Offender Record · OFF-2026-108
Jeremy Bryan Jones
Also known as John Paul Chapman
Sex
Male
Race
White
Height
5'10"
Hair
brown
Born
1973
Custody
Incarcerated
States
KS, GA, AL, OK
Distinguishing featuresapproximately 5'10" per Radford University document
Custody
Incarcerated at Holman Correctional Facility, death row · #0000Z720
Custody record at the facility
Sentenced to death on December 1, 2005; remains on death row as of 2026 with no execution date set.
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Summary of the record
Jeremy Bryan Jones was convicted of capital murder, rape, burglary, sexual abuse, and kidnapping in the 2004 death of Lisa Nichols in Turnerville, Alabama. He was also charged with the murders of a 16-year-old female in Douglasville, Georgia, and a 47-year-old female in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jones confessed to multiple additional murders across five states between 1992 and 2004, though his confessions have been recanted and characterized as unreliable. He has been sentenced to death and remains incarcerated at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama.
Documented Arrests, Charges and Convictions
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Offense date Jan 01, 1990, Miami, Oklahoma
Assault of a boy and battery of mother
Miami Police Department, Oklahoma · Arrested Jan 1990
In January 1990, when 16 years old, Jones was charged with assaulting a boy. When his mother came to his defense, Jones also assaulted her. This was his first encounter with law enforcement.
SourcesRadford University serial killer biography: Jones, Jeremy Bryan
Sexual battery (three counts)
Oklahoma Department of Corrections · Oklahoma District Court · Arrested Nov 05, 1995 · Convicted Convicted · Sentence: 5 years probation
Arrested for first rape charge on November 5, 1995, and a second rape charge on January 10, 1996. On March 3, 1997, Jones pleaded no contest to three counts of sexual battery and was placed on five years probation. Victims refused to testify.
SourcesRadford University serial killer biography: Jones, Jeremy Bryan; Jeremy Bryan Jones
Offense date Feb 14, 2004, New Orleans, Louisiana
Murder of Katherine Collins
New Orleans Police Department, Louisiana · Arrested Sep 21, 2004
A 47-year-old female was found stabbed and strangled to death in New Orleans on February 14, 2004. Jones was charged with her murder, but the case remains pending.
SourcesRadford University serial killer biography: Jones, Jeremy Bryan; Jeremy Bryan Jones, serial predator and meth monster
Offense date Mar 12, 2004, Douglasville, Georgia
Murder of Amanda Greenwell
Douglas County Sheriff's Office, Georgia · Arrested Sep 21, 2004
A 16-year-old female neighbor of Jones in Douglasville, Georgia, disappeared on March 12, 2004. Her body was found in April 2004, stabbed with her neck broken. Jones was charged with her murder, but the case remains pending.
SourcesRadford University serial killer biography: Jones, Jeremy Bryan; Jeremy Bryan Jones, serial predator and meth monster
Offense date Sep 18, 2004, Turnerville, Alabama
Kidnapping
Mobile County Sheriff's Office, Alabama · Mobile County Circuit Court · Docket CR-05-0527 · Arrested Sep 21, 2004 · Convicted Convicted
Kidnapping charge in connection with the Lisa Nichols case.
SourcesJeremy Bryan Jones, serial predator and meth monster
Offense date Sep 18, 2004, Turnerville, Alabama
Capital murder
Mobile County Sheriff's Office, Alabama · Mobile County Circuit Court · Docket CR-05-0527 · Ala. Code § 13A-5-40(a)(3) · Arrested Sep 21, 2004 · Convicted Convicted · Sentence: Death by lethal injection
Lisa Marine Nichols, 45, was found shot three times in the head and burned in her home in Turnerville, Alabama on September 18, 2004. Jones had been staying at the residence. He gave multiple conflicting confessions, initially claiming she overdosed on drugs, then later admitting he raped and shot her to cover up the crime.
