On November 13, 2025, Brandon Jermaine Francisco pleaded guilty to committing a carjacking resulting in the death of Ella Goodie. He will be sentenced to life in prison, under the terms of a plea deal.
33 year old Goodie, a mother of two, was last seen in Scott, Louisiana on March 9, 2022. She worked as a driver for Uber and Lyft, and disappeared while giving Francisco a ride from Louisiana to Texas.
Francisco admitted to shooting Goodie several times then disposing of her body before fleeing with her vehicle. Her body had not been found.
Goodie’s vehicle was later found in St. Joseph Missouri with a “large amount of blood” covering the passenger side floorboard.
Francisco’s sentencing is schedule for January 27, 2026.
The Disappearance of Ella Goodie
Ella Quiana Goodie grew up in Lafayette, Louisiana. From a young age, she has been the caretaker of her mother, who is handicapped, and her younger brother.
In 2022, Goodie started to work as a driver for the ridesharing service Lyft. While initially reluctant to have people in her vehicle, she eventually enjoyed the work and even did rideshare without the platform.
At the time of her disappearance, Goodie was living in Scott, Louisiana, a small town in Lafayette Parish, about 60 miles west of Baton Rouge. She is a mother of two teenage children.
Disappearance
On March 9, 2022, Goodie spoke with her brother around noon when she mentioned that she was heading to Houston, Texas to drop off a passenger.
Ella Goodie never came back home and hasn’t been heard from since. She was last seen driving on Interstate 10 heading toward Texas.
Twelve hours later, her vehicle, a black 2012 Audi Q5 with Texas plate #NRN6551, was captured on traffic cameras returning back to Louisiana.
On March 10, 2022, the vehicle was last spotted by traffic cameras in an area north of Dallas, Texas.
On March 11, 2022, her brother filed a missing person report with the Louisiana State Police Department when he couldn’t contact her.
Investigation
Ella Goodie disappeared along with her cell phone, which last pinged to a cell tower near Iowa, Louisiana.
Ella Goodie was last seen in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana with Brandon Jermaine Francisco, whom she had given a few rides prior to her disappearance. According to the rideshare company, Goodie was not driving through their platform that day.
On March 16, 2022, 36-year-old Brandon Jermaine Francisco was named as a person of interest in Ella Goodie’s disappearance. He is believed to be the last person to have contact with her.
On March 25, 2022, Brandon Jermaine Francisco was arrested in St. Joseph, Missouri on a warrant for failing to appear in court in Rapides Parish, issued the same day Ella Goodie was last seen.
In 2018, Brandon Francisco had been involved in a shooting on Christmas Eve in Cheneyville, Louisiana. He was facing felony charges of attempted second-degree murder, conspiracy to commit second-degree murder, armed robbery, and obstruction of justice.
In October 2022, Francisco pleaded guilty to the attempted second-degree murder charge and was sentenced to 30 years in prison. He is still considered a person of interest in Ella’s disappearance, but has not been charged.
On April 1, 2022, Ella Goodie’s vehicle was found abandoned in St. Joseph, Missouri, about 55 miles north of Kansas City, near the Kansas-Missouri state line.
On May 3, 2022, authorities announced that they are now investigating Ella Goodie’s case as a homicide.
On March 17, 2023, Ella’s case was handed over to the Calcasieu Parish District Attorney’s Office for grand jury consideration.
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