Double reward now offered for unsolved Amite double murder

AMITE, La. (WGNO) — On July 23 of this year, a woman in Amite called 911 to report that she had been shot. When police arrived at the scene, they found the woman and her boyfriend dead, both with gunshot wounds. Two months later, the double murder remains unsolved. The case is the latest to roll on the wheel of justice.

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The crime scene was a mobile home in the 600 block of Martin Luther King Street where both victims lived. The Amite Police Department, Louisiana State Police and the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office are all involved in the investigation.

According to TPSO, the victims in the case were Chrissy Jenkins and her boyfriend Christopher Hedgewood. The case originally had a reward of $5,000. But now Tangipahoa Parish TPSO and Crime Stoppers are doubling the amount to $10,000.

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To see Wheel of Justice's latest report, watch the video at the top of this story. If you have information that could help solve the case, call the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office at 985-902-2008 or Tangipahoa Parish Crime Stoppers at 800-554-5245. You do not have to reveal your name or testify in court to be eligible for the reward.

So far, more than 470 people have been charged after their cases came before the Wheel of Justice.

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