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Joan O’Brien

Case from Iowa, LA dated Aug 28, 2020

Victim Details

Joan O’Brien

Female

White / Caucasian

Iowa

LA

2020-08-28

73

Joan

O’Brien

07/17/2026

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In the late summer of 2020, just as Hurricane Laura unleashed its fury upon Louisiana, a grim discovery was made in the small town of Iowa. A family member, checking on an elderly couple after the storm had passed, stumbled upon a scene of violence that would shatter the community's sense of peace. Inside their home on Thompson Avenue, 73-year-old Joan O’Brien and her 81-year-old husband, Zoren, were found deceased. The female victim and her husband had been fatally shot, marking the beginning ...
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  • The Advocate: Calcasieu Parish couple who 'always welcomed people in' killed by man they tried to help, family says
  • https://www.kplctv.com: Kidd convicted of killing Iowa couple one day after Hurricane Laura
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