Saturday night, Frankie Richard told me he was anxious to get back to work on his book about the Jennings 8 murders. He said the world needed to know the truth about Jefferson Davis parish’s dirty cops, prostitution, organized crime, and the route of a drug cartel that extended from Louisiana across Texas and into the Midwest—and that night, Frankie Richard died in his sleep.

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Bayou Justice is a weekly true crime podcast hosted by 40-year journalist HL Arledge and features unsolved or historically notable crime stories from South Louisiana. Each report is based on interviews with key players, including investigators, lawyers, victims, and their families.