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JenningsGirl4444, did you see the latest on KPLC about Mike Dubois? Go to http://www.kplc.com and scroll down to the bottom of the news and read about him. Things that make you go hhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
 
This is a rediculous story that I find highly suspicious...it's an article entitled "KPLC refuses to turn over video recordings". Turns out a Jennings judge ordered that the footage of interviews with the victims family be handed over. These interviews are from the hour long documentary on the murders. Here's the link:

http://www.kplctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11538038
 
In Hunt for Louisiana Serial Killer, Jefferson Davis Parish Police Forced to Give DNA Samples


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LAFAYETTE, La. (CBS/AP) In Louisanna, the hunt for a serial killer believed to have murdered eight women, has turned to an unexpected place - the police themselves.

In order to quell rumors that a law enforcement officer might be behind the killings that left partially nude victims in strange locations across Jefferson Davis Parish, 60 miles west of Baton Rouge, officers that work for agencies investigating the deaths are having their DNA tested against evidence in the cases.

Those being tested include members of the Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff's Office, the Jennings Police Department and other official agencies.


more here

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/05/19/crimesider/entry5024973.shtml
 
TEXAS MIST, thank you for the link regarding the article confirming the submission of DNA by Jeff Davis police and other included agencies. The local news, KPLC, only has a tiny paragraph on it that states very little compared to your article. Hopefully it will be updated soon to include full coverage.
 
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/acadiana/80245947.html

Almost all members of the Jennings Police Department and Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff’s Office have provided a DNA sample in an effort to allay concerns that a member of law enforcement may be involved in the deaths of eight women there.

Sheriff Ricky Edwards said they now are wrapping up the process, which began several months ago.

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Edwards said he personally has been swabbed, but declined to comment specifically as to who else has submitted their DNA.

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nytimes.com
8 Deaths in a Small Town, and Much Unease
January 1, 2010

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Melissa Gary, the mother of Ms. Lopez, said she woke up every morning wondering what had happened to her child. When she shows up for work at the truck stop casino by the highway, she says she wonders if she is coming face to face with the killer.

Or the killer could be a complete stranger. She just does not know. Nobody knows.


“There’s eight murders in Jeff Davis parish, and not one’s been solved,” Ms. Gary said, breaking down in tears.


“Something is wrong in this parish,” she said. “Something is wrong in Jeff Davis Parish.”
The above photo is the location where the body of Kristen Gary Lopez was found.
 
Louisiana Police Hunt Elusive Serial Killer
Mar 4, 2010
Investigators in southwestern Louisiana have been hunting for a serial killer blamed for the deaths of at least eight women in the past five years.

Despite the formation of a task force, the involvement of a private investigator and the utilization of a world-renowned criminal profiler, the case remains unsolved and the killer could strike again at any time.

Some of the victims' family members banded together to hire Kirk Menard, a private investigator from Egan, La.

Since getting involved in the case, Menard says he has uncovered hundreds of leads and tips, all of which he has turned over to the task force. He has also been secretly videotaping women in the area, in hopes of capturing one of them on film getting into a vehicle with the perpetrator. He said he managed to capture video of Guillory two months before her death, but it 's unclear whether the video contains any evidence.
 
Cold Case Cards
Apr 20, 2010

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A new deck of playing cards will be distributed throughout state prisons, with hopes of solving cold case homicides.

The cards have murder victim's pictures on them, and will be the only playing cards state prisoners will be allowed to use.

Of the 52 cards, 6 of the victims are from Acadiana. Three of them are from St. Landry Parish, and the others are the first three victim's of the suspected serial killer in Jeff Davis Parish.
 
6-part video series from KATC-TV 3 Who's Killing Jennings (5/25-29/10):

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6

Text that originally accompanied the videos. The videos do not work on the following links any longer which is why I posted the facebook links above:

Part 1
Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff, Ricky Edwards heads up the investigation for the eight homicide cases, but he hasn't said these women are the victims of a serial killer. He says "We look at all aspects as i said in our press conference that the word serial is probably applicable. it doesn't help us in our investigation one way or the other whether it's described as serial or not, so we're looking at it both collectively and singularly. It's an anomaly that eight in this short period and from the same area and the way they are disposed. so that is one of the major links that we look at, behaviorally."
Part 2
Sarah Benoit, the mother of victim Crystal Shay Zeno, describes her daughter as generous and loving.

Sonya Beard is the first cousin of Whitnei Dubois and recalls the talents that made Whitnei shine.
"She could sing. Whitnei was in chorus. She sang in church. That's what she did. She made us laugh. She was funny. She was a good girl," says Beard.

Kindra Brown says Muggy got her nickname from playing in the mud as a child. The name changed from Muddy to Muggy because of Laconia's mean mugging tough exterior. But as her sister tells us, Muggy was once just a little sister who wasn't always so tough.
Part 3
The population of jennings is just more than 12,000 residents. In a town that small, the crime rate per capita is startling. Though it hasn't increased since the first unsolved murder in 2005, the average crime index in Jennings has been well over the US average. But the Chief says he doesn't believe there are more drugs or crime in Jennings than any other town and that residents should feel safe.

But even with extra patrols and help from state police, some jennings residents just can't seem to shake the uncertainty.

"Something's rotten in the cotton, " says Jennings resident Nellie Berry.
Part 4
The community support is evident on both sides of Jennings. The victims were known to mostly frequent the South side of Jennings, the side of town some see as forgotten and dangerous. but the mayor says there are hard-working people who care about the community on both sides of town. He says the people of jennings are what make jennings great.
Part 5
Five years and eight unsolved murders. That's the focus of our week-long special report on "Who's killing jennings?"

For the first time, Criminal Psychologist Dr. Maurice Godwin gives his answer to that question.

In an exclusive interview with KATC Dr. Godwin describes why the killer kills. When he kills and what motivates him to commit these brutal, senseless crimes..
Part 6
Five years of mounting questions but few answers is creating uncertainty and a "rumor mill" in Jennings. A grapevine that's causing mistrust among nervous residents "and" among those who are there to protect them.
 
Jeff Davis victim #8 on surveillance - article & video
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Family members of Necole Guillory have released surveillance video of her taken about two months before she died. The video was shot by a private investigator hired by relatives of three victims from Jeff Davis Parish. Guillory's family hopes the video will help lead to more information about her disappearance. It's an eerie coincidence that surveillance video shot by a private eye investigating the deaths of women in Jeff Davis Parish would capture images of one who would soon become a victim: Necole Guillory.
 
Police & Menard give DNA

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpRMR3u940A[/ame]
 
Investigation Could be Linked to the Jennings Eight Murder Case
Posted: Feb 29, 2012 6:12 PM by Melissa Hawkes
Updated: Feb 29, 2012 6:20 PM

Police may be one step closer to solving the so called Jennings Eight Case. Relatives of one of the victims, Laconia Muggy Brown, said they believe officers were on Spencer Street investigating Brown's murder Monday night.
 
Jennings Police Chief and Mayor React to Documentary

Posted: Mar 1, 2012 10:09 PM by Maddie Garrett
Updated: Mar 1, 2012 10:26 PM


"I didn't agree with everything that I saw or heard," said Jennings Mayor Terry Duhon.

Duhon and Jennings Police Chief Todd D'Albor said while they were never contacted by the show's creator, they respect the show and Phelps' right to express his own opinions.
 

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