By: Matthew Bailey

On June 14th, 2007, Jenna Nielsen was 8 1/2 months pregnant with her third son Ethen, and they were both tragically murdered in Raleigh, NC. To date, no killer has been apprehended. The investigation continues and needs the public’s assistance in solving the case as police investigations have hit a stump in the case.

Along with the murder of Jenna the unborn child had also been murdered. Unborn Victims of Violence will state the following:
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO commits the crime of murder or manslaughter OF A PREGNANT WOMAN is GUILTY OF A SEPARATE OFFENSE for THE RESULTING DEATH OF THE unborn child and to provide that a person who commits a felony or a misdemeanor that is an act of domestic violence and injures a pregnant woman that results in a miscarriage or stillbirth by the woman is guilty of a separate offense that is punishable at the same class and level as the underlying offense.

On the second year anniversary of the murder of a pregnant mother, her family speaks up to remind the public that the case is still active.

Jenna Nielsen was 22 years old and 8 1\2 months pregnant when she was murdered outside a gas station convenience store in Raleigh while delivering USA TODAY newspapers on June 14, 2007.

Police said she was stabbed in the neck but her purse and car keys were left intact in her vehicle.

Thousands of tips or leads have been checked out and many people have been interviewed but there have been no arrests or suspects named in the case.

Despite all of that, her family believes that police are very close to an arrest.

“In reality, we are one phone call away from this being solved. Somebody has to drop the dime,” said Kevin Blaine, Jenna’s father.

“This guy who did this needs to be put behind bars,” contends Blaine. “He shouldn’t be allowed to walk free amongst us right now. It’s just wrong.”

Although it’s been two years since her murder, it’s still as priority for investigators with police spokesperson Laura Hourigan saying, “This is not a cold case. We work on this case daily.”

Jenna’s dad says they’ve had their hope raised several times that Jenna’s killer had been found.

“They thought a couple of times they had the murderer. He matched the description; they could put him here at the murder. They thought they had it, but then, some piece of evidence isn’t there,” said Blaine.

Investigators also admit to having DNA, but have been unable to match it to the murderer yet.

As he stood in his living room, looking at mementos of happier times, Jenna’s dad lives for the day when the pain of not knowing will be eased.

“It’s been really rough,” he said tearing. “I don’t wish this upon anyone to go through something like this.”

After Jenna had been killed, the family set up a $15,000 reward.

Today, that offer is still standing and Kevin Blaine says he has no problem awarding it to an anonymous person, just as long as the information that person provides results in an arrest and then a conviction.