Whitnei Dubois was 26 when her naked body was found by passersby in May 2007 at a rural crossroads five miles outside Jennings in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. Her remains were the first of the Jennings 8 to be found on dry land; most of the other victims were recovered from canals or swamps. Toxicology showed a significant amount of drugs in her system, but an official cause of death was never determined.

Dubois is one of eight women discovered between 2005 and 2009 whose cases became known as the Jeff Davis 8 or Jennings 8. The victims, aged 17 to 30, often knew one another and shared struggles with poverty and drug abuse; several had worked as police informants. Authorities have investigated whether a single perpetrator may be involved, and a multi-agency task force was formed, but no one has been convicted in Dubois’s death. A local strip club owner and suspected drug dealer, Frankie Richard, has been named frequently as a person of interest in the broader series of deaths, and arrests were later dropped for lack of evidence.

Does anyone have information about Whitnei Dubois, where she spent time, or who she associated with in the Jennings area?