Archive · 10 Jun 2025
Florida Man Sentenced for Murdering Girl After Breakup
A man in Florida has been sent to prison for life because he hurt a two-year-old girl so badly that she died.
The girl's mom had just ended her relationship with the man.
The man was taking care of the girl when she was hurt.
Doctors tried to help the girl, but she had a severe injury to her spine, causing her death.
The medical examiner determined that the man used a lot of force to cause the injuries that killed the little girl.
A Florida man was sentenced to life in prison.
The man was convicted of first-degree murder.
The victim was a two-year-old girl.
The crime occurred after the girl's mother broke up with the man.
The child died from a severed spine and internal bleeding.
- Who
- Travis Ray Thompson killed Jacklyn.
- What
- A two-year-old girl was killed.
- When
- May 2, 2022
- Where
- Florida
- Why
- The crime occurred after the mother broke up with the man.
- Defendant
- Travis Ray Thompson
- Victim
- Two-year-old girl, Jacklyn
- Sentence
- Life in prison
- Charge
- First-degree murder
- Date of Incident
- May 2, 2022
- Cause of Death
- Severed spine and internal bleeding