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.
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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
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.
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.
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.
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
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