incident. Investigation units said that the available evidence failed to reveal the individual behind the crime. Jane moved to the US in 2001 after the death of her husband. According to her lawyer, she sought asylum in the US due to her opposition to female genital mutilation back in Kenya.