Cops: 'Hiccup girl' was transient before slaying

[October 26, 2010]  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Police say a young Florida woman once known for unstoppable hiccups was living a transient life before she was charged this week with murder.

Investigator Mike Kovacsev (koh-VAH-sev) from the St. Petersburg police told NBC's "Today" show Tuesday that 19-year-old Jennifer Mee had been living in a series of motels and apartments. Mee was thrust into brief fame as a teenager in 2007 by uncontrollable hiccups that drew national media attention.

Mee and two men were charged Sunday with first-degree murder in the death of a 22-year-old man. Mee allegedly lured the man to a meeting Saturday, where he was robbed and shot.

Mee's constant hiccups stopped on their own after five weeks. Her mother told Tampa radio station WFLZ on Monday that Mee had not lived with her in a year.

[Associated Press]

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