Ashley Flowers

The rain wasn't all bad news, though. The road was muddy, and investigators quickly zeroed in on tire tracks left on the west side of the road. CSI techs took photographs and poured a cast of the tire impressions. But as Detective Jackson explains, they didn't yield any useful information in that moment.

The rain wasn't all bad news, though. The road was muddy, and investigators quickly zeroed in on tire tracks left on the west side of the road. CSI techs took photographs and poured a cast of the tire impressions. But as Detective Jackson explains, they didn't yield any useful information in that moment.

The rain wasn't all bad news, though. The road was muddy, and investigators quickly zeroed in on tire tracks left on the west side of the road. CSI techs took photographs and poured a cast of the tire impressions. But as Detective Jackson explains, they didn't yield any useful information in that moment.

This crime scene was so fresh, there weren't any persons of interest yet. But the soft ground did give investigators a strong idea of what happened. There, leading out from those tire tracks, were what appeared to be drag marks, which ended where the woman's body was found.

This crime scene was so fresh, there weren't any persons of interest yet. But the soft ground did give investigators a strong idea of what happened. There, leading out from those tire tracks, were what appeared to be drag marks, which ended where the woman's body was found.

This crime scene was so fresh, there weren't any persons of interest yet. But the soft ground did give investigators a strong idea of what happened. There, leading out from those tire tracks, were what appeared to be drag marks, which ended where the woman's body was found.

In other words, there was evidence to suggest that the victim was already dead when she was unceremoniously dumped in that ditch, and they believed that she'd been killed elsewhere. Which meant that somewhere out there was probably another bloody crime scene. The woman's remains were transported from the scene by the deputy coroner for an autopsy.

In other words, there was evidence to suggest that the victim was already dead when she was unceremoniously dumped in that ditch, and they believed that she'd been killed elsewhere. Which meant that somewhere out there was probably another bloody crime scene. The woman's remains were transported from the scene by the deputy coroner for an autopsy.

In other words, there was evidence to suggest that the victim was already dead when she was unceremoniously dumped in that ditch, and they believed that she'd been killed elsewhere. Which meant that somewhere out there was probably another bloody crime scene. The woman's remains were transported from the scene by the deputy coroner for an autopsy.

In the morgue, her fingerprints were taken in hopes of identifying her. But it was 1993, and while online databases were technically a thing, Caddo Parish was still using physical print cards for comparison, which, as you can imagine, was a painstaking and time-consuming task. Now, 1993 happened to be the year when Shreveport had a record of 86 homicides, tied only in the year of 2021.

In the morgue, her fingerprints were taken in hopes of identifying her. But it was 1993, and while online databases were technically a thing, Caddo Parish was still using physical print cards for comparison, which, as you can imagine, was a painstaking and time-consuming task. Now, 1993 happened to be the year when Shreveport had a record of 86 homicides, tied only in the year of 2021.

In the morgue, her fingerprints were taken in hopes of identifying her. But it was 1993, and while online databases were technically a thing, Caddo Parish was still using physical print cards for comparison, which, as you can imagine, was a painstaking and time-consuming task. Now, 1993 happened to be the year when Shreveport had a record of 86 homicides, tied only in the year of 2021.

This coroner, who served all of Caddo Parish, was literally buried in bodies. Despite being overworked, the coroner was able to conduct the woman's autopsy within a day and determine that the stab wounds on the woman's chest were her cause of death, or as he wrote it in his report, a, quote, "'laceration of the heart and left lung.'"

This coroner, who served all of Caddo Parish, was literally buried in bodies. Despite being overworked, the coroner was able to conduct the woman's autopsy within a day and determine that the stab wounds on the woman's chest were her cause of death, or as he wrote it in his report, a, quote, "'laceration of the heart and left lung.'"

This coroner, who served all of Caddo Parish, was literally buried in bodies. Despite being overworked, the coroner was able to conduct the woman's autopsy within a day and determine that the stab wounds on the woman's chest were her cause of death, or as he wrote it in his report, a, quote, "'laceration of the heart and left lung.'"

Now, the number of stab wounds is information that Detective Jackson asked us to hold back. But he did note that the wounds didn't reveal much about the murder weapon, just that it was some type of cutting object, so not super helpful. In addition to the stab wounds that ultimately killed her, the woman sustained cuts to her arms in what the coroner theorized were defensive wounds.

Now, the number of stab wounds is information that Detective Jackson asked us to hold back. But he did note that the wounds didn't reveal much about the murder weapon, just that it was some type of cutting object, so not super helpful. In addition to the stab wounds that ultimately killed her, the woman sustained cuts to her arms in what the coroner theorized were defensive wounds.

Now, the number of stab wounds is information that Detective Jackson asked us to hold back. But he did note that the wounds didn't reveal much about the murder weapon, just that it was some type of cutting object, so not super helpful. In addition to the stab wounds that ultimately killed her, the woman sustained cuts to her arms in what the coroner theorized were defensive wounds.

The autopsy also revealed that someone had hit her on the left side of her face. And when the toxicology results came back, it didn't show any alcohol in her system. But she did test positive for cocaine. And the lab results added another piece of evidence — An unknown DNA profile was found on the woman's clothing. Incredibly, the rain hadn't washed everything away.

The autopsy also revealed that someone had hit her on the left side of her face. And when the toxicology results came back, it didn't show any alcohol in her system. But she did test positive for cocaine. And the lab results added another piece of evidence — An unknown DNA profile was found on the woman's clothing. Incredibly, the rain hadn't washed everything away.