US EditionLaurel woman sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder
Carrie Jones was convicted of aiding her husband in a quadruple murder and received life without parole plus additional years, following a jury trial in a small Nebraska town.
- In Hartington, a judge sentenced Carrie Jones on Nov. 20 to life without parole for aiding her husband in the August 2022 Laurel murders, Cedar County District Court records show.
- Following a trial that ran from July 28 to Aug. 7, 2025, jurors found Carrie Jones guilty of three charges connected to the Aug. 4, 2022, killings in Laurel.
- Prosecutors say Carrie Jones encouraged her husband to carry out the killing, helped hide Jason Jones when police sought him, and tampered with physical evidence after the Aug. 4, 2022 shootings.
- A three-judge death-penalty panel met Nov. 20 to consider Jason Jones's case, with a final ruling expected in April 2026, and victims' families expressed gratitude for the court's care.
- In Laurel, Nebraska, a town of less than 1,000 about 100 miles northwest of Omaha, vacant lots mark where homes stood and neighbors hope the Jones house removal aids healing.
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Carrie Jones sentenced to life in prison for Laurel murder
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Carrie Jones gets life in prison for 2022 quadruple homicide in Laurel, Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The wife of the man who killed four people in Laurel, Nebraska, was sentenced in Cedar County Court on Thursday. After being convicted in August, Carrie Jones was sentenced to life in prison for the first-degree murder of Gene Twiford. Jones was also sentenced to 5-10 years for tampering with physical evidence and 16 to 20 years...
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