Jeff Davis 8
Also known as: Jennings 8
- Active
- 2005–2009
- Region
- Jennings, Louisiana, USA
- State
- LA
- Kind
- Serial
- Status
- Unsolved
- Victims
- 8
Between 2005 and 2009, the bodies of eight women from Jennings, a small town in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, were found in canals, on rural roads and in woods around the town, and the last beside Interstate 10. Most of the women knew one another, and several were related. Many of the bodies were badly decomposed, which made the causes of death hard to establish. A task force of 14 federal, state and local agencies was formed in December 2008, but none of the deaths has been solved. Anyone with information can contact the Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff's Office.
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Victims
We remember the people whose lives were taken.
- Loretta Lynn Chaisson Lewis, 28 · May 20, 2005
- Ernestine Marie Daniels Patterson, 30 · June 18, 2005
- Kristen Gary Lopez, 21 · March 18, 2007
- Whitnei Dubois, 26 · May 2007
- Laconia "Muggy" Brown, 23 · May 2008
- Crystal Shay Benoit Zeno, 24 · September 11, 2008
Brittney Gary had lived with her shortly before her own death.
- Brittney Gary, 17 · November 15, 2008
A cousin of Kristen Gary Lopez.
- Necole Guillory, 26 · August 19, 2009
Timeline of locations
- May 20, 2005Canals around Jennings (Recovery site, approximate area)
Loretta Lewis was found in a canal on the outskirts of Jennings in May 2005, Ernestine Patterson in a canal off a highway south of town that June, and Kristen Gary Lopez in another canal in March 2007.
- May 2007Rural roads and woods around Jennings (Recovery site, approximate area)
Whitnei Dubois, Laconia Brown, Crystal Zeno and Brittney Gary were found on or just off rural roads and in wooded areas near Jennings between 2007 and November 2008. KPLC reported that at least five of the women were left near the Lacour Road and East Racca Road area.
- August 19, 2009Interstate 10 near Egan, Acadia Parish (Recovery site, approximate area)
Highway crews cutting grass found Necole Guillory's body beside Interstate 10 between mileposts 72 and 73 in Acadia Parish, east of Jennings.
Watch, listen, read
Watch
- Murder in the Bayou (series, 2019, Showtime)
- Death in the Bayou: The Jennings 8 (series, 2019, Investigation Discovery)
Read
- Murder in the Bayou: Who Killed the Women Known as the Jeff Davis 8? (2016, Ethan Brown)
Sources
- Jeff Davis 8 (Wikipedia)
- Murder in the Bayou: The true story of the Jeff Davis 8 (Biography)
- Who are the key players in 'Murder in the Bayou'? (Oxygen)
- Jennings 8 murders (KPEL, June 2025)
Each location also lists its own sources in the data file.