Joyce Thomas' daughter struggles with parole board's decision to release DeWoody
Joyce Thomas' daughter struggles with parole board's decision to release DeWoody
and last updated 2021-05-01 00:00:50-04
In Part 3 of our investigation into the Philip DeWoody case file, we talk to Joyce Thomas's daughter, Brecky Lavigne.
Thomas is the woman DeWoody admitted to killing after kidnapping her from her Evangeline Parish apartment in March of 2020.
She says she knows Philip DeWoody is the person who killed her mother, but she blames the state parole board for him even having the chance.
"I hope it haunts them everyday because it's their fault," Lavigne explains. "How did they come to the decision to release someone who is serving over 100 years? Apparently someone serving that much time means they must be someone who needs to be removed from society."