How investigators knew who Joyce Thomas killer was
How investigators knew who Joyce Thomas killer was
and last updated 2021-04-30 00:21:46-04
LAFAYETTE, La. â Before a man killed a Ville Platte deaf and mute woman, he had already bought supplies to cover up his tracks.
Still, police were able to determine that Phillip DeWoody was the killer they were looking for using the digital footprints he left along the way.
Phillip DeWoody s day began around 9:00 a.m. on February 26, 2020 - the last day that Joyce Thomas was alive. His bank statements and receipts show he made some purchases that would be used to cover up the murder⦠even before he had met up with Joyce later that day.
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.