The VHS Tape That Convicted a Killer
It seemed Jennifer Myers’ murderer had an alibi — until an expert took a closer look at a home video.
It was August 5th 1996, and 44-year-old Jennifer Myers was busy working at the art gallery she owned in the small borough of Spring Grove in York County, Pennsylvania. However, she could not have known as she carried out her daily routine at the Gray Fox Gallery that her life was about to change forever.
A brutal sexual assault
Without warning, a man wearing sunglasses burst in with a gun, tied Jennifer up and sexually assaulted her before robbing the gallery and fleeing. Stunned and horrified by her ordeal, she called the police and the search began for her mystery assailant.
It didn’t take long for a break in the case to arrive. As Jennifer was picking up some groceries at a Sheetz convenience store in nearby Hanover just a few days later, she was taken aback to recognise her attacker working there.
When Jennifer called the authorities, the member of staff was identified as local resident Kevin Brian Dowling. His car was towed and impounded, with officers finding a pair of sunglasses that matched those worn by Jennifer’s attacker inside. There was also rope that matched the bindings used on her…
