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• National attention, but no new suspects in 1997 cold case murder Play Video

  February 9, 2016 11:59 PM

  IBERVILLE PARISH - The season finale of a Discovery Channel series about a cold case murder in southeastern Louisiana aired Tuesday night, but investigators are still looking for answers. The six-episode series called "Killing Fields" centered on the 1997 murder of Eugenie Boisfontaine. Her body was discovered in Bayou Manchac... more »

• EBR Parish Coroner's Office to perform Derrick Todd Lee autopsy

  January 22, 2016 2:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The earliest reports from the East Baton Rouge Coroner's Office autopsy of deceased serial killer Derrick Todd Lee indicate the man died of natural causes. The coroner is still waiting on final results from pathologists. Lee died Thursday at the age of 47. Earlier Friday,... more »

• Not everyone will get closure with serial killer's unexpected death Thursday Play Video

  January 21, 2016 11:52 PM

  PORT ALLEN - The death of serial killer Derrick Todd Lee might be bitter-sweet for families of victims suspected to have been killed by him but never officially connected or confirmed. Lee was convicted in two attacks but DNA linked him to five others. There are likely more, authorities... more »

• Sylvia: Baton Rouge was a scary place during serial killer years

  January 21, 2016 10:35 PM

  Dozens and dozens of women of all ages stood in a line so long it wrapped around the Baton Rouge Police Supply building on Florida Boulevard, for one of the hottest items for sale in the city, "Freeze Plus P". The pepper-spray and tear gas combination came in a canister... more »

• Former Police Chief: 'Derrick Todd Lee needed to die' Play Video

  January 21, 2016 6:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Former Police Chief Pat Englade remembers the terror South Louisiana serial killer Derrick Todd Lee inflicted on this community. After learning of his death today, Englade said he hopes the victims' families will find some closure. Englade was the Chief of the Baton Rouge Police Department... more »

• Convicted serial killer Derrick Todd Lee dies at 47 Play Video

  January 21, 2016 11:17 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Convicted serial killer Derrick Todd Lee died shortly before 9 a.m. Thursday while receiving medical care at a local hospital, according to state corrections officials. He was 47. Spokeswoman for the Department of Safety and Corrections Pam Laborde says an autopsy will be performed, and an... more »

• Serial killer Derrick Todd Lee rushed to hospital

  January 17, 2016 8:29 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Prison officials confirmed to News 2 that convicted serial killed Derrick Todd Lee was rushed to the hospital from his confinement after an unknown medical issue. Pam Laborde with the state Department of Corrections would not say what his condition was, or which hospital he was... 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 »