Murder in the Bayou
Who Killed the Women Known as the Jeff Davis 8?
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Between 2005 and 2009, the bodies of eight women were discovered around the town of Jennings, in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. They had all engaged in sex work as a means of survival, and they came to be called the Jeff Davis 8. The investigations into their deaths, originally searching for a serial killer, raised questions about police misconduct and corruption.
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A chilling tale of police corruption, a drug riddled Southern underworld and eight women who never had a chance. Very well researched and absolutely worth your time.
Not your typical true crime book in that it's about police corruption, drugs, and disenfranchisement of the poor more than one horrible killer. It was both remarkable and expected that the police in this small town were (allegedly) involved in drugs and the murder of sex workers.
