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Ernestine Marie Patterson

Case from Jennings, LA dated Jun 18, 2005

Victim Details

Ernestine Marie Daniels Patterson

Female

Black / African American

Jennings

LA

2005-06-18

30

Ernestine

Marie Patterson

07/13/2026

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Ernestine Marie Daniels Patterson was a 30-year-old Black woman from Jennings, Louisiana, who vanished in the middle of June 2005ï last seen on June 16, according to the Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriffï s Office. Two days later, on June 18, her body was found in the water south of town, in the same haunting landscape of canals and backroads that would soon become synonymous with the string of killings later called the Jeff Davis 8.

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    Has anyone else looked into the connections between Ernestine Marie Daniels Patterson and the local ... ...Read More
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    I'm really sorry to hear about the ongoing pain experienced by the families of the Jennings 8. Menti... ...Read More
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    I've been following the Jennings 8 case for a while, and it always hits me hard when I think about E... ...Read More
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