Black Suspect Finally Found for Murder of Well-Loved White Woman in 2008

WWLTV
February 7, 2014

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Jessica Hawk’s former fiance tends to a memorial garden for her throughout the year. The Black who killed her does not appear to be an acquaintance.

New Orleans police have identified a suspect, who is currently serving time in Texas on separate charges, in a 2008 murder case.

Police believe Joseph Brant, 44, stabbed and killed Jessica Hawk on August 11, 2008.

The case stayed cold until September 2013, when a detective received information implicating Brant in the case.

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Joseph Brant confessed to stabbing and killing her when questioned in prison, where he is serving time for burglary.

Brant, who was locked up on an 11-year burglary sentence in Beaumont, Texas, confessed to the stabbing when under questioning, according to police.

Detectives have filed paperwork to extradite Brant back to New Orleans to face the second-degree murder charge.