SourcesJONES v. State of Ala.; Suspected serial killer handed death sentence; Jeremy Bryan Jones, serial predator and meth monster
Offense date Sep 18, 2004, Turnerville, Alabama
Sexual abuse
Mobile County Sheriff's Office, Alabama · Mobile County Circuit Court · Docket CR-05-0527 · Arrested Sep 21, 2004 · Convicted Convicted
Sexual abuse charge in connection with the Lisa Nichols case.
SourcesJeremy Bryan Jones, serial predator and meth monster
Offense date Sep 18, 2004, Turnerville, Alabama
Rape
Mobile County Sheriff's Office, Alabama · Mobile County Circuit Court · Docket CR-05-0527 · Arrested Sep 21, 2004 · Convicted Convicted · Sentence: Concurrent with capital murder sentence
Rape charge was part of the capital murder conviction for the Lisa Nichols case; the murder was made capital because it occurred during commission of a rape or attempted rape.
SourcesJONES v. State of Ala.; Jeremy Bryan Jones, serial predator and meth monster
Offense date Sep 18, 2004, Turnerville, Alabama
Burglary
Mobile County Sheriff's Office, Alabama · Mobile County Circuit Court · Docket CR-05-0527 · Arrested Sep 21, 2004 · Convicted Convicted
Burglary charge in connection with the breaking and entering of Lisa Nichols' residence.
Pattern and Background
Victim counts and the pattern of the offenses as stated by courts, agencies and the cited reporting. Suspected counts are what officials have said publicly, not a finding of this site.
1
Victims convicted
13
Victims confessed
10
Victims suspected
Active years
1992–2004
Stated motive
Sexual, Thrill
Range from home
interstate
Confessed
Yes
Education
some high school
Marital history
Never married
Children
0
Places Lived, Worked and Frequented
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AL
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
approx. Dec 2000 – 2003 · Using alias John Paul Chapman
Turnerville, Alabama
Sep 15, 2004 – Sep 18, 2004 · Construction job for Hurricane Ivan repair
Atmore, Alabama
Sep 21, 2004 – present · Holman Correctional Facility, death row
Mobile, Alabama
Sep 21, 2004 – Sep 21, 2004 · Arrested on capital murder charges
GA
Douglasville, Georgia
Mar 2003 – Jun 2004 · Arbor Village mobile home park, lived with girlfriend Vicki Freeman
Villa Rica, Georgia
Mar 2003 – 2003 · Moved with girlfriend Vicki Freeman
KS
Baxter Springs, Kansas
approx. 1991 – 1992 · Lived with high school friend Justin Judd
OK
Miami, Oklahoma
1973 – 1992 · Birthplace and childhood home
Oklahoma, Oklahoma
approx. 1992 – 2000
Hominy, Oklahoma
1996 – Mar 1997 · Dick Conner Correctional Center for drug possession
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Timeline
Apr 12, 1973
Jeremy Bryan Jones born in Miami, Oklahoma.
Jan 1990
At age 16, Jones charged with assaulting a boy and then assaulting his mother who came to his defense.
May 11, 1992
Jones confessed to murder of Jennifer Judd, a 20-year-old female stabbed to death in Baxter Springs, Kansas, though he was never charged or convicted of this crime.
Nov 05, 1995
Jones arrested for first rape charge.
Jan 01, 1996
Jones serves time at Dick Conner Correctional Center in Hominy, Oklahoma for drug possession conviction.
1996
Jones confessed to murder of Daniel Oakley and Doris Harris, shot to death in Delaware County, Oklahoma, though never charged or convicted.
Jan 1996
Jones accused of battery of another woman.
Jan 10, 1996
Jones arrested for second rape charge and unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
Mar 03, 1997
Released from Dick Conner Correctional Center; placed on 5 years probation for 3 charges of sexual battery after pleading no contest.
Sep 11, 1999
Jones confessed to overdose murder of Justin Hutchings, 19-year-old male in Pitcher, Oklahoma, though never charged or convicted.
