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Haiti True Crime

This evidence-led archive covers two distinct Haitian cases: the unresolved 2000 murders of journalist Jean Léopold Dominique and security guard Jean-Claude Louissaint, and the partially adjudicated 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. Allegations and indictments are kept separate from convictions.

2 verified files
0 fully solved
2 unsolved / partially adjudicated
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Editorial Haiti archive artwork with Port-au-Prince hills, Haitian flag colours, an archive file and memorial light

Solved / adjudicated

No Haiti case is currently classified as fully solved in this archive.

One case has no verified final conviction; the other includes adjudicated participants but continuing proceedings and unresolved wider responsibility.

Unsolved cases

The archive records indictments and established convictions without converting allegations into verdicts or treating either wider accountability record as finally resolved.

How this archive is classified

A case is marked solved only when reliable attribution and a sufficiently conclusive procedural outcome are documented. The 2000 Radio Haïti-Inter murders produced indictments but no verified final conviction. The 2021 Moïse assassination produced multiple U.S. convictions while additional trials and the broader responsibility record remained active.

Why are both cases in the unresolved section?

Jean Dominique and Jean-Claude Louissaint’s murders lack a verified final conviction. In the Moïse case, several participants have been convicted, but pending defendants and the wider commissioning chain prevent the entire case from being presented as finally resolved.

How are accusations handled?

Indictments, prosecutor claims and investigative reports are attributed. They are not converted into convictions, and suspects are not described as perpetrators unless a court reached that conclusion.

Why symbolic artwork?

The illustrations use Port-au-Prince, radio, archive, court and memorial motifs without claiming to portray victims, suspects, crime scenes or evidence.

Haiti archive FAQ

How many Haiti case files are published?

Two verified files are published: the unresolved murders of Jean Léopold Dominique and Jean-Claude Louissaint, and the assassination of Jovenel Moïse with its continuing accountability record.

Was anyone finally convicted for the 2000 murders?

No final conviction was verified. Successive inquiries produced indictments, appeals and renewed investigations.

Were people convicted for the 2021 assassination plot?

Yes. Guilty pleas, sentences and a May 2026 jury verdict established responsibility for several participants, while other defendants and wider questions remained unresolved.

Why are allegations not presented as facts?

An accusation or indictment is not a conviction. The archive preserves procedural distinctions and the presumption of innocence.

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