Murder in the Bayou: Who Killed the Women Known as the Jeff Davis 8?
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (927 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1476793263 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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Lots of truth avid reader The facts in this book are pretty incriminating. Since I live here I know of some of the people. I would hate to think that there is corruption in our law enforcement, however I suppose I wouldn't be surprised. When I was younger I heard stories and grew up with that knowledge. But it was a different era and when police and sheriff were doing a good job, it wasn't unusual for"extras" to be given by locals. The pay was horrible (and still is) so it was lagniappe. As far as the corruption in the east side Yeah I'd believe that. Drugs and prostitution have gone completely rampant in the last few years but isn't that everywh. "Vice, corrupt law enforcement and politicians, murder" according to Donna L Phillips. Great documentary about the unsolved murders of women in Jennings, Louisiana. Photos of victims and lots of research material. Since I live in nearby Dequincy, Louisiana, this book was quite interesting. I watched news coverage and read newspaper accounts of the murders when they occurred. Amazing tales of corruption by law enforcement. It makes a person wonder how such an underworld of vice can exist in communities that are mostly inhabited by law abiding, hard working citizens. The alleged involvement of a local politician in the prostitution makes for the kind of scandal that movies are made about.. "dry" according to W. P. Wells. Tried to listen to this on a long drive. It became redundant with repetitive narration and it was a recitation of dates, times etc, with no story woven into the narrative. It was simply too dry and, as I said, repetitive.
The women came to be known as the Jeff Davis 8, and local law enforcement officials were quick to pursue a serial killer theory, opening a floodgate of media coverage and stirring a wave of panic across Jennings’ class-divided neighborhoods. Rumors of police corruption and evidence tampering, of collusion between street and shield, cast the serial killer theory into doubt. “Brown is a man on a missionhe gives the victims more respectful attention than they probably got in real life” (The New York Times). And their underworld activity frequently
He has appeared on NPR, WNYC, Court TV, MSNBC, Hot 97, and BET to discuss drug policy, street crime, the music business, life in Louisiana, and other issues. He lives in New Orleans. He has written for New York magazine, The New York Observer, Wired, Vibe, The Independent
With its large cast of lost, doomed, and sinister characters, its dense atmosphere of menace and dread, and, at its center, a dogged reporter pursuing a mystery with the fearlessness of a pulp-fiction private eye, Brown’s Murder in the Bayou is a stunning work of real-life Southern noir.”--Harold Schechter, author of The Serial Killer Files"Far truer than True Detective part murder case, part corruption expose, and part Louisiana noir."--Boris Kachka, NYMag"The depths of the corruption detailed in the book by Brownwill make your head spin for days after you finish reading it."--Uproxx"A page-turning accountfilled with vivid charactersstartling and haunting."--Gambit Weekly"Doggedly researched and sensitively observed."--<