Oct 23, 2026 · 39 min · 12 segments
In today's first episode of Justice Served, Carter Roy takes you to the summer of 1982, when three teenagers, Jill Montgomery, Raylene Rice, and Kenneth Franks, set out for a night by Lake Waco. By…
Vanessa RichardsonHostNow, Carter Roy takes us back to Waco, Texas, where three teenagers never made it home.
Waco, Texas is known as the home of Baylor University, and more recently, Magnolia Market, the tourist attraction operated by Chip and Joanna Gaines of HGTV fame.
In 1993, a standoff between the FBI and a cult called the Branch Davidians ended in horror.
After 51 days, 76 people lay dead.
Eleven years before that, in the summer of 1982, another atrocity rocked the city, one that's never been forgotten.
It involved three teenagers whose lives were cut far too short.
17-year-old Jill Montgomery, 17-year-old Raelynn Rice, and 18-year-old Kenneth Franks.
But before we get into what happened, we need to understand who they were.
But in August 1981, when she was 16, she was sent an hour south to the Methodist home in Waco.
For many of Jill's friends and neighbors, the move came as a shock.
The Methodist home was known as a place for troubled teens, kids who were skipping school, running away, or doing drugs.
That wasn't Jill, though.
On the outside, Jill seemed like your typical teenager.
She was a little flirtatious and adventurous, and maybe had a beer or smoked weed every now and then.
Despite her rebellious streak, she was dedicated to her passions.
She loved rock music, swimming, and fashion.
She didn't cause trouble and seemed to have a good head on her shoulders.
And even though her parents had divorced three years earlier, she appeared to take it all in stride.
But in reality, Jill was struggling.
She was insecure, had low self-esteem and dyslexia.
Rather than face her problems, Jill stopped going to school altogether.
When her mom, Nancy, confronted her, it only led to more arguments at home.
Now, Carter Roy takes us back to Waco, Texas, where three teenagers never made it home.
Waco, Texas is known as the home of Baylor University, and more recently, Magnolia Market, the tourist attraction operated by Chip and Joanna Gaines of HGTV fame.
In 1993, a standoff between the FBI and a cult called the Branch Davidians ended in horror.
After 51 days, 76 people lay dead.
Eleven years before that, in the summer of 1982, another atrocity rocked the city, one that's never been forgotten.
It involved three teenagers whose lives were cut far too short.
17-year-old Jill Montgomery, 17-year-old Raelynn Rice, and 18-year-old Kenneth Franks.
But before we get into what happened, we need to understand who they were.
But in August 1981, when she was 16, she was sent an hour south to the Methodist home in Waco.
For many of Jill's friends and neighbors, the move came as a shock.
The Methodist home was known as a place for troubled teens, kids who were skipping school, running away, or doing drugs.
That wasn't Jill, though.
On the outside, Jill seemed like your typical teenager.
She was a little flirtatious and adventurous, and maybe had a beer or smoked weed every now and then.
Despite her rebellious streak, she was dedicated to her passions.
She loved rock music, swimming, and fashion.
She didn't cause trouble and seemed to have a good head on her shoulders.
And even though her parents had divorced three years earlier, she appeared to take it all in stride.
But in reality, Jill was struggling.
She was insecure, had low self-esteem and dyslexia.
Rather than face her problems, Jill stopped going to school altogether.
When her mom, Nancy, confronted her, it only led to more arguments at home.
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