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re: What is the most famous crime/murder in your area?

Posted on 2/26/26 at 9:12 am to
Posted by SlowFlowPro
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Posted on 2/26/26 at 9:12 am to
The Ricky Langley murder was major news but KKs corner probably surpassed it.
Posted by Rebel
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Posted on 2/26/26 at 9:12 am to
Connie Smith
Sophia Aragon
Nicey Brown - she was my typing teacher.
Courtney CoCo.

ETA Randy Fossett was a professional kick boxer.
This post was edited on 2/26/26 at 9:14 am
Posted by Scottforeverlsu
Louisiana
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Posted on 2/26/26 at 9:13 am to
Aubrey Lahaye abduction and murder in my area
Posted by coolpapaboze
Parts Unknown
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Posted on 2/26/26 at 9:13 am to
I’d never heard of this case so I looked it up. I wish I hadn’t. This is one of the most heinous crimes I’ve ever heard of. Those poor kids.
Posted by PacoPicopiedra
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Posted on 2/26/26 at 9:16 am to
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The Texas Killing Fields is a title used to denote the area surrounding the Interstate 45 (I-45) corridor southeast of Houston, where since the early 1970s, 34 bodies have been found, and specifically to a 25-acre (10 ha) patch of land in League City, Texas where four women were found between 1983 and 1991. The bodies along the corridor were mainly of girls or young women. Furthermore, many additional young girls have disappeared from this area who are still missing. Most of the victims were aged between 12 and 25 years. Some shared similar physical features, such as similar hairstyles.

Despite efforts by the League City, Texas police, along with the assistance of the FBI, very few of these murders have been solved. The area has been described as "a perfect place [for] killing somebody and getting away with it".


Wiki Link - Texas Killing Fields

This 25 acre "patch of land" in League City is surrounded by subdivisions and businesses now, so not so remote anymore.
Posted by real turf fan
East Tennessee
Member since Dec 2016
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Posted on 2/26/26 at 9:16 am to
This was the worst near me.
It reverberates to this day.
My late SIL was in Coast Guard reserve with one of their Fathers. He came to her funeral to pay his respects. My niece saw him at a distance and wanted to go talk to him to tell him how sad she was for him. I told her not to, because he had come to do the normal thing and the right thing as if his world hadn't cratered. Just let him be there, that night, with his fellow reservists.

Second to those murders was a string of murder by "Zoo man" Husky. He killed prostitutes, a lot of them and had a dumping area on a dead end road created by I-40 on the east side of Knoxville.
Posted by BrianKellysbuyout
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Posted on 2/26/26 at 9:19 am to
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would figure it would be the serial killings from Derrick Todd Lee and Sean Vincent Gillis


First thing that came to my mind. There have been a few notable murders, but those are probably the most famous.
Posted by PCRammer
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Posted on 2/26/26 at 9:20 am to
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A few days later, he was stopped by Pensacola Police Officer David Lee after a check revealed the Volkswagen he was driving was stolen. After a foot chase and fight, he was taken into custody.

In the Pcola Police Department office they have a small cabinet in the lobby with the cuffs, jumpsuit, and mugshot placard all used on Bundy.
Posted by WhuckFistle
Member since Jul 2015
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Posted on 2/26/26 at 9:23 am to
Ronald Gene Simmons

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Ronald Gene Simmons Sr. was an American spree killer and former military serviceman who murdered 16 people, including 14 members of his own family, over a week in December 1987 in Arkansas



Posted by TT9
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Posted on 2/26/26 at 9:25 am to
Those animals should've been buried alive.
Posted by stout
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Posted on 2/26/26 at 9:25 am to
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but KKs corner probably surpassed it.



In all of SWLA I think the Jennings 8 case is close to surpassing the KKs corner murders because it is newer, had several documentaries made about it, also allegedly involves police corruption, and is unsolved.
Posted by SW2SCLA
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Posted on 2/26/26 at 9:27 am to
Gotta be the Jeff Davis 8 for SWLA
Posted by stout
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Posted on 2/26/26 at 9:27 am to
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First thing that came to my mind. There have been a few notable murders, but those are probably the most famous.



A girl I was on and off again with was going to LSU at the time. I remember how scared all of LSU and BR were.

Also, DTL being black made the case even more famous, considering that very few of traditional serial kilers have been black.
This post was edited on 2/26/26 at 9:29 am
Posted by SlowFlowPro
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Posted on 2/26/26 at 9:28 am to
Yes JD8 is the biggest in our region for sure. Being associated with True Detective (incorrectly) and that Showtime documentary made it into the national Zeitgeist.

