Analysis Of Murder In The Bayou

The book Murder in the Bayou: Who Killed the Women Known as the Jeff Davis 8?, written by independent journalist and private investigator Ethan Brown, tells the horrific true story of the bayou town of Jennings, Louisiana located in the heart of the Jefferson Davis parish. During the four year duration between 2005 and 2009, the town of Jennings was on edge after the discovery of the bodies of eight murdered women were found in the filthy canals and swamps. The victims became known as the “Jeff Davis 8.” For years, local law enforcement suspected a serial killer, and solely investigated the murders based on that theory alone. The victims were murdered in varying manors, but when alive they all shared many commonalities and were connected to

Society views sex workers and drug addicts in a less than human light that diminishes there value. If eight wealthy successful women were murdered in the Hamptons there would be a much different response. The victims all ran in the same circle and had too many connections for the serial killer theory to be considered. Everyone tangled in this story is linked to each other, the victims, drug dealers, pimps and police, and all were involved in the sex and drug trade. They all have relationships with each other and therefore renders local law enforcement corrupt by their association. Currently, law enforcement is keeping the serial killer possibility on the table, while now being forced to also look at each case individually due to Brown drawing national attention. I think that the only way the Jeff Davis 8 will ever see justice is if the investigation is taken out of the hands of the local law enforcement and is investigated on a federal

The book itself was hard to follow. It is not the type of book I would normally choose to read. There was not much character development and way too many slimy characters too keep track of. The crimes were plentiful and the relationships between the characters were often unclear. The book seemed to jump around to numerous detailed incidents and crimes that occurred making it difficult to tie them together. The author of the book was a magazine journalist, so this type of writing was out of his comfort zone. Nevertheless, Brown must be given a great deal of credit for putting in years of dedication to investigate this story that police overlooked and possibly participated in. This book needed to be written because, without it, more women could have been murdered. Brown first published an article on the case before witting the book, the day the article came out the body of the last victim was