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Jessica Easterly Durning.

MUS-2026-0435

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MUS-2026-0435

Suspicious death

Incident
2019
Indexed
Oct 24, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
Agency
New Orleans Police Department
Location
New Orleans LA

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Summary

What happened, as the record shows.

Jessica Easterly Durning, 43, went missing from her Lakeview home in New Orleans in summer 2019. Her body was found days later about two and a half blocks away. Her cause and manner of death were ruled undetermined, with serious injuries noted in coverage of the autopsy. Sources describe the case as cold. No one has been charged.

Timeline

What the record establishes.

  1. 2019

    Jessica Easterly Durning, 43, goes missing from her Lakeview home in New Orleans in summer 2019.

  2. 2019

    Her body is found days later about two and a half blocks away. Her cause and manner of death are ruled undetermined.

  3. 2026

    The case is described as cold. No one has been charged.

Key people

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VictimJessica Easterly Durning

43, of New Orleans. Went missing from her Lakeview home in summer 2019; her body was found days later blocks away.

Investigating agencyNew Orleans Police Department

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