Jimmy Keene has been out of the limelight for years. However, a miniseries, Black Bird, aired on Apple TV+, which was based on his autobiographical novel, which brought him to the headlines. Black Bird has six episodes, of which two episodes aired on 8 July 2022.
Talking about social media presence, Jimmy is active on Facebook.
Who Is Jimmy Keene? Wikipedia Details
JImmy Keene is primarily a convict who was sentenced to 10 years in jail with no possibility of parole. Moreover, he is an author of a non-fiction book and a writer and producer of the TV series Black Bird. Even though he has gained fame, he doesn’t have a Wikipedia page.
Jimmy Keene is currently 43 years old as he was born in 1979. As he is a native of Chicago, he holds an American nationality. Moreover, he has white ethnicity and has faith in Christianity as a religion. However, there is no data about his exact date of birth. He goes with the full name James ‘Jimmy’ Keene.
For his education, Jimmy went to Kankakee Eastridge High School. During his school, he was one of the star players in his high school.
At the age of 43, he looks fabulous in his height of 5 feet and 10 inches and a decent weight.
Who Are Jimmy Keene’s Parents?
Jimmy Keene’s parents raised him in Kankakee, Chicago. He was born to his parents, James E. “Jim” Keene (father) and Lynn Keene (mother). His father was a former police chief. However, Big Jim died at the age of 67 due to a Heart attack. Jimmy’s parents had already separated. For Jimmy, his dad was a hero and has talked about it on his Facebook page.
Jimmy Keene isn’t the only child of his parents. He has a brother, Timmy, and a sister, Terri. His sister is a real estate agent in Florida.
What Is The Story Of Jimmy Keene?
Jimmy Keene was a star player at his high school. At the age of 17, he was found selling drugs in central Chicago. While police raided his house, they found drugs in huge quantities, and he was arrested.
Later, he was sent to jail for 120 months (10 years). However, the FBI offered Keene the chance to wave his sentence if he helped the authorities to get a confession out of another inmate. The other Inmate was Larry DeWayne Hall.
Jimmy Keene’s only chance at freedom is through the mind of a demon.#BlackBird inspired by actual events. Starring @TaronEgerton, Paul Walter Hauser, and Ray Liotta.
Watch now on @AppleTVPlus. https://t.co/2cDmsh7JMD pic.twitter.com/4d983WqRWk
— Apple TV (@AppleTV) July 8, 2022
Keene managed to gain sufficient evidence for the FBI, and the authorities held up their end of the deal by releasing him. After that, Keene came out of jail in 1999 after serving 17 months.
Where Is Jimmy Keene Now?
Based on his Facebook, Jimmy Keene is living his free life in Chicago, Illinois. After being released from jail, he spent five years with his father. Shortly after, he was engaged in a real estate business, where he did significantly well.
In 2010, he published an autobiographical novel In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, And A Dangerous Bargain For Redemption, along with journalist Hillel Levin.
Currently, it seems he lives with his wife and two daughters in Chicago.