Authorities are also reviewing
Jessica Chambers' mobile phone records, testing samples taken from her vehicle
and talking to possible witnesses.
Stumped investigators said on
Thursday they have made no arrests and do not expect any in the near future,
but are following up on every tip.
"For lack of a better word,
this is just a really great mystery right now," district attorney
John Champion told a news conference.
The
19-year-old was barely alive when she was found with severe burns on a road in
the town of Courtland, rural Mississippi, at the weekend.
She died at hospital shortly
afterwards.
Her assailant doused her in
flammable liquid, even pouring it down her throat and nose, investigators say.
The video shows Ms Chambers walking toward
the front door of a convenience store in Courtland, which is about an hour
south of Memphis, Tennessee.
She then stopped, turned to her left, and
walked out of the picture.
Convenience store manager Ali Fadhel said
that on her way out Ms Chambers received a call on her phone. After she pumped
gas, she re-entered the store, bought cigarettes, and drove away, he said.
Ms Chambers bought $14 worth of gas, more
than the $5 or so she usually purchased, said Mr Fadhel.
"I asked her, 'Why are you putting so
much gas?' She said, 'I'm going somewhere,'" he said.
Ms Chambers spoke with firefighters at the
scene before she was taken to hospital, but assistant district attorney Jay
Hale said he could not discuss what she said.
"She was able to communicate. It was
difficult," he said.
A 31-year-old man, Derrick Turner, was
questioned before being released on Wednesday.
He reportedly said he had not seen Ms
Chambers in months.
Culled from Skynews
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