Crime Solvers Central
CSC
233 Cases Solved. Advancing justice for missing persons, unsolved homicides, unidentified and unclaimed remains.
Case Description
Any updates on this case? Let us know!
In the summer of 1987, a horrifying act of violence cut short the life of 8-year-old Eric Williams, an African-American boy, in Shreveport, Louisiana. On August 5th, a brutal home invasion unfolded at his grandmother's residence, forever scarring the community. The young boy was not the only victim that day; he was tragically murdered alongside his mother, Martha Leach, his aunt, Geraldine James, and his grandmother, Billy Joe Harris.

The perpetrator of this heinous crime was identified a ...Read More
Victim Details

Eric Williams

Male

Black / African American

Shreveport

LA

1987-08-05

8

Eric

Williams

03/07/2026