By  Steve Huff

March 22, 2006

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RUSSELLVILLE,  Ark. (Crime Library) — On December 15, 2005, 19-year-old Nona Dirksmeyer, sophomore music major at Arkansas Tech University, was found dead in her apartment. Recordings of two 911 calls were later released to the media. In one recording, a male caller reported that Dirksmeyer wasn't breathing, and he thought she was dead. In another recording, Janice Jones, mother of Dirksmeyer's boyfriend, Kevin Jones, said the following, "She's lying naked on the carpet and she's got blood all over her face"

Nona Dirksmeyer

In the same call, Janice Jones indicated that Nona Dirksmeyer might have had a "terrible accident."

Little Rock, AR TV station KATV reported on December 22, 2005 that the state medical examiner's office had found that Dirksmeyer died from "[M]ultiple blunt- and sharp-force injuries. The injuries included stab wounds to the back right side of the neck and superficial cuts on the front and right side of the neck, shoulder and ear."

Nona Dirksmeyer's death was no accident.

Russellville Police badge

In an Associated Press report also published on the 22^nd, it was clear that Russellville Police knew two things Nona's murder was not a random act, and the authorities had a good idea who killed her.

Otherwise, Russellville Police were playing their cards very close to the vest.

It was on the internet where evidence of suspicion was found.

Posting to an internet message board normally used for discussing events relevant to beauty pageants across Arkansas on December 19, 2005, someone using the name Kevin Jones wrote:

"(...)I am Nona's boyfriend for about 5 years now and I, along with 2 other people, found Nona when this tragedy happened. I can't say much about the investigation because we have not been told much about the investigation due to its nature. I can tell you, however, that the report released today about possible strangulation was a misquote from the Pope County Coroner. Just remember that nothing is official until the police release a formal statement, for they are always the first to know any information. Everyone who is close to her appreciates all the prayers that are being made for her and us. It is our one wish that if one of you are approached by the media to simply say you have no comment. Anything said no matter how small could be detrimental to the case and nobody wants that. I would like to thank all of you who supported and who still do support Nona. Please continue to pray for us and her, even though we all know that she is in a much better place than we are."

Another poster who claimed to be Duane Dipert, Nona Dirksmeyer's stepfather, wrote on February 10, 2006:

"I am Duane Dipert, Nona's stepfather. I have a comment for Kevin. Look up "sociopath" on the internet. Then look in the mirror."

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