{"product_id":"murder-in-the-bayou-who-killed-the-women-known-as-the-jeff-davis-8-media-tie-in","title":"Murder in the Bayou: Who Killed the Women Known as the Jeff Davis 8? (Media Tie-In)","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBestseller \u0026amp; the Basis for the Hit Showtime Docuseries\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMurder in the Bayou\u003c\/i\u003e is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling chronicle of a high-stakes investigation into the murders of eight women in a troubled Southern parish that is \"part murder case, part corruption exposé, and part Louisiana noir\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine). \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetween 2005 and 2009, the bodies of eight women were discovered in Jennings, Louisiana, a bayou town of 10,000 in the Jefferson Davis parish. The women came to be known as the Jeff Davis 8, and local law enforcement officials were quick to pursue a serial killer theory, stirring a wave of panic across Jennings' class-divided neighborhoods. The Jeff Davis 8 had been among society's most vulnerable--impoverished, abused, and mired with mental illness. They engaged in sex work as a means of survival. And their underworld activity frequently occurred at a decrepit motel called the Boudreaux Inn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the cases went unsolved, the community began to look inward. Rumors of police corruption and evidence tampering, of collusion between street and shield, cast the serial killer theory into doubt. But what was really going on in the humid rooms of the Boudreaux Inn? Why were crimes going unsolved and police officers being indicted? What had the eight women known? And could anything be done do stop the bloodshed? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMixing muckraking research and immersive journalism over the course of a five-year investigation, Ethan Brown reviewed thousands of pages of previously unseen homicide files to posit what happened during each woman's final hours delivering a true crime tale that is \"mesmerizing\" (\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"explosive\" (\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e). \"Brown is a man on a mission...he gives the victims more respectful attention than they probably got in real life\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e). \"A must-read for true-crime fans\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review), with a new afterword, \u003ci\u003eMurder\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ein the Bayou\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of an American town buckling under the dark forces of poverty, race, and class division--and a lightning rod for justice for the daughters it lost.","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51937062846695,"sku":"9781982127817","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_63acaffc-916a-4e3d-8d62-7d9559a07c89.jpg?v=1774997231","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/murder-in-the-bayou-who-killed-the-women-known-as-the-jeff-davis-8-media-tie-in","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}