Ethan Brown
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Description
Even though the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall has passed, much of New Orleans remains obliterated. Entire neighborhoods -- homes and schools, corner stores, churches and barbershops -- got washed away and have not been rebuilt. Outside the relatively higher ground of the French Quarter, and off the beaten path, it's impossible to escape the lingering trauma of the flood. Given the bleak conditions, it's no surprise that the murder...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
"Between 2005 and 2009, the bodies of eight women were discovered around the murky canals and crawfish ponds of Jennings, Louisiana, a bayou town of 10,000 in the heart of the Jefferson Davis parish. Local law enforcement officials were quick to pursue a serial killer theory, opening a floodgate of media coverage-from CNN to The New York Times. Collectively the victims became known as the 'Jeff Davis 8,' and their lives, their deaths, and the ongoing...