Who killed David Charles Matte and why?
Lori Matte wrote me recently to say her family—including her brother, who is a Louisiana State Trooper—has no clues regarding who killed her 45-year-old brother or why. “Monday, July 19, 2004, was a regular day for David,” Lori wrote. “Everything went fine at work, and he went about his usual business afterward. His neighbors reported that everything appeared normal that evening.”
Computer hiker’s death remains a mystery
After searching two years, police in Florida have identified a hiker found dead in a tent. His last official residence had been in New York, but he arrived there from Louisiana, still working remotely for a company in Baton Rouge. I did not follow the case, so I never saw his photograph until after authorities identified him. Once I did, though, I remembered meeting him in Hammond in 2012.