Case 006: The Jeff Davis 8 - Part 1

May 20, 2005. A fisherman spots the body of Loretta Chaisson floating in the Grand Marais Canal not far from Jennings, Louisiana. Soon, another body is found. Then another, and another. Eight women in total were murdered in half as many years. Was a serial killer stalking the swamps of Jefferson Davis Parish, or was a greater conspiracy afoot?

Art
"Brown Wooden House" by Johannes Plenio
Music
"Tumbleweed Texas" by Chris Haugen

Sources

1. “Hot Cases.” Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff’s Office.
2. “The Jeff Davis 8: Exploring the Unsolved Murders of Sex Workers in a Small Town” by Adam Janos, A&E.
3. “Letter to Eric S. Dreiband, Esq” by Mercedes Montagnes, Executive Director, The Promise of Justice Initiative.
4. Murder in the Bayou by Showtime Documentary Films (2019)
5. Death in the Bayou: The Jennings 8 by Investigation Discovery (2019)
6. “Dark Truth Behind 8 Sex Workers Murdered in the Bayou” by Cady Drell, Rolling Stone.
7. Murder in the Bayou: Who Killed the Women Known as the Jeff Davis 8? by Ethan Brown (2016)
8. “Who Killed the Jeff Davis 8?” by Ethan Brown, Medium.
9. “8 Deaths in a Small Town, and Much Unease” by Campbell Robertson, The New York Times.