Cold Cases in Louisiana

ColdCaseIndex documents 7 cold cases in Louisiana, spanning 1918–2005. 5 of these cases remain fully unsolved. Each case page includes documented details, status, and information on how to submit a tip.

7 Documented Cases
5 Still Unsolved
1918–2005 Year Range
2 Case Types

By Type

4 Homicides 3 Serial Killer Victims

By Status

5 Unsolved 2 Conviction

All Louisiana Cases

Unsolved 2005

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

Jefferson Davis Parish Serial Killer Victims
Unsolved 2003

Mary Alice Burnside

Thirty-two-year-old Mary Alice Burnside was found murdered in Shreveport, Louisiana in November 2003. Despite investigation, the case went cold. It remains in Caddo Parish cold case files.

Shreveport Homicide Age 32
Unsolved 2001

Maria Jones

Twenty-five-year-old Maria Jones was found murdered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in May 2001. Despite investigation, the case went cold. It remains in East Baton Rouge Parish cold case files.

Baton Rouge Homicide Age 25
Unsolved 2000

Mark Henry Brown

Mark Henry Brown was found murdered in New Orleans, Louisiana in May 2000. Despite investigation by NOPD, the case went cold. It remains in the New Orleans cold case database.

New Orleans Homicide Age 35
Conviction 1992

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

Iowa Homicide Age 6
Conviction 1989

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

Shreveport Serial Killer Victims
Unsolved 1918

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

New Orleans Serial Killer Victims