Who fatally stabbed a beloved 91-year-old grandmother in 1998? Cold Justice helps turn up a possible answer. Kelly and Tonya Investigate Crime Scene.
In Picayune, Mississippi, a park is named in honor of Leola Jordan, a beloved grandmother and former schoolteacher who was brutally stabbed to death in 1998.
Jordan was 91 when she was found dead in her bed on June 30, 1998, and her murder has haunted the community for 23 years. During an episode of “Cold Justice,” airing
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Ongoing arguments turn violent for some Picayune minors, leading to gunfire
Search underway for Picayune shooting suspect By Brandy McGill | February 22, 2021 at 8:51 PM CST - Updated February 23 at 9:13 PM
PICAYUNE, Miss. (WLOX) - In Picayune, three juveniles are currently recovering from non-life-threatening gunshot wounds after a shooting on Sunday.
“It was about 4 yesterday afternoon and I was in my house and I heard six rapid gunshots,” said one nearby resident who wished to remain anonymous.
Those multiple gunshots the resident described came from Grande Oak apartments located on South Haugh Avenue.
Picayune Police Chief Freddy Drennan said the three minors were shot, all in the leg, with a pistol by another minor after an ongoing verbal altercation.