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Carolyn Breaux Nichols

Case from Opelousas, LA dated Jul 21, 1997

Victim Details

Carolyn Breaux Nichols

Female

Opelousas

LA

1997-07

26

Carolyn

Breaux Nichols

07/01/2026

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In July 1997, the life of 26-year-old Carolyn Breaux Nichols, a resident of Opelousas, Louisiana, was tragically cut short. Her body, along with that of another victim, Tamika Blake Wilson, was discovered abandoned near the St. Landry Parish Airport. The grim discovery was made by a passer-by, setting in motion an investigation into their untimely deaths.

The case took a significant turn with the arrest of John Peter Malveaux on November 4, 1997. Initially, authorities located him sleepin ...
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