Jade Manda Benning biography: 10 things about Austin, Texas woman

Jade Manda Benning is an American woman from Austin, Texas, United States. Here are 10 more things about her:

1. She owns a vintage clothing business.
2. She has lived in different parts of California, USA including Arleta, Huntington Beach, Santa Ana and Anaheim.
3. She was Christopher Hervey‘s girlfriend. They shared an apartment in Santa Ana.
4. On January 4, 1996, she allegedly fatally stabbed Hervey inside their apartment in Santa Ana. She called 911 then later told Santa Ana Police Department officers that a black man broke into their apartment and fatally stabbed Hervey.
5. In 2001, she relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. She later moved to Austin.
6. In January 2020, the Santa Ana Police Department received an anonymous letter, implicating her as involved in the murder of Harvey. When sufficient evidence was collected to obtain a criminal complaint, a $1,000,000 warrant was issued for her arrest.
7. At around 2:20 p.m. on May 3, 2022, agents from the U.S. Marshalls Lone Star Fugitive Task Force arrested her near her residence in Austin.
8. On May 21, 2022, she was booked into Orange County Jail in Santa Ana. Her bond was set at $1.1 million.
9. On May 23, 2022, she made her first court appearance. She was charged with murder with a sentencing enhancement of using a dangerous or deadly weapon.
10. In August 2023, she turned 50.

PD says cold case killer nabbed. Jade Benning is escorted in handcuffs in Texas after her arrest for a 26 year old murder in Santa Ana. More tonight @cbsla pic.twitter.com/75zjqdycxw

— michele gile (@michelegiletv) May 4, 2022