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Jury poised to deliberate murder-for-hire case after defense blames son for woman's death Play Video
August 14, 2023 2:50 PM
The first-degree murder trial of a Baton Rouge businessman is entering its final stages, with lawyers presenting closing arguments to jurors in the murder-for-hire case. Hamid Ghassemi, 72, is accused of hiring three men to kill his ex-wife so he wouldn't have to pay her $1 million after their... more » -
Traffic stop led BRPD to key evidence in toddler's unsolved killing; still no arrests a year later Play Video
July 7, 2023 9:53 PM
BATON ROUGE - Newly filed court documents have revealed that during a traffic stop last year detectives found a gun linked to the long-unsolved killing of a 3-year-old , though it appears the weapon has not led police to an arrest in the toddler's murder more than a year later.... more » -
Fugitive arrested in standoff at BR motel now suspected of killing man who went missing in Georgia Play Video
July 6, 2023 8:29 PM
BATON ROUGE - A fugitive who forced Baton Rouge police into a lengthy standoff back in May is now implicated in a months-long investigation surrounding the disappearance of a Georgia man. Danetta Knoblauch of Wichita, Kansas is facing charges including murder and arson in the death of Melvin Cooksey,... more » -
Awaiting trial for 8 years, BR man charged in his ex-wife's murder plot denied another delay Play Video
July 5, 2023 3:19 PM
BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge businessman accused of having his ex-wife killed in a gruesome murder-for-hire plot was denied another delay in his trial, a wait that's already dragged on more than eight years. Arrested in May 2015, 72-year-old Hamid Ghassemi is charged with first-degree murder in the... more » -
Police seeking new info in unsolved Baton Rouge murder
October 21, 2022 4:24 PM
BATON ROUGE - Police are looking for new leads in a killing that happened outside a grocery store more than eight months ago . The victim, 41-year-old Jacoby Queen, was found shot Feb. 16 in front of Ancona's Stop & Save on North Street. Police said he was lying... more » -
New evidence, positive identification made in 1986 'Man in the Well' case
October 20, 2021 8:05 AM
SABINE PARISH - Authorities announced a critical discovery in a Sabine Parish cold case that's been under investigation for 35 years. According to a Tuesday evening update from the Sabine Parish Sheriff's Office , human remains that were discovered in a local well back in 1986 have now been... more » -
Baton Rouge man dies from gunshot wound 9 months after being shot
August 26, 2021 3:12 PM
BATON ROUGE - A man who was shot over nine months ago has died from injuries sustained in the attack. The Baton Rouge Police Department said Robert Jones, 27, passed away Thursday. Police said he as a result of injuries he suffered in the shooting on Nov. 22, 2020.... more » -
Louisiana man, 78, arrested in decades-old murder case out of Missouri
May 17, 2021 6:11 PM
FRANKLIN, La. - An elderly man was arrested in south Louisiana after investigators say he implicated himself in a murder that happened over 36 years ago. The St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office said Larry Gene Hicks, 78, was arrested Monday on a warrant for second-degree murder out of Camden... more » -
Livingston authorities seek help in solving missing person's case from 2008
May 3, 2021 11:02 AM
LIVINGSTON PARISH - Authorities with the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office are still investigating a missing person's case that dates back to over ten years ago. According to officials, Barbara Blount went missing in 2008 when she was 58 years old, and detectives are not giving up in their search... more » -
Second arrest made in 2008 homicide after alleged gunman released
February 28, 2021 6:59 PM
BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a second suspect they believe is connected to a 2008 cold case. Damon Franklin was charged with second degree murder for the 2008 killing of Tangie Swanson. Dexter Collins the alleged gunman from the 2008 killing , and others, was recently released from... more » -
Regional authorities seek assistance in cold case involving murder of unidentified child
