Internet divided after woman appears to tear up while reading letter from parents’ murderer

The Internet is divided after a Virginia The woman burst into tears while reading a letter allegedly sent by the man who killed her parents.

Ariel Jones, 28, read the words out loud to her followers TikTokclaiming that she was given them by the person who orphaned her at just four months old.

She uploaded the video with the caption: ‘My parents’ killer wrote me back. I’ve been waiting for this moment for almost 30 years!’

Although she did not reveal the name of the suspected writer, according to a news report from WDBJ-7 revealed in 1995 that Raleigh Dean Martin Joseph Siffert Jr and his girlfriend Barbara Hackney – who Ariel says were her parents.

A Virginia woman named Ariel Jones read a letter sent to her from a man she claimed was her parents, Joseph Siffert Jr. and his girlfriend Barbara Hackney, in 1995.

According to the decades-old news story, Martin shot his wife Marion before shooting Siffert Jr and Hackney in their own home.

The news report also stated that Siffert Jr. and Hackney’s ‘little daughter was found unharmed in the home’, who Ariel claims to be.

According to online death records, the tragic ordeal occurred on November 7, 1995.

Public records show that Martin, now 64, is still serving a life sentence at Nottoway Correctional Center, Virginia.

Ariel showed her followers an image of her mother and father from happier days, and called them JJoseph and Barbara.

An X user who reshared Jones’ video on June 7, another excerpt was also added to their thread, in which the 28-year-old explained the tragic events that took place.

In the video, Ariel claimed, “He shot my dad four times – the first shot was a shot to his lungs. He shot my mother five times. The first shot went to her heart.”

Martin pleaded guilty to capital murder for the February 1996 slayings of Siffert Jr. and Hackney and was sentenced to life in prison, according to an archived investigation. WDBJ 7 report.

Jones hinted in her video that she was preparing to write a letter to Martin after explaining the tragic events that led to her parents’ deaths.

As soon as she received the letter, she smiled slightly, opened the letter and read what it said.

Jones, who claimed to be the murder victims’ daughter in multiple TikToks, explained the story of her parents’ murder in a separate video

Martin wrote in the alleged letter that it was “very good” to hear from her and that he hopes she and her family are doing well.

‘Thank you for the opportunity to write. “I prayed that God would somehow comfort you in a way that only he could do,” he wrote.

“I want you to know that I care about you and am willing to help you in any way I can.”

Jones read that Dean had wanted to write, but he wanted her to “break the ice” because he didn’t want to offend her.

He also congratulated her on going through open heart surgery, pursuing her education and raising two daughters.

“I would like to write back and forth and I can call you if you want,” he wrote.

He concluded by writing, “I’m glad you wrote. I only have good intentions. Be careful, Dean.”

Jones had a small smile after reading the letter, but she couldn’t help but cry shortly afterwards.

Raleigh Dean Martin pleaded guilty to the murders and was sentenced to life in prison, where he remains today in Virginia

X users are divided by her response, including the original poster, who was “confused” by Jones’ joy.

“She’s acting like her favorite pop star is contacting her… I’m confused,” one X user tweeted on June 7.

One person accused this action of being “a weird fetish” and another noted that they “didn’t hear the apology.”

‘Trauma tape. She has not yet healed from that tragic past and is trying to find comfort somehow,” says an X user tweeted on June 8.

‘It is strange. But this is how she chooses to deal with the unimaginable,” another X user wrote.

“I just hope for her sake that it doesn’t negatively affect her relationship with the rest of her family.”