Second Mistrial Declared In Case of Jessica Chambers as True Crime Series Examines The Case

While Oxygen has been airing Unspeakable Crime: The Killing of Jessica Chambers, a real-time advancement in the case, or lack of one, has been announced. Quinton Tellis, who was charged with the young woman's murder, was tried a second time for her death, and for the second time, a mistrial was declared on October 1, People reported.

Chambers died after being set on fire in rural Mississippi in 2014. Though she did not die at the scene, she died of her injuries in the hospital the same night as 98 percent of her body was covered with burns. In the hospital, she allegedly spoke a word that sounded like "Erik" or "Derrick" when asked who had burned her.

Chambers had sparked a brief fling with Tellis before her death. They were together the day of her murder, according to cell phone records. The pair had only known each other for two weeks before Chambers's death, and only had sex once on December 6, 2014, the night Chambers died, according to Oxygen.

After laying out the evidence in Tellis's first trial, the jury was torn and unable to come to a unanimous conclusion.

In the recent retrial, Tellis's defense argued there is no proof Tellis was at the scene of the crime, and Chambers said a name, like "Erik" or "Derrick," which does not match the name of Tellis.

The prosecution brought in a pathology expert who explained Chambers would not have been able to speak, as her injuries were serious enough to have restricted her speech. This was discovered in an autopsy after her death.

Tellis has also been charged with the murder of Meing-Chen Hsiao who was killed in Louisiana. Hsiao was stabbed over 30 times and died from her injuries. It is believed she was tortured for the pin number of her debit card, as many of the stab wounds were found to be superficial, according to The News Star. Tellis claimed he is not guilty of murdering Hsiao, but did plead guilty to using Hsiao's debit card after her death.

Tellis has yet to be tried in Louisiana. Mississippi authorities have not decided if they will try Tellis a third time in the case of Chambers. Tellis will not return to Louisiana to be tried in the death of Hsiao.

Director of Unspeakable Crime: The Killing of Jessica Chambers, Joe Berlinger, told Newsweek he hoped the series would aid viewers in questioning the murder and result. "My hope is that this series lays the groundwork of indisputable facts that will allow the justice system to operate smoothly and without bias impeding the results of the retrial," he said. "The American justice system is one designed and run by human beings, and because of this, it is inherently fallible. It is up to the public to make sure that the justice system works properly, that it isn't being abused or misused (purposefully or otherwise) when deciding the fate of the citizens that it governs."