Amite murder, rape predated Hotard-Moate events
Lillie Ford told police her attacker raped her in the woods before running away with her purse. Afterward, the woman returned to the car, pushed the driver to one side, and drove to Shorse’s Medical Clinic in Amite. She arrived at the clinic just before two that morning and phoned the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office. Her companion died on the road.
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.