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Season 1 – Murder in the Bayou

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Investigators examine the unsolved murders of eight women whose bodies were discovered in Jennings, La.
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Murder in the Bayou — Season 1

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Karl Quinn The Age (Australia) 09/20/2019
Has strong echoes of the Southern Gothic genre in filmed drama... That's partly about the visual language (the series looks amazing), but chiefly it's because of the enormous gap between the wealthy and the dirt poor. Go to Full Review
Brad Newsome Sydney Morning Herald 09/18/2019
Director Matthew Galkin and journalist Ethan Brown compile riveting interviews with those around the murders to paint an ever more disturbing picture. Go to Full Review
Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter 09/13/2019
Murder in the Bayou might be set up for guilty pleasure viewing except for the effort it puts into establishing the context of the community and the crimes and the empathy behind the camera. Go to Full Review
Joel Keller Decider 09/13/2019
SKIP IT. There are better true-crime docuseries out there. Go to Full Review
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01/12/2021 This doc very thoroughly looks at how drugs, inequality, and unaccountable cops intersect with the murder of eight young women in a small city in Louisiana. If you are hoping for resolution about the murders it explores, you wont find it. There is a lot of detective work and theories, but in the end I just started to find all the theories frustrating, because that is all they are: theories without much evidence. Many of the people interviewed have drug and legal problems so it's hard to know who and what is reliable. If you want a thorough look at the politics and culture of a small southern town in the U.S., you'll be happy; if you want a solved murder, you wont be. See more 08/16/2020 Must watch. The magnitude of the series is underrated. This documentary series goes over the murder of 8 females and 1 male. It highlights- corruption, inequality, law enforcement, pedophile, murder, addiction, family, women's rights, trauma and much more. Guillory should not still be in law enforcement. See more 06/05/2020 This was an absolute challenge to watch. Slow, boring, Mundane. It took me over a week and I had to replay episodes because I kept falling asleep. The viewer has no connection with the women that were murdered. They didn't tell anyone's story here. Skip it!! See more 02/05/2020 amazing. really well done and beautifully shot. See more 10/17/2019 Truly one of the best documentaries I have seen in years. Filmmakers do an amazing job at focusing on the families and lives of the victims while explaining the many different theories as to how such a sad situation is possible in this country. A devastating must watch. See more 09/27/2019 Yet again, if you want to have justice you've got to have the money buy. Excellent documentary and truly moving. See more Read all reviews
Murder in the Bayou — Season 1

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 13, 2019 Chapter One - A Body in a Canal Between 2005 and 2007, the bodies of four young women are discovered in and around the town of Jennings, La. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 20, 2019 Chapter Two - Death on Me Investigative journalist Ethan Brown becomes interested in the case when four more bodies are discovered. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 27, 2019 Chapter Three - An Unholy Union Reporter Ethan Brown discovers that members of the law enforcement community have ties to the case and the initial suspect, Frankie Richard. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 4, 2019 Chapter Four - A Precarious Place Investigative reporter Ethan Brown discovers that several of the victims were known to be police informants as well as drug users. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 11, 2019 Chapter Five - God Don't Sleep Ethan Brown's search leads him to a motel called the Boudreaux Inn, a site of sex and drug trade activity at the time of the murders. Details
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Season Info

Network
Paramount+ with Showtime
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 13, 2019