Two mothers fear missing sons murdered
Two mothers in South Louisiana contacted Bayou Justice last week with the same problem. Their adult sons are missing, and police suspect both are dead.
Louisiana child sex traffic worse than most admit
A multi-agency South Louisiana task force operation headed by the United States Marshal Service resulted in the arrest of 18 alleged human traffickers and saw fourteen missing children return home to their families. However, the problem of juvenile sex and labor traffic in Louisiana is far greater than most realize or are willing to admit.
Don’t blame the serial killer for Kassie’s murder
Three years ago, Bayou Justice examined the 1999 murder of Ponchatoula native, Kassie Federer. We revisit today because Kassie Lynn Federer’s killer may still walk among us. Police have conveniently blamed a serial killer for her murder, but DNA can be fallible, and even monsters need motive and opportunity.
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.