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The Deck

Jefferson West (King of Diamonds, Mississippi)

The Deck

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True Crime

4.69.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

On July 2nd 2018, Jeff West, a 46-year-old father of four, got into an argument with his mom in the backyard of her house. In the heat of the moment, he apparently stormed off into the woods surrounding her property… and has never been seen again.

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0:00.0

Our card this week is Jefferson Jeff West, the King of Diamonds from Mississippi.

0:09.6

It was July 2, 2018, when Jeff seemingly vanished into thin air outside of his mom's home in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.

0:17.9

And when locals caught wind of the disappearance, rumors started flying. Did the

0:22.2

46-year-old change his identity and start a new life somewhere else? Could he have been targeted

0:27.3

by a gang? Could this have been a suicide? It's a mystery that has stumped detectives and

0:33.2

devastated Jeff's family. But they all agree. Someone out there knows something.

0:40.9

I'm Ashley Flowers, and this is the deck.

0:44.3

I'm Ashley Flowers, and this is The Deck. You know, On July 3, 2018, Bessie West went to the Bay St. Louis police in Mississippi to file a missing persons report for her son, Jeff.

1:26.1

She told police that just the day before the two of them had gotten into an argument

1:30.6

and she thought Jeff had walked off into the woods surrounding her house.

1:34.8

Now, typically, this wouldn't have been cause for alarm.

1:37.7

Jeff liked to clear his mind in the woods.

1:40.2

They were sort of an escape for him.

1:42.4

But Jeff hadn't really been himself lately.

1:45.6

Jeff had long struggled with a substance use disorder,

1:48.5

and after a recent relapse, his wife Stephanie began pulling away.

1:53.0

So Jeff had to move back in with his mom,

1:55.6

and it seemed like he was in a downward spiral.

1:58.9

The two began arguing a lot about Jeff's drug use and leading up

2:02.4

to their final argument, Jeff had been posting about his personal struggles to Facebook.

2:07.9

Love hurts, but it also feels great. You have good and bad times. Love keeps you together

2:14.3

through all. Just tired. So my wife must have fell out of love. Just missing my wife and kids, bro.

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