In addition to the nine charges in Terrebonne, Dominique also has been arrested in connection with two bodies found in the New Orleans suburb of Jefferson Parish. Initially booked on two murders, he eventually was indicted on nine and, during interrogation, confessed to 23, authorities have said.Īuthorities have said he allegedly enticed victims with offers of money for sex, or in some cases by offering the men his “wife” and showing them a picture of a woman. I just buried a box.”ĭominique, who has a heart condition, was arrested at a homeless shelter in December. That’s how bad a shape he was in when they sent him back to me. I want to ask him ‘Before you killed my child, what were his last words?”’ Smith said after the arraignment. Victims' relatives sobbed in court Tuesday as a serial killer pleaded guilty to eight slayings and was sentenced to eight consecutive life terms in prison. Victims were found in ditches, sugar cane fields and other remote locations in southeastern Louisiana.ĭominique’s public defender, Anthony Champagne, declined to comment.Īmong the onlookers in the courtroom Tuesday was Angela Smith, mother of victim Wayne Smith. The nine charges of first-degree murder, which carry a possible death sentence, stem from the rape and murders of nine men between 20 in Terrebonne Parish, La.ĭominique, 42, has confessed to 23 murders from 1997 to 2005, authorities said. He mumbled “not guilty” to each count as his sister and other relatives looked on - along with family members of some of his alleged victims. Ronald Dominique was rolled into the courtroom in a wheelchair.
serial slaying suspect pleads not guiltyĪ man who police say confessed to strangling or suffocating 23 men during an eight-year killing spree pleaded not guilty Tuesday to nine counts of murder.
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