October 7, 1981Luling, LouisianaBarbara Jo “Bobbi” Brown (11) is abducted, sexually assaulted, and murdered WARNING: This article contains graphic details. Discretion is advised. The Brown family matriarch was left a single mother after a car accident in 1971 claimed the lives of her husband and one of her daughters, leaving her to raise the remaining…
Man bludgeoned to death, possibly at the behest of his wife whose first husband had also died a violent death
October 7, 1987Arabi, LouisianaRaymond Gates (65) is killed by a dozen blows to his head Raymond’s body was discovered by his estranged wife, Anne (38). Anne told police she found the body after she came to Raymond’s house to check if she had any mail. Medical examination revealed Raymond’s head had been bludgeoned with a…