REOPENED: Killer in the Storm
Cold Case Files
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4.1 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 11 June 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Young mother Brenda DuPont is found murdered in her home in Opelousas, Louisiana in May 1988. The initial investigation quickly turns cold, but Brenda’s older sister, Linda, vows to get justice, no matter how long it takes.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode contains descriptions of violence and sexual assault. |
| 0:04.6 | Listener discretion is advised. |
| 0:10.1 | I used to drink coffee with Brenda every morning. |
| 0:13.6 | Brenda had something good every day cooked. |
| 0:16.6 | Yes, indeed. |
| 0:18.0 | They had so many questions. |
| 0:19.7 | They were asking, who do you think did it? |
| 0:22.1 | They asked me, did you have anything to do with it? |
| 0:24.8 | Why would I kill my little sister? |
| 0:27.1 | She had been stabbed in the head 10 or more times. |
| 0:29.9 | It was a horrible death. |
| 0:31.6 | I went to her casket. |
| 0:33.0 | I told her, Brenda, before I die, I'm going to solve this murder. |
| 0:37.3 | And I plan to do just that. |
| 0:42.4 | There are 120,000 unsolved murders in America. |
| 0:47.2 | Each one is a cold case. |
| 0:49.3 | Only 1% are ever solved. |
| 0:51.9 | This is one of those rare stories. |
| 1:23.7 | Music percent are ever solved. This is one of those rare stories. It's May 20th, 1988 in Opelousis, Louisiana, and 29-year-old Brenda DuPont is at her sister Linda's house to help her prepare for a celebration. |
| 1:27.3 | I was graduating, give my GED, and Brenda came and started helping me make |
| 1:31.9 | finger foods, cookies, sandwiches and stuff for the little party after my graduation. |
| 1:38.2 | And Brenda stayed at my house until, I'm sure, about 8.30 or 9 o'clock that night. |
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