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A review by maedo
Murder in the Bayou: Who Killed the Women Known as the Jeff Davis 8? by Ethan Brown
2.0
The thing of value in this book is the way it pokes (meteor-sized) holes in the idea that cops are extra righteous and morally virtuous because of their position as enforcers of law. The extent of corruption happening in plain sight in Jennings, LA is nearly unbelievable.
However, if you, like me, wanted to know more about the women who were killed (aside from the fact that they were sex workers and hooked on crack), you will be left feeling sort of unsatisfied. I picked it up after catching about 20 minutes in passing of an ID channel documentary featuring the sisters of Whitnei Dubois and their effort to keep pursuing justice in her memory. The show also featured the brothers of Loretta Chaisson talking about what she was like growing up. That personal touch seemed really lacking here, as Brown hurried to connect the dots from one member of the criminal underworld tangentially related to the victim to another, and then to list all of the crimes they ever committed together. Stated plainly, this is a t e d i o u s read.
However, if you, like me, wanted to know more about the women who were killed (aside from the fact that they were sex workers and hooked on crack), you will be left feeling sort of unsatisfied. I picked it up after catching about 20 minutes in passing of an ID channel documentary featuring the sisters of Whitnei Dubois and their effort to keep pursuing justice in her memory. The show also featured the brothers of Loretta Chaisson talking about what she was like growing up. That personal touch seemed really lacking here, as Brown hurried to connect the dots from one member of the criminal underworld tangentially related to the victim to another, and then to list all of the crimes they ever committed together. Stated plainly, this is a t e d i o u s read.