Ronald Dominique: The Bayou Strangler (Part 1) | Morbid | Podcast

In the spring of 2005, law enforcement officials in southern Louisiana had a growing number of murder victims they had begun to suspect were connected to an unidentified serial killer operating in the area. The victims were all men, mostly in their twenties and thirties, many had histories of drug and alcohol abuse or were known to police as sex-workers, and all had been strangled and dumped in secondary locations.
Over the course of a decade, Ronald Dominique developed into one of the worst and most prolific serial killers in American history; yet his story and those of his victims remains largely unknown and ignored by the mainstream media.
Thank you to the Incredible Dave White of Bring Me the Axe & 99 Cent Renal Podcasts for research!
References
Alford, Jeremy. 2005. New information coming soon in local murders. August 24. Accessed March 29, 2023. www.houmatoday.com/story/news....
Armstrong, Shell. 2007. Dominique pleads not guilty to 9 murders. January 17. Accessed March 29, 2023. www.houmatimes.com/news/domin....
Associated Press. 2005. "Man found in Lafource Parish was from Houma area." Abberville Meridional, May 3: 2.
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-. 1999. "La. deaths may be work of serial killer." Shreveport Times, June 23: 5B.
-. 2006. "Police look for links between serial suspect, priest's death." Shreveport Times, December 9: 22.
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Hunter, Michelle. 2006. "Serial-killer suspect confesses; Trysts led to rapes, strangling, cops told." Times-Picatune, December 6.
L'observateur. 1999. Beaten teen’s body discovered in Kenner. October 26. Accessed March 27, 2023. www.lobservateur.com/1998/10/....
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Morris, Robert. 2006. Mother protests dead son’s link to serial killer. June 19. Accessed March 26, 2023. web.archive.org/web/202101310....
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Rosen, Fred. 2017. The Bayou Strangler. New York, NY: Open Road Media.
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[@sharidenmark2674]

I’ve always enjoyed your podcast but as a black woman I really appreciate the genuine care & disdain shown towards the victims case being mishandled by officials. You both are so good at what you do, keep it up!

[@daniluv2696]

I an happy to see that you recognize how black deaths are dealt with and this happens all over this country. it is very sad and thank you for doing this 🌹🌹

[@stewartdowouis9218]

For some reason, Ronnie’s time as a deli worker in the late 90s at a Chevron truck stop in Des Allemands, LA (St. Charles Parish) is never mentioned in any media covering the case. I was a coworker and gave him rides home from work to his mother’s house. His mother had recently married my godfather, so I’m assuming that’s why he never attempted to kill me when we were alone in the car. 🤷🏻‍♂️ He was an odd guy, super cheerful and flamboyant one day and withdrawn and lost in thought the next. I’m assuming those sullen days were the days he had just killed someone.

[@donnanorth157]

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[@AshleyB.LaPrairie-wl3ow]

You did great with pronunciation! I'm from Houma, LA. Only town name that wasn't quite right was Luling (Lu-Ling). Thank you so much for covering this case because it still haunts Houma. I know many individuals that were affected because of this man. There is a show that was recorded recently also and so many of my friends were interviewed. Thank you again.

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Hey neighbor! - from Schriever!

[@RayRay.01]

I'm here bc Holly Madison. 💗

[@shawnfarrell9979]

I love thisss

[@batmanpancake96]

This is the area my husband is from ❤❤ I'll be honest didn't even think there was an open gay community. BUT I thought you'd appreciate knowing the correct pronunciation of lulling, Lou Ling

[@laxmirio]

Yall should do a story covering KI and King Von. I know a lot about it and the alleged nature of that story. It'd still be fun to hear you all talk about it. Be careful with that story tho

[@phoenixashes0013]

🎉

[@traymuse]

Just wondering where the info about this guy's not having relationships in his young adulthood comes from. "Incel" = involuntary, and with his background, it's not hard to see an expectation of disappointment.

[@heatherh5735]

You guys are so great! But "sexual preference" instead of "sexual orientation?" Womp womp

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The bs ad every 6 minutes is getting out of hand really bouta unsubscribe

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that is a youtube problem not a morbid problem.... you can fastforward through them if you listen through apple podcasts... or if you pay for youtube there won't be any ads.

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I listen to the podcast on an app and you can fast forward it and it’s free.