Although many people across various law enforcement agencies worked tirelessly to solve this case but ultimately there is still no definite answer on who committed this heinous crime. 628K subscribers It was Australia's worst mass murder case until the 1996 Port Arthur massacre - the firebombing of the popular Brisbane nightclub Whiskey Au Go Go in 1973 left 15 people dead.. Baton Rouge Police said Yoder was beaten, raped, and strangled to death. They gave him a nod and kept walking. One possible avenue of inquiry is DNA analysis. First, Brandon drove back home with Mickeys body in the passenger seat. Jonathan Allee, 31, struck a plea deal that will send him. Lets take a closer look at some of them. We reserve the right to close comments at any time. Their identities have never been definitively established, although some sources suggest they were possibly prostitutes traveling together from New Orleans. The Murphys moved to Los Alamos, N.M., and to Modesto, Calif., in the 1940s, and to the Pittsburgh suburb of McKeesport when he was a high school senior. I think a lot of times, families, you don't need to block being upset," said LSU Health psychiatrist Dr. Kristopher Kaliebe. Was he a national surfing champion? A court convicted him of one of the homicides and sentenced him to life in prison. The tabloids, which romanticized the museum theft as a crime of the century, idealized him as a handsome blond adventurer in dark sunglasses who charmed women, smoked dope and loved jazz. Mr. Murphy became a born-again Christian, preaching to prison inmates. On May 26, 2003, an arrest warrant was issued for Derrick Todd Lee for the first-degree murder of Carrie Lynn Yoder. "The whole thing is a tragedy, and second of all, we have been praying for Derrick Todd Lee's repentance. Good evening, officers, Mr. Murphy said. "It's always in the back of your head," Detiege said. Former Baton Rouge Police Chief Pat Englade, who led the serial killer task force in the early 2000s, kept up with the area years after his investigations led him there. Perhaps. In Cocoa Beach, Mr. Murphy opened a surfboard shop and began surfing competitively. Lee is suspected of having murdered seven or more women but was convicted of only two in 2004. Previous Episode. By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses. Did he win a tennis scholarship to the University of Pittsburgh? 82-year-old Bryan, was found stabbed to death in her bedroom at St. James Place retirement home, March 21, 1994. Another theory stands around a known serial killer Derrick Todd Lee convicted multiple times in Louisiana for murdering six women between 1998 to 2003, and had similarly been tried in Texas too. quarterback Roger Staubach of the Dallas Cowboys called his redemption real enough. He then threatened her with a knife when she tried to call for help. Your login session has expired. Her son said it was tragic that Lee had not been executed before his mother's death. After the Verdict: Missing Mickey. The investigators used surveillance footage and followed up on crucial tips to eventually find the culprit. Lee was rushed to the hospital from his confinement in Angola due to an unknown medical issue. It gets so dark out here everybody leaves. The victims were Marcus Lockett, his girlfriend Jessica Broussard, and friend Robert Minchew. What Are Some Theories Surrounding The Case? Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission Guidelines. DOTD workers would later find Pam's naked body, Tuesday July 16th, under the Whiskey Bay Bridge of Interstate-10. Additionally, this series of murders demonstrated how quickly news travels; it caught national attention and sparked public interest instantly. He is now serving life in prison. The Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office identified the victim as Elizabeth Ferrell of Humble, Texas. This remote exit has a ramp that curves sharply, almost into a complete circle, and leads onto La. Baton Rouge Police said DNA evidence recovered during the autopsy and analyzed at the Louisiana State Police crime lab matched the DNA profile from the murders of Green, Pace, Kinamore and Colomb. It's a manmade cement slope, steep and heavily ridged, that leads right into Whiskey Bay and, ultimately, parts of the Atchafalaya Basin. I think it's because it's just so remote. She had been stabbed several times and then shot in the head. Passenger dies after crash over Whiskey Bay; man thrown into water recovers. It was not that 27-year-old Jack Roland Murphy and his accomplices, Allan Kuhn and Roger Clark, were super-thieves, like the ones Maximilian Schell and Melina Mercouri portrayed in the then-current Jules Dassin film, Topkapi, about a plot to steal an emerald-encrusted dagger from the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul a movie the museum thieves had recently seen. This theory is supported by some reports of similar crimes committed by cartels against tourists who got too close to their business. The murder method has varied with nearly each case. With a third body of a Baton Rouge woman found, authorities began to question if they had a serial killer on the loose. Pamela Kinamore, 44, an antiques dealer and artist, was. Their names were not released. Obviously, a lot of criminals are looking for the most remote places they can find, and that's probably the most remote between Lafayette and Baton Rouge.". 