Jacob Kinn : A Human Predator

This Is Monsters

Jiles

True Crime

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

When the home of Melissa Norby was on fire and she was discovered dead, people wanted to know where the 5-year-old she had been babysitting was. Little did they know that Jacob Kinn was responsible for the fire and the disappearance.

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0:00.0	On June 22, 2016, authorities were called out to a fire at the Hillcrest Manor Mobile
0:07.8	Home Park in Bemidji, Minnesota.
0:11.2	Once the fire was under control, the body of 35-year-old Melissa Norby was found inside.
0:17.9	Like any other fire, authorities had to determine if this was an accident or if someone set
0:23.2	the fire intentionally.
0:25.3	The task of investigating the fire was suddenly halted when investigators were informed that
0:30.9	Melissa had been babysitting a five-year-old girl that evening.
0:35.4	The mobile home was searched, but there were no signs of the child's remains.
0:40.2	The fire investigation suddenly became a search for a missing child.
0:45.7	This is Monsters.
1:12.8	Melissa Norby had been dating a man named Jacob Kin in 2015, but the relationship had
1:18.8	not been going well.
1:20.7	In May of that year, Melissa's cousin said that she talked to her on the phone and Melissa
1:25.4	described getting into a fight with Jacob.
1:28.6	She told her cousin that Jacob ended up punching her and then raping her against the back
1:33.0	of her car.
1:34.4	Her cousin encouraged her to stay away from the violent man and the two did end up breaking
1:39.3	up.
1:40.6	Before he dated Melissa, Jacob Kin had a history of targeting children for sex.
1:45.9	In 2013, he was convicted of four counts of possessing child pornography.
1:52.1	Despite being in the middle of that trial, Jacob posted an ad on Craigslist looking for
1:57.1	young girls to pose for pictures.
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