All the bodies were men, mostly homeless, and they became known as the victims of the Bayou Serial Killer or the Bayou Strangler, a madman who lured men of a certain lifestyle into his trap - and almost got away with it. Bodies that had been raped and tortured before they were murdered.įor the next nine years, Louisiana police found these bodies scattered along roadsides, floating in bayous, rotting in sugarcane fields, and half-buried in ditches. In late 1997, police in the southern parishes of Louisiana began to find bodies. He moonlit as a bad Patti LaBelle impersonator at the local gay club - and murdered dozens of homeless men.

Mild-mannered Ronald Dominique was overweight with a heart condition and a cane. Find us on Twitter or search Real Crime Profile on Facebook, and please complete a quick survey at See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at.

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But to Shawn Lester, Kurt was not just a name on a list. Kurt Cunningham was one of 23 men who were the victim of a serial killer in Louisiana between 19.

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