MURDERED: Destiny Jackson & Nazirah Muhammad

The gist

On November 3, 2022, Destiny Jackson, 20, and Nazirah Muhammad, 19, were murdered in their second-floor apartment in Hobart, Indiana. The crime scene showed signs of forced entry through a sliding glass door, and a 911 call made by Nazirah at 4:30 AM captured gunshots before the line went dead. Investigators believe this was a targeted killing related to Nazirah's drug dealing activities rather than a random attack on Destiny.

Key takeaways

• The murders occurred at 4:30 AM on November 3, 2022, confirmed by Nazirah's 911 call that captured gunshots and sounds of distress; Nazirah was found on the bedroom floor showing signs she fled from the bathroom, while Destiny was found in bed
• Two firearms were used in the attack (likely a rifle and handgun), but neither matched weapons seized from the primary suspect, Chip, a small-time drug dealer from Gary, Indiana
• Nazirah had called 911 the night before (November 2 at 5:08 AM) to report Chip selling weed in the parking lot; after police confiscated his marijuana, Chip demanded payment via Facebook Messenger and made threats including "won't make it" and claims he had "friends in town"
• Chip claims he was driving around smoking weed the night of the murders and cannot account for his exact whereabouts, though license plate readers placed him 4 miles away at 2 AM and 6 AM, and cell records put him near the apartment complex around 4:30 AM
• Chip was communicating with two other men before and after the murders; messages between them afterward included "Don't say nothing to nobody," but police haven't interviewed these men yet
• DNA and a fingerprint from the gloves were recently recovered by a private lab in Florida, but Chip's DNA and fingerprint did not match; the fingerprint from Nazirah's phone case may belong to her
• Destiny's brother Terrence was ruled out as a suspect despite being accused of sexual abuse by both sisters—his phone records and girlfriend's alibi placed him in Chicago during the murders
• Police believe Nazirah, not Destiny, was the target, possibly over unpaid drug debts; Felicia reported Nazirah had sandwich-sized bags of marijuana in the apartment that disappeared, suggesting the killer took them

Notable quotes

• Chip's threatening Facebook message: "won't make it" and "I had friends in town to back him up"
• Nazirah's defiant response: "catch us in the city if you can because it ain't gonna be out here"
• Messages between the two other men after the murders: "Don't say nothing to nobody"

Worth a full listen?

Listen to the full episode if you're interested in drug-related crimes, multi-perpetrator murder cases, or want to help solve an active investigation—Detective Gallagher is actively seeking tips and believes the case is solvable with new information from the public.