3. DNA from semen taken from Colomb's body matched the DNA profile consistent with the Green, Pace and Kinamore murders. It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. Elizabeth Ann Ferrell's body is found on Killing Fields. At the time, Brandon urged Mickey to get into his truck. On March 3, 2003, Carrie Lynn Yoder, a Tampa native pursuing a master's degree at LSU, disappeared from her Baton Rouge, Louisiana, home on Dodson Avenue after returning from a vacation in New Orleans for Mardi Gras. Police in Texas later arrested Jonathan Christopher Allee, 28, in connection with her death. Recorded / Mixed By Dylan Berry / Smash Haus Music Group. Short answer: The Whiskey Bay Murders refer to the killing of four people in Louisiana in 1999, including a family of three and their friend. Over time many potential suspects emerged: transient truckers passing through Whiskey Bay during their cross-country hauls; career criminals notorious for committing similar acts across state lines; even an ex-cop who was under suspicion based on circumstantial evidence alone. A week later, her body was discovered close to a lake. Supreme Court rejects Brandon Lavergne's appeal, Bike loop unveiled to honor Mickey Shunick, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. How do I know if I have a cold, the flu or COVID-19? Foreman added the RCMP have not yet confirmed the identity of the bodies found at the site, or established a motive for the crimes. Although he fishes off the Whiskey Bay banks several times a week, Detiege said he's become more cautious over the years as the location's reputation for crime has increased. On July 12, 2002, Pamela Piglia Kinamore, a 44-year-old antique shop owner, went missing from her Briarwood Estates residence in Baton Rouge. (WAFB) - A passenger in the car that was hit on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge has died as a result of the crash that led to another man being thrown into Whiskey Bay,. Specifically, they may have witnessed a drug deal involving members of a Mexican cartel who were operating in the area at the time. Brandon was a registered sex offender living about 30 miles from Mickeys abduction. While Mr. Kuhn and Mr. Clark resumed anonymous lives, Mr. Murphys crimes deepened. The Whiskey Bay Murders have been at the forefront of true crime discussions for several years now, and rightly so. A fisherman rescued the man who fell off I-10 East and into Whiskey Bay following a crash on Friday, March 4. Her badly beaten body was found on November 24 by a hunter in a forested area off Renaud Road in Scott, Louisiana. DNA evidence was taken from the crime scene and was analyzed at the Louisiana State Police Crime Lab. Not much else is known about what happened next except that Whiskey Bay was never quite the same again. However, Mickey suddenly jumped up and stabbed Brandon in the chest. He transfixed the nation in 1964 by pulling off the biggest jewel heist in New York City history. A 22-year-old LSU graduate, Charlotte Murray Pace, was r*ped and stabbed over 80 times inside her townhouse on Sharlo Avenue one week after receiving a Master's degree in Business Administration on May 31, 2002. Authorities said a man driving on I-10 on the way to . State Police said John Cloninger, 50, of Pearl, MS, died in the wreck at the. Addis is located immediately across the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge. Every time I drive through the Atchafalaya on I-10, I notice an exit for Whiskey Bay. In April 2016, the body of Elizabeth Ferrell, 29, of Humble, Texas, was discovered in Whiskey Bay. With no smartphone existence yet but through newspapers and televised news back then made people see how far modern technology has come now for us to share everything going around worldwide instantly through our devices. Classification: Serial killer Characteristics: Rape - Mutilation Number of victims: 8 Date of murders: 1994 - 2004 Date of arrest: April 29, 2004: Date of birth: 1963 Victims profile: Women aged between 30 and 82 years Method of murder: Strangulation - Stabbing with knife Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA Status: Sentenced to life in prison on August 2007 A few days later, the police learned that Brandons car was found set on fire in Texas, and he bought an almost identical car to replace it. The discovery of Ferrell's body was the latest in a years-long string of disturbing finds in Whiskey Bay. Geralyn DeSoto was an LSU student and was planning to attend graduate school in the fall of 2002. 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