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Sandra Peters Jefferson

Case from New Orleans, LA dated May 11, 2012

Victim Details

Sandra Peters Jefferson

March 28, 2022

Female

Black / African American

New Orleans

LA

2012-05-11

2012-05-11

58

Sandra Peters

Jefferson

07/10/2026

1


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On a tragic Mother's Day weekend in New Orleans, the life of 58-year-old Sandra Peters Jefferson came to a brutal end. On Friday, May 11, 2012, her husband, Archie Jefferson, the brother of former Congressman Bill Jefferson, returned to their Broadmoor home to a horrifying scene. He discovered his wife lying in a pool of blood and immediately contacted the police. Sandra Jefferson was pronounced dead the following day, Saturday, May 12, 2012.

Initially, authorities suspected she had been ...
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    I keep coming back to the lack of forced entry in Sandra's case. It makes you wonder, doesn't it? It... ...Read More
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