497: Do It for Juan (from "Murder Under the Friday Night Lights")

497: Do It for Juan (from "Murder Under the Friday Night Lights")

Author: True Crime Obsessed April 30, 2026 Duration: 50:33

Juan Joseph was a beloved member of his community, a former high school football star who became a respected coach. The kind of guy who never started fights, but rather always stepped in to try to break them up, Juan was attempting to diffuse a heated situation outside a nightclub in Baton Rouge in the early morning of November 16, 2014, when he was was gunned down. After his killer drove off, Juan's entire community came together to find him and bring him to justice. This is a tragic and freaking HEARTWRENCHING story, Fam. Bring the tissues. 

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