Tammy Duplechin Smith

In the autumn of 1997, the life of 37-year-old Tammy Duplechin Smith, a Black / African American woman, was tragically cut short in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. On the evening of October 29, 1997, her path crossed with that of John Peter Malveaux at a local lounge in Opelousas. This encounter would prove to be fatal, marking the final chapter in a string of violent acts committed by Malveaux.

Lured away from the lounge, Smith was taken to a secluded area within Evangeline Parish. There, ...