Victim’s Diary Helps Solve Her Cold Case

Her meticulous entries revealed the killer’s shocking motive.

Liz Jin
7 min readMar 23, 2021
Kathleen was a young mother of two; Photo source.

When Kathleen Lipscomb’s naked body was found on a deserted road outside of San Antonio, police immediately zeroed in on three individuals: her husband, whom she was in the process of divorcing, her married lover, and her coworker who had abruptly left town on the day of her disappearance.

One by one, police cleared these suspects, and the case grew cold. Determined to keep the case alive and find justice for Kathleen, her family hired a private investigator. In combing through her personal effects, the investigator found several clues in Kathleen’s diary that resurrected the case and ultimately nailed her killer.

Who was Kathleen Lipscomb

Kathleen, a 30-year old mother of two, worked as a nurse in San Antonio, Texas. Described as caring and kind, she was extremely close with her mother and sister.

Kathleen was a vibrant and friendly woman; Photo source.

Kathleen had married young. Her husband, William “Bill” Lipscomb, was a Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force. He seemed like a hardworking and ambitious man, as evidenced by the fact…

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