Investigation continues, still no arrests in woman&8217;s death

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, September 26, 2006

NATCHEZ &8212; Jaqueline Thompson, the victim of a possible homicide, was a good mother and a good wife, relatives said Monday.

Thompson, 35, 48 B Proby Road, died Sunday from a gunshot wound to the head.

Thompson was killed early Sunday morning, sheriff&8217;s deputies said. A juvenile girl in the house was sexually assaulted, they said.

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There were signs of breaking and entering, deputies said, and the perpetrators may have known the victim.

The case is still under investigation.

Adams County Sheriff&8217;s Maj. Jody Waldrop said Monday they had several leads and were following up on them.

&8220;We are working around the clock,&8221; Waldrop said. &8220;We are pursuing every lead that comes in. We&8217;ve interviewed multiple people throughout the day.&8221;

The state crime lab has all the evidence they and the sheriff&8217;s office collected over the past two days, he said, and the sheriff&8217;s office is waiting on those results.

A Natchez native, Jaqueline graduated from Jefferson County High School, her husband Richard Thompson said Monday.

She worked as a pharmacy tech at Walgreens Pharmacy and had two children, one boy and one girl.

Jaqueline and Richard had been married for eight years, he said.

&8220;She was a wonderful wife, and she was a good mom, too,&8221; Thompson said. &8220;She was real nice, real dependable. She was my backbone. Everything I needed to know, she had the information.&8221;

Terry White, Jaqueline&8217;s brother-in-law, said her children loved softball, and she helped coach a softball team.

&8220;You&8217;ll never meet a finer person,&8221; White said. &8220;If you asked her for something, it was done. That&8217;s family.&8221;

Funeral arrangements have not yet been made, Thompson said.

An autopsy was performed Monday night, despite reports from Coroner James Lee that it occurred Sunday.