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| − | Between 1991 to 1995, twenty-eight people, twenty-three women and five men, mostly prostitutes, exotic dancers, and drug addicts, were found strangled or suffocated in the New Orleans area. The killings are sometimes referred to as the Storyville Slayings. During the investigation, there were at least two suspects. One was Victor Gant, a former New Orleans police officer who had connections with victims Sharon Robinson and Karen Ivester with Gant having a history of domestic abuse against Robinson. The second suspect was a drug dealer and addict named Russel Elwood, who was charged with two of the murders, that of Cheryl Lewis and Dolores Mack. Elwood was convicted of Lewis' murder and the charge for Mack's murder was dropped. However, the rest of the twenty-seven cases remain unsolved, with six of the victims, including this one, still unidentified. |
+ | Between 1991 to 1995, twenty-eight people, twenty-three women and five men<ref>It is reported that some of the men were transgender women.</ref>, mostly prostitutes, exotic dancers, and drug addicts, were found strangled or suffocated in the New Orleans area. The killings are sometimes referred to as the Storyville Slayings. During the investigation, there were at least two suspects. One was Victor Gant, a former New Orleans police officer who had connections with victims Sharon Robinson and Karen Ivester with Gant having a history of domestic abuse against Robinson. The second suspect was a drug dealer and addict named Russel Elwood, who was charged with two of the murders, that of Cheryl Lewis and Dolores Mack. Elwood was convicted of Lewis' murder and the charge for Mack's murder was dropped. However, the rest of the twenty-seven cases remain unsolved, with six of the victims, including this one, still unidentified. |
On March 22, 1998, the New Orleans Police Department admitted to losing the remains of this victim and another victim who was found ten days later in Tangipahoa Parish. |
On March 22, 1998, the New Orleans Police Department admitted to losing the remains of this victim and another victim who was found ten days later in Tangipahoa Parish. |
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* ''[https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/dial-911-and-speak-to-the-prime-suspect-1581988.html The Independent]'' |
* ''[https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/dial-911-and-speak-to-the-prime-suspect-1581988.html The Independent]'' |
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* ''[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/new-orlea-murders-cold-case_n_581730c2e4b0390e69d1070c?guccounter=2 The Huffington Post]'' |
* ''[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/new-orlea-murders-cold-case_n_581730c2e4b0390e69d1070c?guccounter=2 The Huffington Post]'' |
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Revision as of 06:07, 14 January 2021
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Tangipahoa Parish Jane Doe is a woman who was found raped and strangled in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana on February 5, 1994.
Case
Between 1991 to 1995, twenty-eight people, twenty-three women and five men[1], mostly prostitutes, exotic dancers, and drug addicts, were found strangled or suffocated in the New Orleans area. The killings are sometimes referred to as the Storyville Slayings. During the investigation, there were at least two suspects. One was Victor Gant, a former New Orleans police officer who had connections with victims Sharon Robinson and Karen Ivester with Gant having a history of domestic abuse against Robinson. The second suspect was a drug dealer and addict named Russel Elwood, who was charged with two of the murders, that of Cheryl Lewis and Dolores Mack. Elwood was convicted of Lewis' murder and the charge for Mack's murder was dropped. However, the rest of the twenty-seven cases remain unsolved, with six of the victims, including this one, still unidentified.
On March 22, 1998, the New Orleans Police Department admitted to losing the remains of this victim and another victim who was found ten days later in Tangipahoa Parish.
Characteristics
- Partially straightened black hair that is four to five inches long.
- Brown eyes.
- Abdomen surgical scar.
- Purple nail polish on fingernails and toenails.
Clothing
- Red plaid short-sleeved shirt.
Sources
- Tangipahoa Parish Jane Doe at the Doe Network
- Tangipahoa Parish Jane Doe at NamUs
- The Independent
- The Huffington Post
References
- ↑ It is reported that some of the men were transgender women.