LA ELLA GOODIE: Missing from Scott, LA - 9 March 2022 - Age 32 *GUILTY PLEA* (1 Viewer)

Lafayette woman missing after reportedly driving customer to Texas

The family of 33-year-old Ella Goodie said they last saw her Wednesday, March 9. They said she’s a contract driver, and she was picking up a passenger that she was supposed to drop off in Hou…

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Lafayette woman missing after reportedly driving customer to Texas​

The family of 33-year-old Ella Goodie said they last saw her Wednesday, March 9. They said she’s a contract driver, and she was picking up a passenger that she was supposed to drop off in Houston.

The Scott Police Department (SPD) said her vehicle was seen on March 9 on I-10 heading toward Texas. SPD said that about 12 hours later, traffic cameras saw her vehicle coming back into Louisiana.

The next day, however, her vehicle was located back in Texas, North of Dallas.

Scott Police said they were not able to track her car since then, and her family has not heard from her.


MEDIA - ELLA GOODIE: Missing from Scott, LA - 9 March 2022 - Age 32

 

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Man indicted by grand jury in the death of Ella Goodie

If convicted, Francisco could face life in prison for the carjacking and death of Goodie and up to death for avoiding prosecution.

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Man indicted by grand jury in the death of Ella Goodie​

A grand jury handed up an indictment charging a Mansura man in the death of Ella Goodie, who disappeared in 2022.

The jury charged Brandon Jermaine Francisco, 38, with carjacking resulting in a death or serious harm, using a firearm during the commission of a violent crime, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and flight to avoid prosecution, according to a Western District of Louisiana court announcement.

The indictment alleges that on March 9, 2022, Francisco intended to cause death and harm to Goodie after he stole her 2012 Audi Q5. Afterward, from March 9 to March 25, Francisco avoided prosecution, the jury alleges.

If convicted, Francisco could face life in prison for the carjacking and death of Goodie and up to death for avoiding prosecution, according to the announcement.

 

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Ella Goodie’s family speaks out about recent developments in her case

After two and a half years, recent developments in Ella Goodie's case still leave her family puzzled.

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Ella Goodie’s family speaks out about recent developments in her case​

Ella Goodie, the 33-year-old mother originally from Scott, was last seen in March of 2022. After two and a half years, recent developments in her case still leave her family puzzled.

“It hurts just the same as when we were searching for her. It’s still a puzzle,” Goodie’s cousin Renetra Elaire said.

On Nov. 21, a federal grand jury in Lafayette returned an indictment against Brandon Jermaine Francisco in the carjacking and death of Goodie. He was arrested in St. Joseph, Missouri, on March 25, 2022, on an unrelated warrant out of Rapides Parish. Goodie’s vehicle was also found in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Francisco has been indicted on the following charges:

• Carjacking resulting in death
• Use of a firearm during a violent crime
• Possession of a firearm by a person previously convicted of felonies
• Flight to avoid prosecution

Although Goodie’s family says they are glad that Francisco is finally being charged, there’s still so much they need to know about what happened to her.

“Once we heard the news, I thought I’d be more strong, but when I heard the news it just broke me down even more. Because I heard the inditement and all that situation but like where is she,” Deasha Johnson, Goodie’s cousin, said.

The family is pleading for more answers. Why would he target Ella? Where did he leave her? And what did he do with her body?

“Brandon say something, anything for her children’s sake. If you’re going to be selfish about killing her, I feel like if you did something to her just say it. The damage is already done, she’s gone,” Elaire said.

The family says that they won’t stop until some kind of justice is served for Ella.

“We can find out where she’s at and start the healing process,” Elaire said.

“We need some type of closure. I don’t care how long it takes, we are not giving up,” Johnson said.

If convicted, Francisco faces a sentence of up to life in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.

An arraignment and initial appearance will be scheduled for Francisco at a later date.

 

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Really wish they'd stop offering deals without a body.

