- Ronald Dominique
Infobox Serial Killer
name=Ronald Dominique
caption=Ronald Dominique mug shot
birthname=Ronald Joseph Dominique
alias=
birth=1964
location=Thibodaux, Louisiana
death=
cause=
victims=23
country=United States
states=Louisiana
beginyear=1997
endyear=2006
apprehended=December 1, 2006
penalty=Life Imprisonment Ronald Joseph Dominique (born 1964) is an accused
serial killer from the Bayou Blue area ofHouma , which is inTerrebonne Parish in southeasternLouisiana .cite news
url=http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20061207/HURBLOG/61207003/-1/news1001
title=Video: Courier reporter, slain man's mother on CourtTV
publisher=The Courier (Houma, Louisiana)
date=December 7 2006
accessdate=2007-12-22] cite news
url=http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20061218/HURBLOG/61218002/-1/news1001
title=Video: Courier reporter, slain man's mother on CourtTV
publisher=The Courier (Houma, Louisiana)
date=December 18 2006
accessdate=2007-12-22]Following his arrest on December 1, 2006, Dominique confessed to the
rape andmurder of at least 23 men over a ten-year period beginning in 1997, inTerrebonne Parish ,Lafourche Parish ,Iberville Parish andJefferson Parish in suburbanNew Orleans . He has been charged with multiple cases of rape andfirst-degree murder . Dominique is suspected of killing 23 men.In his confession, Dominique, who is reportedly
gay , said he frequented areagay bar s and targeted men he thought would be willing to have sex for money.He was investigated following a police report by a man who refused to let Dominique tie him up. The most recent victim, Christoper Sutter-field, had died about two months earlier.
On September 23, 2008, Dominique was sentenced to eight life sentences after confessing to raping and killing his male victims over a ten-year period. Dominique had pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in a deal to avoid the death penalty.
References
External links
* [http://www.dallasvoice.com/artman/publish/article_4154.php DallasVoice: Alleged Gay Serial Killer arrested]
* [http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24395805-2,00.html News.com.au: Serial killer Ronald Dominique jailed]
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