Jody Johnson, 47, was found murdered on January 11, 2008, in the 3600 block of Piety Street in New Orleans. Her death was caused by a gunshot wound and her body was later set on fire.

A break in the investigation came about a decade later when Joseph Brant, already serving a life sentence for another murder, confessed to a series of killings from October 2007 to September 2008 and pleaded guilty to additional murders, including Johnson’s, to avoid the death penalty. Brant said he had solicited Johnson for sex in the 7th Ward, driven her to an abandoned area, forced her at gunpoint to perform oral sex, marched her to an overgrown vacant lot, shot her in the head, then poured gasoline on her body and set it on fire.

If anyone knew Jody, her movements that night, or has information about the areas mentioned, please come forward.