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Storyville Slayer
The Storyville Slayer is the nickname given to an American serial killer who murdered at least 12 prostitutes in New Orleans, Louisiana. Through the course of the investigation, two separate suspects were considered, one of whom was convicted of one murder, leading investigators to believe that multiple killers are responsible.
1973 · LouisianaOverturned
Robert Hillary King
Robert Hillary King (born May 30, 1942), formerly Robert King Wilkerson, is an American known as one of the Angola Three prisoners who were held at Louisiana State Penitentiary (also called "Angola") in solitary confinement for decades after being convicted in 1973 of prison murders. Initially held at Angola after being convicted of armed robbery, King served a total of 32 years there, 29 of them in solitary. His…
1972 · LouisianaMissing
Hale Boggs
Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. (February 15, 1914 – disappeared October 16, 1972; declared dead December 29, 1972) was an American Democratic Party politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the House majority leader and a member of the Warren Commission.
1984 · LouisianaOverturnedConviction and exoneration of Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford (October 29, 1949 – June 29, 2015) was convicted of murder in 1984 and released from Angola Prison in March 10, 2014 after a full exoneration. Ford was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was the longest-serving death-row inmate in the United States to be exonerated before his death.
1994 · LouisianaMissingYlenia Carrisi
Ylenia Maria Sole Carrisi (born November 29, 1970 – missing since January 6, 1994) was an Italian-American woman who disappeared under mysterious circumstances while visiting New Orleans, Louisiana, in January 1994, and was declared presumed dead in December 2014 upon her father's request. She was eldest daughter of Italian–American performers Albano Carrisi and Romina Power.
2005 · LouisianaUnsolvedJeff Davis 8
The Jeff Davis 8, sometimes called the Jennings 8 or Jennings 8 girls, refers to a series of unsolved murders in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. Between 2005 and 2009, the bodies of eight women were found in swamps and canals surrounding Jennings, Louisiana. Most of the bodies were found in a state of decomposition, making the cause of death difficult to determine.
1977 · LouisianaOverturnedVincent Simmons
Vincent Alfred Simmons (born February 17, 1952) is an American man who was wrongly imprisoned at Angola State Prison in Louisiana, where he was sentenced to 100 years in July 1977 after being convicted of the "attempted aggravated rapes" of 14-year-old twin sisters Karen and Sharon Sanders of Marksville. Simmons has maintained his innocence throughout. By 1999 Simmons had filed numerous habeas corpus writs, but had…
1918 · LouisianaUnsolved
Axeman of New Orleans
The Axeman of New Orleans was an unidentified American serial killer who was active in and around New Orleans, Louisiana between May 1918 and October 1919. Press reports during the height of public panic over the killings mentioned similar crimes as early as 1911, but recent researchers have called these reports into question. The attacker was never identified, and the murders remain unsolved.
1992 · LouisianaOverturnedWrongful conviction of Robert Jones
Robert Jones (born January 26, 1973) is an American man who was wrongfully convicted for rape and manslaughter, following the murder of British tourist Julie Stott in New Orleans in 1992. He served 23 years of a life sentence before being released from Louisiana State Penitentiary after his conviction was overturned by the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal. After the Louisiana Supreme Court dismissed the…
1981 · LouisianaUnsolvedKilling of Carol Cole
Carol Ann Cole (November 5, 1963 – December 1980; previously nicknamed as "Bossier Doe" or "Bossier's Doe" and officially known as Cold Case No. 81-018329) was a 17-year-old American homicide victim whose body was discovered in early 1981 in Bellevue, Bossier Parish, Louisiana. The victim remained unidentified until 2015, when DNA tests confirmed her identity.
1974 · LouisianaOverturnedGregory Bright
Gregory Bright (born 1954) is an American man from New Orleans, who was convicted of second degree murder in 1974 at the age of 20. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole, served at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. After several years of appeals, Bright was granted a new trial in 2001 on the grounds that the prosecution had withheld evidence from the defense in his previous trial.
1996 · LouisianaOverturnedShareef Cousin
Shareef Cousin (born 1979) is an African-American man from New Orleans who was convicted of the first-degree murder of Michael Gerardi in 1996 and sentenced to death as a juvenile in Louisiana. At age 17, he became the youngest condemned convict to be sent to death row in Louisiana, and one of the youngest in the United States. Cousin was convicted of Gerardi's murder on the basis of three eyewitnesses.
1965 · Marrero, LouisianaMissingPhyllis Corbin
Phyllis Corbin, 17 at the time, was last known to be in Marrero, Louisiana on January 25, 1965. NamUs case MP50556.
1968 · Grambling, LouisianaMissingLillian Williams
Lillian Williams, 42 at the time, was last known to be in Grambling, Louisiana on April 30, 1968. NamUs case MP26050.
2013 · Lafayette, LouisianaMissingCrystal Grebinger
Crystal Grebinger, 32 at the time, was last known to be in Lafayette, Louisiana on February 8, 2013. NamUs case MP20689.
2023 · Grambling, LouisianaMissingJon'al White
Jon'al White, 32 at the time, was last known to be in Grambling, Louisiana on June 1, 2023. NamUs case MP120767.
1989 · Kenner, LouisianaMissingAdrian Planells
Adrian Planells, 23 at the time, was last known to be in Kenner, Louisiana on September 24, 1989. NamUs case MP25295.
2012 · LouisianaExonerated 2012Damon Thibodeaux
In 1997, Damon Thibodeaux was wrongly convicted of the murder of his 14-year-old step-cousin in Louisiana. He was later exonerated in 2012.
1986 · Sulphur, LouisianaMissingLonda Young
Londa Young, 19 at the time, was last known to be in Sulphur, Louisiana on March 29, 1986. NamUs case MP4236.
2011 · LouisianaExonerated 2011Henry James
Henry James was wrongly imprisoned in New Orleans’ Angola prison for nearly 30 years for an aggravated rape he did not commit.
2021 · Keithville, LouisianaMissingMichael Johnson
Michael Johnson, 23 at the time, was last known to be in Keithville, Louisiana on May 30, 2021. NamUs case MP83356.
2023 · Hammond, LouisianaMissingStephen Cottier
Stephen Cottier, 52 at the time, was last known to be in Hammond, Louisiana on October 14, 2023. NamUs case MP114578.
1983 · Ruston, LouisianaMissingRaylene Helsley
Raylene Helsley, 12 at the time, was last known to be in Ruston, Louisiana on January 5, 1983. NamUs case MP4011.
2005 · Orleans County, LouisianaUnidentifiedUnidentified man, Orleans County, Louisiana (2005)
An unidentified man was found in Orleans County, Louisiana on November 6, 2005. No name has been established. NamUs case UP14664.