Jennifer Mee (PICTURES): "Hiccup Girl" to Teen Killer?

By: Edecio Martinez
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Jennifer Mee (Personal Photo)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (CBS/WFOR) Jennifer Mee, the 19-year-old Florida teen who in 2007 made headlines with her uncontrollable hiccupping, is now making headlines for murder.

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Over the weekend Mee, of St. Petersburg, and two other people were charged with first-degree murder in the death 22-year old Shannon Griffin.

According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, Mee lured Griffin to a home where the two others robbed him and then shot him several times with a .38-caliber revolver.

"Griffin struggled with the suspects during the robbery," police spokesman Michael Puetz said in a statement obtained by ABC News. "After which, Griffin was shot and killed."

Mee and the others reportedly admitted to the crimes during questioning, CBS affiliate WFOR reports.

In 2007, Mee gained national attention as the girl who could not stop hiccupping; she would hiccup up to 50 times a minute for months. She told a local ABC station that the hiccups caused chest and back pain, and called it "unbelievable."

She tried home remedies and consulted medical specialists, a hypnotist and an acupuncturist, until the hiccups finally just stopped on their own.

Mee is no longer suffering from the hiccups, police spokesman Mike Puetz said.

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by Thought4U October 26, 2010 10:58 PM EDT: To: Sid235. "fair justice" is that miss Mee pleaded GUILTY to the crime. What part of that is hard to understand. She will get fair justice.
To all the others who actually "believed" she had a "hiccup" What more can I say. It seems the public beleives whatever is told to them. Gullible, dry sponges willing to soak it all up.; Reply to this comment


by cavalry-recon October 26, 2010 2:15 AM EDT: How can you take a life over a few dollars? She is ghetto and I hope that fat pos gets what she deserves
Along with the 2 weak dbags that shot an unarmed man.; Reply to this comment


by incog-nito October 26, 2010 1:30 AM EDT: This is just another example of why people should take hiccups more seriously.; Reply to this comment


by parikhan26 October 25, 2010 4:39 PM EDT: A woman in Tampa Bay hiccups that brought world attention was charged in the murder of a 22-year-old during a robbery.
Jennifer Mee, 19, of St. Petersburg and two others are charged with first-degree murder for the death of Shannon Griffin on Saturday.
<a href="http://apusa.us/jennifer-mee-5393/"><b>Jennifer Mee</b></a> http://apusa.us/jennifer-mee-5393/; Reply to this comment

by macabr3 October 25, 2010 3:52 PM EDT

@ Sid235
I find it interesting that you believe you are able to decide whether someone has a right to live or not. It is also troubling that you believe after a fair trial, she must be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, yet you do not base this on whether she is found guilty or not. It is concerning that you consider this to be "fair justice."

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by sophiebelle October 26, 2010 12:07 AM EDT: It clearly says they admitted doing this murder...so she is guilty


by Sid235 October 25, 2010 3:35 PM EDT: Hiccups or no hiccups Jennifer Mee has committed murder. Following a fair trial she must be awarded life without the possibility of parole, at a minimum. The person who actually pulled the trigger must be eliminated. He or she has no right to live. I trust fair justice will be done in Florida. Any rehabilitation and sympathy should be reserved for the family of the victim, not for the murderers.; Reply to this comment