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Conviction February 7, 1992 Homicide

Jeremy Guillory

Status Conviction
Type Homicide
Date February 7, 1992
Location Iowa, Louisiana
Victim Age 6
Gender Male

Six-year-old Jeremy Guillory was lured into the home of convicted sex offender Ricky Langley and strangled in Iowa, Louisiana. Langley confessed but has been tried three times due to procedural issues, receiving varying sentences. The case became the subject of a book and documentary, and remains legally complex.

Jeremy Guillory is documented in the ColdCaseIndex database as a homicide case in Iowa, Louisiana. The events are dated to February 7, 1992. The victim is recorded as 6 years old and male. The last known information on record places the case at February 7, 1992, neighborhood in Iowa, LA.

Within the ColdCaseIndex taxonomy, Jeremy Guillory is filed under Homicide with a status of Conviction. A homicide entry documents a killing in which the perpetrator has not been identified, has not been convicted, or where the case is otherwise historically notable. The record is cross-referenced under the themes child, homicide, Louisiana, repeated trials, conviction, which connect it to related cases across the database.

The Jeremy Guillory case ended in a criminal conviction. It is retained in this index as a historically significant case — one whose investigation, prosecution, or aftermath shaped forensic practice, criminal law, or the public understanding of violent crime.

Primary jurisdiction for the Jeremy Guillory case rests with local law enforcement in Iowa, supported by Louisiana state investigative authorities. The case sits within a wider national picture: the U.S. homicide clearance rate has fallen from roughly 90% in the 1960s to about 54% today, and more than 346,000 homicides recorded since 1965 remain unsolved. ColdCaseIndex documents individual cases like this one to keep them publicly visible and searchable.

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Last Known Information
February 7, 1992, neighborhood in Iowa, LA
Date of Incident
February 7, 1992
Current Status
Conviction

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