January 22, 2021 7:40 AM
Authorities in New Hampshire and Mississippi are seeking public assistance in solving an investigation into a cold case that was opened in 2000. According to New Hampshire law enforcement, on May 9, 2000, the remains of two juvenile females were discovered in a 55-gallon drum in a wooded area... more » -
Three in custody, ex-NFL player among them, in 2013 BR killing
December 4, 2019 2:52 PM
BATON ROUGE – Timothy Pena of Denham Springs was killed in his truck on a Tuesday morning and nearly six years later, three men have been arrested in connection with his death. A third suspect remains at large. On Thursday morning, former NFL football player, Devin Allen Holland ,... more » -
LSU grad's murder in Tigerland remains unsolved three decades later
September 19, 2019 5:48 PM
BATON ROUGE- Next month will mark 33 years since Jay Pratt made a gruesome discovery inside his niece's Tigerland apartment. Laurie Kay Samson had not shown up for work, which was extremely unusual. When Pratt went to check on her in October 1986, he was not prepared for what... more » -
Nearly 20 years after high-profile murder, police break Kassie Federer case; Suspect identified
October 16, 2018 3:10 PM
BATON ROUGE – A man on death row for strangling and killing a woman in Texas is now facing charges in Louisiana, tied to a notorious 1999 murder in Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge Police released the details Tuesday afternoon. Travis Dwight Green, 49, is the suspect in the... more » -
Bond denied for murder suspect in 25-year-old cold case
October 31, 2016 1:36 PM
IBERVILLE - A judge has denied bond for a man who was arrested for two counts of second degree murder in a 25-year-old cold case. Bond was denied for 61-year-old Tommy Francise who was arrested in Lafayette around 4 a.m. last Thursday . He was transported to Iberville Parish... more » -
Iberville Parish man charged in decades old cold case murders Play Video
October 27, 2016 12:40 PM
BATON ROUGE – Investigators in Iberville Parish say an arrest has been made Thursday in two decades old cold case murders. According to Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi, 61-year-old Tommy Francise was arrested in Lafayette around 4 a.m. Thursday. He was transported to Iberville Parish and was later booked... more » -
Sheriff's office opens cold case in Discovery Channel series Play Video
January 4, 2016 11:38 PM
IBERVILLE PARISH - Hollywood could help warm-up a woman's murder since the case has gone gold. The Discovery Channel has eyes on Iberville Parish, encouraging the sheirff's office to reopen a cold case dating back 18 years. The murder of 34-year-old Eugenie Boisfontaine in 1997 was reopened August 3,... more » -
Dunnagan found guilty of 2nd degree murder Play Video
September 11, 2015 12:43 PM
BATON ROUGE – A jury found Ronald Dunnagan guilty of killing Gary Kergan in 1984. The jurors deliberated just 45 minutes after they were charged at 11 a.m. before reaching their decision. The judge told them to consider 2nd-degree murder, manslaughter, or negligent homicide as possibilities. After the... more » -
Both sides rest in Dunnagan murder trial Play Video
September 10, 2015 6:04 PM
BATON ROUGE - Defense attorneys rested immediately after prosecutors ended their case against Ronald Dunnagan in Baton Rouge, who is accused of killing Gary Kergan in 1984. This morning jurors heard from Leila Mulla, who prosecutors said confessed to her role in Kergan's murder and got a 30-year prison... more » -
Victim's brother says cold case murder is "cut and dry" case Play Video
September 9, 2015 12:32 PM
BATON ROUGE - Attorneys made their opening statements Wednesday in the Baton Rouge murder trial of Ronald Dunnagan, who is accused of killing Gary Kergan in 1984. Defense attorneys put pressure on the prosecution's star witness, Leila Mulla, saying there's no physical evidence linking Dunnagan to the crime. Dunnagan... more » -
Trial begins in cold case murder Play Video
September 8, 2015 5:56 PM
BATON ROUGE - A man accused in a cold case murder that's more than 30 years old will learn his fate this week. At least 48 jurors showed up in the 19th Judicial District Court today as jury selection began in a high profile murder trial. Ronald Dunnagan is... more »