Crime fiction author tackles Louisiana true crime
I met crime fiction author James Patterson at a California writer’s conference over ten years ago. He told me how he studied true crime to stay grounded in his work, and ten years later, he dropped me a note, commending me on a column. He said the case I wrote about would haunt him. He wished he could do more to help but wasn’t sure how.
Nanette Krentel murder featured Sunday night
Sunday night, the Bayou Justice broadcast revisits the 2017 murder of Nanette Krentel in St. Tammany Parish, discussing live comments and theories from viewers and longtime supporters of this newspaper column.
Live Broadcast Sunday Night
Thanks for joining us for Sunday night's Bayou Justice livestream (August 6, 2023 at 6:PM CST) on YouTube. We got much positive feedback and will continue to dive into these cold case crimes next Sunday night.
DNA identifies victim in Slidell cold case
This week, several readers contacted me asking if authorities had identified Slidell’s Lady in the Lake. Unfortunately, the answer is no. However, a similar cold case is now one step closer to being resolved due to DNA.