The witness and the officer: Two involved in Joyce Thomas case speak
The witness and the officer: Two involved in Joyce Thomas case speak
Posted at 5:34 PM, Apr 28, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-28 23:14:39-04
It s been more than a year since a Ville Platte woman was murdered.
Joyce Thomas, 72, who was deaf and unable to speak, was missing for several days before her body was found along the I-49 service road between Sunset and Opelousas.
Phillip Dewoody is serving two life sentences after pleading guilty to a number of charges, including the first-degree murder of Thomas.
We re now learning the details of the investigation that led searchers to her body, and that ended with Dewoody s guilty plea.