The Murder of Avis Banks

LOVE MURDER

Sep 04, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 217

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Episode description

A smart and dedicated daycare provider is thrilled to be expecting her first child with her fiancé, a middle school teacher and basketball coach. But as the couple prepares for the baby and their upcoming wedding, deceit and darkness plague their relationship, eventually resulting in a tragic murder.

Sources:

Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203939147/avis_marie-banks

Clarion-Ledger: https://www.newspapers.com/image/185554507/?match=1&terms=%22avis%20banks%22%20

Mississippi vs. Carla Hughes: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ms-supreme-court/1604051.html

Forensic FIles: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1747028/

Clarion-Ledger: https://www.newspapers.com/image/185601857/?match=1&terms=%22avis%20banks%22%20

Clarion-Ledger: https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2016/04/27/gofund-account-convicted-ex-teacher-carla-hughes/83589426/

Clarion-Ledger: https://www.newspapers.com/image/185555872/?match=1&terms=%22avis%20banks%22%20

Clarion-Ledger: https://www.newspapers.com/image/185574654/?match=1&terms=%22avis%20banks%22%20

The Vicksburg Post: https://www.newspapers.com/image/1041981206/?match=1&terms=%22avis%20banks%22%20

Snapped: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1751781/

Picayune Item: https://www.picayuneitem.com/2009/10/man-testifies-he-did-not-kill-his-pregnant-fiancee/

Oxygen: https://www.oxygen.com/a-wedding-and-a-murder/crime-time/pregnant-woman-stabbed-shot-fiance-girlfriend

Clarion-Ledger: https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-avis/129027361/

Justice 4 Carla: https://justice4carla.blogspot.com/2015/03/carla-hughes-was-framed-hughes-is.html

American Monster S7E5 "With Honors"

Scorned: Love Kills S1E12 "Hot & Sweet"

Forensic Files S14E9 "Textbook Murder"

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Credits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, researched and written by Jessie Pray, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman

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