Global InformationMurder of Zebb Quinn information
Zebb Quinn | |
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| Born | Zebb Wayne Quinn May 12, 1981 Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Disappeared | January 2, 2000 Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Status | Missing for 24 years, 4 months and 13 days Presumed dead in absentia on July 10, 2017 (aged 36) |
| Died | c. January 2, 2000 (aged 18) |
| Cause of death | Murder |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Missing person |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) – 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] |
| Murder of Zebb Quinn | |
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| Location | Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. (disappearance) Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina, U.S. (alleged murder site) |
| Date | January 2, 2000 |
Attack type | Disappearance, murder, alleged proxy murder |
| Missing | 1 (Quinn) |
| Weapon | Allegedly a .22 rifle |
| Victim | Zebb Wayne Quinn, aged 18 |
| Accused |
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| Convicted | Robert Jason Owens (convicted as an accessory) |
| Verdict | Pleaded guilty |
| Convictions | Accessory after-the-fact to first-degree murder |
| Charges | First-degree murder (2017; dropped after plea deal) |
| Sentence | 12+1⁄2 to 15+3⁄4 years in prison |
Zebb Wayne Quinn (May 12, 1981[2] – c. January 2, 2000) was an American teenager who went missing in Asheville, North Carolina. Quinn was 18 years old and working at a local Walmart when he disappeared after finishing his shift. His car was discovered several days later in a restaurant parking lot under unusual circumstances: its headlights had been left on, a live puppy had been left inside, and a drawing of a pair of lips and an exclamation mark had been scrawled in pink lipstick on the back window.
Seventeen years later, on July 10, 2017, Robert Jason Owens was indicted for the first-degree murder of Quinn.[3] Owens worked with Quinn at Walmart, and was the last known person to have seen Quinn alive.
On July 25, 2022, over 22 years since Quinn's disappearance, Owens pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of accessory after-the-fact to first-degree murder. Owens claimed that his uncle had been hired to murder Quinn by the boyfriend of a woman whom Quinn had been romantically interested in, and that he had helped his uncle cover-up the murder. Owens' uncle died in 2017, and there has not been an arrest of the alleged instigator. Owens' conviction legally establishes that Quinn was murdered despite the absence of his body.[4][5][6]
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- ^ Kracher, Frank (10 July 2017). "Owens charged with killing Zebb Quinn". WLOS. ABC. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ Burgess, Joel. "In teen murder plea deal, defense claims love triangle motive; prosecutors skeptical". The Asheville Citizen Times. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ King, Kimberly (2022-07-25). "Owens pleads guilty to lesser charge in 2000 disappearance of Zebb Quinn". WLOS. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ Shaw, Amanda (25 July 2022). "Convicted killer says he saw Asheville teen murdered". Retrieved 2023-02-01.