The Betrayal and Murder Of Genore Guillory

Genore Guillory was a 42-year-old southern belle who lived alone in her Clinton, Louisiana home. Having never met a stranger, Guillory eagerly welcomed the new family who moved into the rundown trailer across the street from her.

Amy and Phillip Skipper were the parents of an infant and a 15-year-old teen named John Baillo. Financially the couple struggled but Genore helped however she could. She offered to pay John and Phillip to help tend to her land and animals.

On June 27, 2000, coworkers called the police after Genore failed to show up for work for three straight days. 

They found her deceased body in her home. She had been raped, beaten and stabbed.
After an instigation. Baillio confessed to killing Guillory with help from his stepfather, his stepfather’s sister, Lisa Skipper Hoyt, and his brother-in-law, Johnny Hoyt.

Genore thought Skipper and Baillio were nice people who cherished her friendship as much as she did their friendship. In reality, they hated Black people, called her names behind her back, and befriended her for the simple purpose of taking her life as part of their white supremacist gang initiation.

Baillio was charged in juvenile court. He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was given a life sentence under juvenile court laws. He was released when he turned 21-years-old.

Phillip and Johnny were convicted of second-degree murder. Both were sentenced to life in prison. Lisa Skipper-Hoyt was convicted of manslaughter and accepted a plea deal putting her behind bars for 25-years.