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

About this episode

The episode tells the tragic story of Juan Joseph, a beloved coach who was murdered while trying to diffuse a fight.

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. Find and watch "Do It for Juan" on Hulu LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed , you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW , including our episode-by-episode coverage of popular documentary series like Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God , LulaRich , and The Curious Case of Natalia Grace ; classics like The Jinx , Making A Murderer , and The Staircase ; and well-known cases like The Menendez Murders , Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery , and The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann , and so many more! Episode Sponsors: Zenni Optical - Prescription glasses, sunglasses, blue light lenses, starting at under $30…

People in this episode

Host: True Crime Obsessed

Topics covered

• murder
• community
• justice
• football
• tragedy
• crime

Keywords

• Juan Joseph
• murder
• Baton Rouge
• community justice
• football coach
• tragedy
• crime

Sponsors

Zenni Optical, Salt and Stone, Fabletics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hulu

Books & works: Do It for Juan

Places: Baton Rouge

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