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Sawed pipes and taunting messages: How a mass escape exposed a New Orleans jail's security failures
The audacious feat, one of the biggest jailbreaks in Louisiana history, exploited safety issues in the jail that had ...
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These are the inmates, several with violent histories, who escaped from Orleans Parish jail
The 10 men who authorities said Friday escaped the Orleans Parish jail include several with violent histories who have been ...
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Who is New Orleans jail escapee Derrick Groves? How convicted killer is tied to Len Davis.
Convicted killer Derrick Groves is considered one of the most high-profile inmates of the 10 who escaped the Orleans Parish ...
Cash reward hiked as manhunt continues for 2 jail escapees still at large
Louisiana State Police Col. Robert Hodges said that while he does not believe the two fugitives have the resources to flee ...
What we know about Derrick Groves, the convicted double murderer still on the run after escaping a New Orleans jail
When Derrick Groves, 27, was convicted in October of killing two people, his sentence was supposed to bring relief to New ...
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Murder victim’s family goes into hiding as police hunt for inmates
Groves was arrested for the shooting deaths of Jamar Robinson and Byron Jackson on Mardi Gras in 2018. Two of Robinson’s family members spoke with WWL Louisiana Saturday, asking that their names ...
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Family of murder victim speaks again as convicted killer Derrick Groves remains at large after jail escape
"We are deeply disappointed in the overall management of the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office - from Susan Hutson to the maintenance staff," the family of Jamar Robinson said. "It is both ...
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Cash reward hiked to $50,000 as manhunt continues for 2 New Orleans jail escapees still at large
Eight of the 10 have been captured. One of the men still at large — Derrick Groves — was convicted of murder for the shooting deaths of Jamar Robinson and Byron Jackson in 2024. The other ...