Between 2005 and 2007, the bodies of four young women are discovered in and around the town of Jennings, Louisiana, deep in the heart of Cajun country. Police state that the women lived "high risk lifestyles".

Four more victims are discovered in Jennings over the next year, and yet police seem unable to produce a suspect. The case gains national attention after the story breaks locally, and investigative journalist Ethan Brown becomes intrigued.

The more time reporter Ethan Brown spends in Jennings, the clearer it becomes that this isn't the work of a serial killer at all. Members of the law enforcement community have ties to the victims and the initial suspect, Frankie Richard.

Investigative reporter Ethan Brown discovers that several of the murder victims were known to be police informants as well as drug users, which put them in a precarious place.