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Lashann Matthews, a 20-year-old woman, was tragically murdered on January 18, 1998, at her trailer home in Hammond, Louisiana. Her husband, Eric Dawon Matthews, was later arrested and confessed to her killing, along with several other crimes.
Eric Matthews had a violent history, having previously murdered two of his ex-girlfriends in Indiana in 1994. After moving to Louisiana in 1996, he continued his criminal activities, culminating in the murder of his wife, Lashann Matthews, in early ...Read More
Eric Matthews had a violent history, having previously murdered two of his ex-girlfriends in Indiana in 1994. After moving to Louisiana in 1996, he continued his criminal activities, culminating in the murder of his wife, Lashann Matthews, in early ...Read More
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Lashann Matthews
Female
Black / African American
Hammond
LA
1998-05-18
20
Lashann
Matthews
11/19/2025
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I've been thinking a lot about the ripple effect that this case has had on so many lives, especially... ...Read More
10/29/2024
10/29/2024
Did anyone else feel completely chilled reading about the tragic sequence of events that led to Lash... ...Read More
06/30/2023
06/30/2023
