When a woman vanishes from her New Orleans home, her best friend immediately raises the alarm with police. Ultimately, her remains are found just a couple blocks from her house, and her case goes cold despite an abundance of suspicion in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
Jessica Easterly disappeared from her New Orleans neighborhood (Lakeview) in mid-August, 2019. A week and a half later, her remains were found 2.5 blocks from her home, with signs of trauma. Her case is unsolved. Image source: family photo.Pictured: Jessica (right) with her best friend Maria (left), who first raised the alarm with police. Image source: family photo.This body cam still shows a police officer speaking with Jessica’s husband, Justin, during a welfare check in the very early morning hours of August 15th. Image source: NOPD.Pictured: a text that Jessica reportedly sent to her friend Maria months before her death.Pictured: Jessica with her husband, Justin Durning.Pictured: the area (near the train tracks) where Jessica’s remains were discovered just 2.5 blocks from her home, approximately 1.5 weeks after her death. Image source: Google Maps.Pictured: the handwritten note that Jessica’s husband, Justin Durning, reportedly gave to a woman (also named Jessica) at a bar months after Jessica’s death. Image source: family photo.
If you know anything about the death of Jessica Easterly, please contact the New Orleans Police Third District at 504-658-6030. Or, if you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 504-822-1111.
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