Supernatural suspect fled Halloween murder
On Halloween night, 1978, Joel A. Vernon, 23, owner of the Cave Bar in Leesville, Louisiana, stood in the back room of the club with employees James Regallis, 22, and Timothy Bray, 19. The trio stood over Private First-Class Michael E. Melcher, a Madison, Wisconsin soldier stationed at Fort Polk, pressing him to repay his debts, according to police. However, relatives of the bar owner later insisted something supernatural prompted Vernon’s meeting that night with Melcher.
Some murders bring empathy, others do not
Throughout September, two deaths mesmerized our media. Following long periods of waiting and wondering, this week law enforcement officials issued an arrest warrant for Brian Laundrie and confirmed that the DNA in the belly of a 12-foot alligator belonged to Timothy Satterlee of Slidell.
Sherlock Holmes murder suspect in Kentwood
Marshall D. A. Fendalson told reporters before the murder charge, Claude Holmes relished the thought that he could be related to the famous detective. Studying his famous “ancestor,” Holmes took up pipe smoking and offered his services to law enforcement as a consulting detective.
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.