THE CASE FILEResearched Nov 13, 2026
Meagan Jackson / Gregory Rice murder case background
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Meagan Jackson was tried in Horry County, South Carolina, in the killing of her ex-boyfriend Gregory Rice. Reporting says prosecutors alleged she acted with her then-lover, former deputy coroner Christopher Dontell, in a fatal plot connected to Rice’s disappearance and body disposal. Jackson was convicted and sentenced in June 2025. [1][2]
- Who
- Jackson was Rice’s ex-girlfriend and the mother of his four children; Dontell was a former Horry County deputy coroner. [1][2]
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On June 17, 2025, a jury convicted Jackson of murdering Gregory Rice, and she was sentenced to life in prison that same day. [1][2]
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