Jacqueline was born in Louisiana on February 11, 1933. She married three times, her final marriage being to Ralph Levitz, the co-founder of Levitz Furniture. When Ralph died in March, 1995 she inherited his estate, which is estimated to have been between five and fifteen million dollars.

Jacqueline was last seen by a sales clerk on November 18, 1995 at a local business in Vicksburg, Mississippi. She bought wallpaper for her home, which was undergoing extensive remodeling at the time, then left. She has not been heard from since.