Cold Cases in Louisiana
ColdCaseIndex documents 8 cold cases in Louisiana, spanning 1912–2022. 3 of these cases remain fully unsolved. Each case page includes documented details, status, and information on how to submit a tip.
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Lacey Fletcher
Lacey Fletcher was found dead in deplorable conditions on a couch in her parents' home in Slaughter, Louisiana. She had been neglected for at least 12 years. Both parents were charged with murder.
Jeff Davis 8 Victims
Eight women and girls were found dead in and around Jefferson Davis Parish over several years. Many were involved in prostitution or drug use. The FBI investigated allegations that a local drug ring involving law enforce
Derrick Todd Lee Victims
Derrick Todd Lee was the Baton Rouge serial killer who murdered at least seven women between 1992 and 2003. DNA evidence finally linked the crimes and led to his arrest.
Jeremy Guillory
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
Danny Rolling Confession
Before the Gainesville murders, Danny Rolling murdered three members of the Grissom family in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1989. He confessed to these murders as well. He was eventually executed in 2006 for the Florida murde
Frank Morris
Frank Morris, a Black shoe-shop owner in Ferriday, Louisiana, was fatally burned in the early hours of December 10, 1964, when two white men set fire to his store and, according to FBI records, one of them blocked his es
New Orleans Axeman Victims
The New Orleans Axeman murdered at least eight people and attacked several others between 1918 and 1919. He sent a letter to newspapers saying he would spare any household playing jazz music on a particular night. The ki
Bobby Dunbar
Four-year-old Bobby Dunbar vanished during a 1912 fishing trip at Swayze Lake, Louisiana. A boy recovered months later was claimed and raised as Bobby, but 2004 DNA testing proved he was not a Dunbar, confirming a centur