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A geophysicist is found shot to death
In the autumn of 1971, the life of Jerry Dwight Laymon, a 27-year-old geophysicist, was tragically cut short in what remains an unsolved mystery. Having recently relocated to the New Orleans area from Los Angeles in April of that year for his work with Mobile Oil, Laymon was also pursuing classes at Tulane University. He was last seen on the university's campus before he was reported missing on November 16, 1971. The search for Laymon came to a grim end on November 24, 1971, when his body was di ...Read More
Victim Details

Jerry Dwight Laymon

July 25, 2022

Male

White / Caucasian

New Orleans

LA

1971-11-24

1971-11-16

1971-11-16

27

Jerry Dwight

Laymon

03/11/2026


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