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• Woman convicted in cold case killing tried to claim her sentence was illegal Play Video

  April 17, 2023 4:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A woman who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in exchange for leniency tied to the killing of Gary Kergan in 1984 claimed the sentence she received was illegal and asked a court to correct it. Things took an interesting twist when Leila Mulla withdrew her request this... more »

• Murdered man's brother addresses killer at sentencing

  October 7, 2015 11:32 AM

  BATON ROUGE – The brother of a man murdered in 1984 was able to give an emotional address to his brother's killer Wednesday morning. Ronald Dunnagan was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for the 1984 murder of Gary Kergan. Jurors found Dunnagan guilty of second degree murder in... 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 »

• 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 »