Dec 30, 1999
Jones confessed to shooting deaths of Danny Freeman and Kathy Freeman in Welch, Oklahoma and disappearance of their 16-year-old daughter Ashley Freeman and her 16-year-old friend Laura Bible, though never charged or convicted.
Oct 19, 2000
Probation revocation arrest warrant issued; Jones became a fugitive.
Dec 2000
Jones fled Oklahoma and went to Tuscaloosa, Alabama with false identity from Joplin, Missouri woman, becoming 'John Paul Chapman'.
Oct 31, 2002
Jones confessed to stabbing death of Tina Mayberry, 38-year-old female in Douglasville, Georgia, though never charged or convicted.
Mar 2003
Jones moved with girlfriend Vicki Freeman to Villa Rica, Georgia.
Oct 2003
Jones arrested for indecent exposure and public indecency in Georgia; fingerprinting system failed to identify him as fugitive from Oklahoma.
Jan 2004
Jones charged with two counts of criminal trespassing in Georgia; fingerprints again failed to detect his true identity.
Feb 14, 2004
Jones charged with murder of Katherine Collins, 47-year-old female found stabbed to death in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Mar 2004
Jones and girlfriend Vicki Freeman moved to Arbor Village, Douglasville, Georgia.
Mar 12, 2004
Amanda Greenwell, 16-year-old female, disappeared from Douglasville, Georgia, where Jones was living.
Apr 15, 2004
Jones charged with murder of Patrice Tambers-Endres, 38-year-old female in Forsyth County, Georgia (remains a suspect rather than charged).
Apr 20, 2004
Amanda Greenwell's body found stabbed with neck broken near Douglasville, Georgia.
Jun 15, 2004
Jones arrested for possession of methamphetamine, marijuana, obstruction, and possession of drug paraphernalia in Georgia.
Sep 18, 2004
Lisa Marine Nichols, 45-year-old female, found shot three times in head and burned in her home in Turnerville, Alabama.
Sep 21, 2004
Jeremy Bryan Jones arrested under alias John Paul Chapman in Mobile, Alabama for charges related to rape and murder of Lisa Nichols; fingerprinting identifies him as fugitive Jeremy Bryan Jones from Oklahoma.
Oct 19, 2005
Trial begins for Lisa Nichols capital murder case.
Oct 26, 2005
Jeremy Bryan Jones convicted of capital murder, rape, burglary, sexual abuse, and kidnapping in the death of Lisa Nichols.
Dec 01, 2005
Jeremy Bryan Jones sentenced to death by lethal injection for capital murder of Lisa Nichols.
Sources
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Other · Crime Solvers Central ·
Jeremy Bryan Jones, Serial Killer Alabama (convicted)“Jeremy Bryan Jones, sometimes known by the nickname Oklahoma, became the focus of a multistate investigation after his arrest in Alabama in September 2004.”
Other · Wikipedia ·
Jeremy Bryan Jones“Jeremy Bryan Jones was convicted and sentenced to death for murdering a woman in Mobile, Alabama, in 2004, and later confessed to murdering 20 additional people in four other states before recanting.”
Other · Radford University Department of Psychology ·
Radford University serial killer biography: Jones, Jeremy Bryan“Born in Miami, Oklahoma on April 12, 1973. Convicted and sentenced to death by lethal injection for the murder of Lisa Nichols on October 26, 2005.”
News report · Crime Library ·
Jeremy Bryan Jones, serial predator and meth monster“Jones was convicted on October 26, 2005, of rape, burglary, sexual abuse, kidnapping and capital murder.”
Court record · Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals ·
JONES v. State of Ala.“The appellant, Jeremy Bryan Jones, was convicted of four counts of capital murder for the killing of Lisa Nichols.”
News report · WIS TV ·
Suspected serial killer handed death sentence“A judge in Mobile, Alabama, sentenced serial killer Jeremy Bryan Jones to death for the rape and murder of a woman.”
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