Laughing Bandit betrayed by Pumpkin Center nurse
Baton Rouge Police last captured William Aeby, a reputed escape artist, womanizer, and holdup man on May 12, 1956, but his most publicized arrest came during Mardi Gras 1949. That week, the Pumpkin Center girlfriend of the “Laughing Garage Bandit” helped New Orleans police nab him in an arranged hotel rendezvous.
Rapper to receive clemency in Slidell murder
On Monday, February 22, 2021, The Louisiana Board of Pardons and Parole voted unanimously to grant clemency to a New Orleans entertainer prosecuted for manslaughter 20 years ago by disgraced District Attorney Walter Reed. Governor John Bel Edwards must now decide whether to accept the board’s recommendation and set the man free.
Reward increased in mother, son double-homicide
This month, Crime Stoppers and the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office increased the $12,500 reward for information regarding the brutal murders of 42-year-old Daytra Miller and her 13-year-old son, Robert West, Jr. The current bounty is $25,000.
Has reward hindered Alvarez murder investigation?
In February 2021, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office again asked the public for information regarding the unsolved homicides that claimed the lives of 63-year-old Mary Alvarez, 42-year-old Daytra Miller, and 13-year-old Robert West, Jr. In each murder case, the sheriff’s office increased rewards for information to $25,000. Bayou Justice explored the murders of Daytra Miller and her son, Robert, twice since the horrific event, but not the Alvarez case. Unfortunately, the original reward offered in that case may be responsible for that oversight.