Hiccup Girl

(Newser) - A Florida woman who became famous for her uncontrollable hiccupping was found guilty of first-degree murder last night and will serve life in prison without parole. A Pinellas County jury deliberated for four hours before delivering the verdict against 22-year-old Jennifer Mee , who wept in the Clearwater courtroom as it...

(Newser) - A Florida woman who appeared on several national television programs as a teen because of her uncontrollable hiccupping went on trial on a murder charge today. Prosecutors and attorneys for Jennifer Mee began selecting a jury in a Pinellas County courtroom; the trial is expected to wrap up by the...

(Newser) - How did Jennifer Mee turn from a sweet 15-year-old girl with a bad case of the hiccups into an alleged murderer ? Her mother isn’t sure, but tells a Tampa radio show that Mee’s “curse of the hiccups” may be to blame. After her sudden fame, “...

(Newser) - Jennifer Mee, whose 15 minutes of fame occurred in 2007 when she couldn’t stop hiccuping for five weeks, is back in the news—much more unpleasantly this time: She’s charged with first-degree murder. Mee, 19, allegedly lured a man to a spot in Florida where two others robbed...