"Hiccup Girl" Jennifer Mee on trial in Fla. for 2010 murder
(CBS) CLEARWATER, Fla. - Jennifer Mee, a Florida woman who made headlines in 2007 because she could not stop hiccuping, is making headlines again, this time, for being on trial for murder, CBS Miami reports.
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Jury selection began Tuesday in Clearwater, Fla. for Mee's first-degree murder trial. The 22-year-old is charged in the 2010 death of Shannon Griffin.
Prosecutors say Mee met Griffin online and lured him to a vacant home where two other men robbed him at gunpoint. Griffin struggled with the suspects and was shot several times, the station reports.
Mee's co-defendant, Laron Raiford, 23, was sentenced to life in prison in August 2013 after he was convicted of first-degree murder. Raiford was the first of the three suspects in the killing to stand trial.
Mee's prolonged hiccups of up to 50 a minute gained her national attention when she was just 15-years-old. She tried home remedies and consulted medical specialists, a hypnotist and an acupuncturist, before the hiccups finally stopped on their own.
Mee's attorney, John Trevena, has said she was diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome, a neurological disorder that can cause involuntary movements and speech problems, reports CBS Miami. Trevena said that hiccups are a symptom of Tourette's and that Mee still suffers from periodic bouts.
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