Posted by slidingstop
Member since Jan 2025
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Posted on 2/26/26 at 9:29 am to
Geralyn DeSoto and Mary Ann Fowler. Although Fowler was never confirmed as his victim. But they were both in WBR.
This post was edited on 2/26/26 at 9:31 am
Posted by SlowFlowPro
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Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 2/26/26 at 9:29 am to
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Also, DTL being black made the case even more famous, considering that very few of traditional serial kilers have been black.


All the white baws in BR driving white trucks who were forced to give DNA agree 100%
Posted by 37601
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Posted on 2/26/26 at 9:30 am to
Not in my current area but the murder that will always stand out the most for me is the Kipp Gullett murder in Baton Rouge in 92. I lived in the apartments at the end of S Kenilworth, my neighbor found Kipp's body in the field where he was executed there at Burbank. That murder will always haunt me just because it was right there and I was only a year or two older than Kipp, just can't imagine those final hours for him.
Posted by stout
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Posted on 2/26/26 at 9:32 am to
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Gotta be the Jeff Davis 8 for SWLA


Yea see my post above you.

It may be now but for the longest time KK's Corner was it.

Keep in mind that the rumors were so bad, people even placed Richard McElveen at the murders of Pam and Eric Ellender in 1991. This was all pre and emerging internet in a small town so rumors ruled.



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The 1991 murders of Pam and Eric Ellender in Sulphur, Louisiana, are a well-known, brutal, and long-unresolved case from that era. The couple was killed in their home, and the case was marked by allegations of a cover-up, missing evidence, and a party that allegedly took place at the scene of the crime.

Key details regarding the Ellender case include:

The Incident: In 1991, Pam and Eric Ellender were murdered in their Sulphur home.

Initial Investigation & Indictments: On February 9, 1995, Robert Adkins and two other men were indicted in connection with the murders.

Convictions & Sentencing: Robert Adkins pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to 21 years, though this was reduced to 5.5 years due to time served. Others involved in the aftermath of the crime received short terms for being accessories after the fact.

Controversy: The case gained attention for alleged police mishandling, with reports that the sheriff's son was present at the scene.

Media Coverage: The case was featured on Unsolved Mysteries (Season 7 with Robert Stack and Season 3 with Dennis Farina).



The rumors are that they threw a party at the house while the victims lay dead in the bedroom and Richard attended the party
This post was edited on 2/26/26 at 9:38 am
Posted by Boston911
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Posted on 2/26/26 at 9:33 am to
Down in Abbeville in 1987 there was a paid hit on George Warren paid for by his business partner using a Houma bar owner to set it up with two “hitmen” from Houma. It didn’t go as planned but they killed him on a Sunday night in front of his family, One of the hitmen were wounded in the gunfight and was caught at Chabert when seeking treatment. Everyone was arrested and all were convicted except the businessman who paid for the hit, but he was found guilty in civil court proceedings.

The murder of George Warren Sr. in Abbeville, Louisiana, occurred on the night of February 8, 1987. 
It was a high-profile "murder-for-hire" case that shook the community due to its brutal nature and the business-related conspiracy behind it. 
Key Details of the Case
• The Crime: Warren was assassinated in his home. The attack involved two shooters, Benjamin Daughtery and Anthony Fondaw. Daughtery initially entered with a machine gun that jammed; after a struggle, he returned with a shotgun to finish the killing. 
• The Motive: Investigation revealed the hit was a contract killing tied to a business dispute involving BWB Controls. 
• The Orchestrator: It was alleged that Warren’s business partner, Ned Bergeron, orchestrated the hit through a middleman, Charles "Chuck" Canter. 
• Legal Outcome: * Benjamin Daughtery and Anthony Fondaw were convicted. 
• Ned Bergeron was acquitted in his criminal trial but was later found liable for the murder in a civil wrongful death lawsuit brought by the Warren family. 
The case is still remembered in Acadiana as one of the most shocking crimes in the region's history, particularly because it involved prominent local business figures.
Posted by 777Tiger
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Posted on 2/26/26 at 9:37 am to
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• Ned Bergeron was acquitted in his criminal trial but was later found liable for the murder in a civil wrongful death lawsuit brought by the Warren family. 


this begs a question to OT criminal lawyers, is the civil court conviction pretty much a "moral victory?" does anyone ever get financial compensation from these convictions? seems like the perp would have exhausted their finances after a lengthy criminal trial, especially if they are held without bail during the trial
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