Unfortunately, Acadiana has quite a few cold cases on the books, and we're going to take a look at few that local law authorities are working hard to solve.
There is a little-known slice out of Lafayette and Acadiana's history that is so horrifying and gruesome, it makes the Charles Manson murders seem like The Mickey Mouse Club...seriously.
The mysterious death of a successful Lafayette oil and gas man has been covered by ABC's 20/20, Dateline NBC, Vanity Fair, and numerous True Crime podcasts because the truth in this case if truly stranger than fiction.
He was simply known to fellow hikers as Mostly Harmless or Denim, but as Facebook sleuths and the hiking community dug deeper, they discovered a checkered past...and that checkered past led to South Louisiana.
But as for true crime, in my opinion, I'm sure there's something bizarrely fascinating about seeing the dark depths into which human nature can plunge. Also, perhaps it may be a good way to become more aware of the potential red flags that people with good intentions may be likely to miss.
True crime is arguably the most popular genre of entertainment these days, bringing out the armchair detective in all of us. Louisiana is no exception.
The history of serial killers in Texas includes The Candy Man, The Eyeball Killer, The Butcher of Elmendorf, The Broomstick Killer, The Sunday Morning Slasher, and The Servant Girl Annihilator