Man accused of killing Ella Goodie pleads guilty, agrees to life sentence

Brandon Jermaine Francisco has agreed to plead guilty to his role in the death of a Lafayette Parish woman who has been missing for three years.

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Man accused of killing Ella Goodie pleads guilty, agrees to life sentence​

Brandon Jermaine Francisco has agreed to plead guilty to his role in the death of a Lafayette Parish woman who has been missing for three years.

Under the terms of the deal, Francisco will plead guilty to committing a carjacking resulting in death. He will receive a life sentence under the terms of the deal. A federal judge still has to sign off on the deal.

While pleading guilty, federal prosecutors said Francisco admitted to carjacking Ella Goodie, an Uber and Lyft driver, who was also a mother of two minor children in 2022.

Francisco further admitted that while carjacking and killing the victim, he shot her several times and then disposed of her body before fleeing with the vehicle.

The sentencing is currently set for January 27, 2026.

 

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Agree 100 percent. Giving up the body should be a part of any deal. it's the only leverage they have and it should be used as such imo.

 

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Man who murdered Ella Goodie sentenced to life in prison​

Brandon Francisco, the man who killed Ella Goodie, will spend the rest of his life behind bars.

Francsico was sentenced to the life term in U.S District Court in Lake Charles Tuesday afternoon. He pleaded guilty Nov. 13 to committing a carjacking resulting in death, with Francisco stipulating to a binding and mandatory sentence of life in prison.

In pleading guilty, Francisco admitted to carjacking Goodie, an Uber and Lyft driver and mother of two children from Scott, in 2022 and killing her.

Ella Goodie’s body has not been found. Attorneys atthe sentencing said they are in the process of finding her remains, and are confident they will succeed.

Family members expressed a range of emotions after the sentence was passed.

Authrey Goodie Jr., Ella’s brother, said the family “got justice for her in some type of way.”

“We are just waiting for them to find her body so we can put her to rest the right way,” he said. “She got a son and a daughter. And she did not know Brandon in no type of way. She just was giving him a ride. Too bad they got evil people in the world. We here and we are going to forever speak her name.”

 

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More details released in Ella Goodie case

The U.S. Attorney's Office has issued a press release with more information about the plea of Brandon Francisco, who has admitted to killing her.

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More details released in Ella Goodie case​

Federal authorities have released more information in the case of Brandon Francisco, the man who admitted to killing Ella Goodie.

Last week, Brandon Jermaine Francisco was sentenced to life in prison under a plea agreement. His federal sentence will begin as soon as he has completed the sentence he's serving in an Alexandria case. In that case, Francisco pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree murder in a 2018 slaying. He was sentenced to 30 years in that case.

Francisco, 36, of Mansura, admitted that he shot Goodie after she picked him up in Lafayette. She was a ride share driver, and he had arranged for her to drive him to Houston. Goodie didn't know it, but at the time he was fleeing prosecution in the Alexandria case.

Francisco said he took control of Goodie's car around Iowa, shot her several times, disposed of her body and fled in her car. He was arrested in Missouri with the gun he used to kill her, as well as her vehicle's key fob. Court records indicate that her vehicle also was located there; there was blood on the floorboard and bullet holes in the car.

“Today’s sentence ensures that the defendant will spend the rest of his life in federal prison for a brutal and senseless crime,” U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Keller said in a release. “While no prison sentence can repay or erase the loss suffered by the victim’s family, including her young children, this case reflects our commitment alongside our state and federal partners to hold violent offenders accountable and pursue justice for victims.”

Here's what the FBI had to say:
“Convicted carjacker Brandon Jermaine Francisco will be permanently removed from society and unable to hurt the people of Louisiana ever again," said Special Agent in Charge Jonathan Tapp of the FBI's New Orleans Field Office. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the victim, and we are so sorry for your loss. We are very grateful for our partners at the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana and the Louisiana State Police and the FBI Special Agents who relentlessly pursued justice for the innocent victim of this awful crime.”