When those relationships with others came to an end, Murphy & Loretta did become a “couple” and were eventually married in March 2000. As time passed, they began to hang out together more and more but were not “dating” as both of them were involved with other people at the time. Murphy and Loretta had met through a mutual friend and Loretta….just like Murphy, liked to joke, laugh and cut up. His mother picked him up from work and they began to check into the rumor but they would have no answers until four days later when law enforcement finally advised the family they had gotten a positive identification that the body was indeed Loretta’s. His mother had begun to hear rumors that a female body had been found and that it might be Loretta.

Murphy was at work when he first learned that his wife might be deceased. Loretta, who is believed to be the first victim in a series of 8 unsolved deaths/murders in Jeff Davis Parish, was found floating in the east fork of the Grand Marais Canal a few miles southwest of Jennings. Guest: Murphy Lewis (spouse of 1 st victim Loretta Chaisson Lewis)įor the first time, after six years of silence, Murphy Lewis, the husband of Loretta Chaisson Lewis made a decision to speak publicly about his wife and her death.

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