Ronald Joseph
Dominique (born January 9, 1964) is a prolific American serial killer and rapist from the Bayou Blue area of Houma,
Louisiana.
Biography
Dominique was investigated in late 2006 following a police
report by a man who refused to let Dominique tie him up. The final victim, Chris Sutterfield, had died about two
months earlier.
Following his arrest on December 1, 2006, Dominique
confessed to the rape and murder of at least 23 men over a ten-year period
beginning in 1997. He committed the crimes in Terrebonne, Lafourche, Iberville, St. Charles and Jefferson parishes in suburban New Orleans. In his confession, Dominique, who is gay, said
he frequented area gay bars and targeted men he thought would be willing to
have sex for money. He also lured straight men by setting up fake drug deals or
showing men a picture of women and telling them that she was willing to pay for
sex with a Black man. He murdered them
to avoid being convicted and sentenced to prison for rape. He was charged with
multiple cases of rape and first-degree murder.
On September 23, 2008, Dominique was sentenced to eight life
sentences after confessing to raping and killing his male victims over a
10-year period. Dominique pleaded guilty
to first-degree murder in a deal to avoid the death penalty. He is incarcerated at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola.
Victims
Number Name Age Date found Location found
1 David Mitchell 19 July 1997 St. Charles Parish
2 Gary Pierre 20 December
1997 St. Charles Parish
3 Larry Ranson 38 July 1998 St. Charles Parish
4 Oliver LeBanks 27 October 1998 Metarie, Jefferson Parish
5 Joseph Brown 16 October 1998 Kenner, Jefferson Parish
6 Bruce Williams 18 November
1998 Jefferson Parish
7 Manuel Reed 21 May 1999 Kenner, Jefferson Parish
8 Angel Mejia 34 June 1999 Kenner, Jefferson Parish
9 Mitchell Johnson 34 August
1999 Metarie, Jefferson Parish
10 Michael Vincent 23 January
2000 Lafourche Parish
11 Kenneth Randolph 20 October
2002 Lafourche Parish
12 Anoka Jones 26 October 2002 St. Charles Parish
13 Datrell Woods 19 May 2003 Terrebonne Parish
14 Larry Matthews 46 October
2004 Terrebonne Parish
15 Michael Barnett 21 October
2004 Terrebonne Parish
16 Leon Lirette 22 February 2005
Terrebonne Parish
17 August Watkins 31 April
2005 Lafourche Parish
18 Kurt Cunningham 23 April
2005 Lafourche Parish
19 Alonzo Hogan 28 July 2005 St. Charles Parish
20 Wayne Smith 17 August 2005 Terrebonne Parish
21 Chris Deville 40 September 2005
Assumption Parish
22 Nicholas Pellegrin 21 November
2005 Lafourche Parish
23 Christopher Sutterfield 27 October 2006 Iberville
Parish
In Media
Documentary Film
Alix Lambert; David
McMahon (Directors) (April 8, 2014). Bayou
Blue (DVD & VOD). Run time: 79 minutes. U.S. and Canada only: Garden Thieves Pictures. Lay summary –
SnagFilms.
Further reading
Books
Jack Rosewood;
Rebecca Lo (February 3, 2007). Serial
Killers Rage and Horror: 8 Shocking True Crime Stories of Serial Killers and
Killing Sprees - "Chapter 8.
Ronald Dominique the Bayou Strangler." CreateSpace Independent
Publishing Platform. ISBN 9781542957786.
Robert Keller
(March 11, 2017). True Crime: American
Monsters Volume 12: 12 Horrific American Serial Killers - "Chapter 8.
Ronald Domique." CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 9781544618487.
Fred Rosen
(October 3, 2017). The Bayou Strangler:
Louisiana’s Most Gruesome Serial Killer. Open Road Media. ISBN
9781504039499.
News articles
Michelle Hunter
(December 5, 2006). Serial-killer suspect
confesses; Trysts led to rapes, strangling, cops told. NOLA.com | The
Times-Picayune.
Lloyd Vries
(December 5, 2006). Louisiana Man
Confesses To 23 Slayings. CBS News | Associated Press.
Mary Foster
(December 5, 2006). From a meek “nobody”
to a serial killer? The Seattle Times.
Staff (September
24, 2008). Gay serial killer convicted in
Louisiana. The Telegraph.
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