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Jeff Davis 8- Louisiana- 2005-2009 Jan 28, 2016 11:36:39 GMT -5

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Post by Scumhunter on Jan 28, 2016 11:36:39 GMT -5

(Above photo credit: kpel965.com)

From the FBI's website:

"A Multi-Agency Investigative Team led by the Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff’s Office located in Jennings, Louisiana, is seeking information regarding the murders of eight women; Loretta Lynn Chaisson Lewis, Ernestine Daniels Patterson, Kristen E. Gary Lopez, Whitnei Charlene Dubois, Laconia Shontell Brown, Crystal Shay Benoit Zeno, Brittney Gary and Necole Jean Guillory. The victims, who range in age from 17 to 30 years old, were found deceased in and around the Jennings, Louisiana area from May 2005 through August 2009."

www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/murder-victims/view

Additional Information:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Davis_8

medium.com/matter/who-killed-the-jeff-davis-8-d1b813e13581#.ca3gr1hyc

Thoughts? The FBI doesn't mention it but in the media this case soon came to be known as the "Jeff Davis 8" referring to the County (or Parish) that the victims were found in. I am unsure if this case was ever aired on America's Most Wanted. News reports say it was requested but I don't know if any national crime show ever profiled them, so I'm putting this in the exclusive unsolved for now. If anyone knows for sure if this case was on a crime show or not, let us know and I'll move it to the profiled by tv shows section.

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Last Edit: Dec 30, 2016 4:13:48 GMT -5 by Scumhunter

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Jeff Davis 8- Louisiana- 2005-2009 Jun 15, 2019 10:43:28 GMT -5

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Post by Scumhunter on Jun 15, 2019 10:43:28 GMT -5

They haven't actually put the episode up yet but this case was the subject of Jensen and Holes: The Murder Squad podcast during CrimeCon 2019. (Investigative journalist/author Billy Jensen and Golden State Killer Detective Paul Holes' podcast). The idea is every week they pick an unsolved crime case, and the audience listening investigates and sends them their tips/theories.

A lot of their discussion was about Frankie Richard, a local strip club owner and suspected drug dealer who admitted to being a crack addict and to having sex with most of the victims. There is a controversy in he had a bunch of arrests involving alleged violence yet he made comments indicating he seemed to genuinely care for the girls. This isn't to say he isn't a scumbag and think of him what you will, but that contradiction of whteher he's a sleazeball vs. what may have been genuinely relationships is one of the interesting dynamics of the case. Below is the link to their podcast page. I'll update if Jensen and Holes put up the podcast on the actual website.

themurdersquad.com/episodes-cases/

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Jeff Davis 8- Louisiana- 2005-2009 Jun 23, 2019 1:21:35 GMT -5

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Post by Scumhunter on Jun 23, 2019 1:21:35 GMT -5

Couple of updates:

-Murder Squad podcast now online: themurdersquad.com/episodes/jeff-davis-8/

I can move this thread about the Jeff Davis/Jennings 8 to the Unsolved on TV section after all since In Pursuit with John Walsh's Facebook page made a posting about them yesterday (see the show's June 22nd, 2019 status updates).