The 32-year-old was last seen on March 9, giving a ride to someone from Louisiana to Texas.
“She was always there to pick me up,” Felicia Broussard told Dateline. “We call each other sister.”Ella is from Lafayette, Louisiana. That’s where she met her best friend and “big sister” Felicia – more than 22 years ago.
Felicia said to know Ella, is to love her. “Her vibe was always good,” Felicia told Dateline. “No matter what she’s going through, she always has a good spirit.”Felicia told Dateline that earlier this year Ella was looking for work, so she suggested her friend start working for Lyft. “She didn’t really want people in her vehicle,” Felicia said. “But I kind of talked her into it.”
Dateline spoke with to Louisiana State Police Department Trooper Derek Senegal about the case. In an email he said Ella was last seen driving her 2012 Audi Q5 around the Calcasieu Parish area with passenger, Brandon Francisco. Dateline spoke with Rapides Parish District Attorney Phillip Terrell and the lead prosecutor on Francisco’s case, Brian Cespiva. Cespiva told Dateline that Francisco was initially charged with various crimes including second-degree murder, theft of an automobile and obstruction of justice. “He tried to kill the individual on the side of the road,” Cespiva said.Francisco pleaded guilty to a second-degree murder charge and was sentenced earlier this month to 30 years in prison.
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