Ronald Dominique
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ronald Joseph Dominique |
| Born | January 9, 1964 Thibodaux, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Killings | |
| Number of victims | 23+ |
| Span of killings | 1997–2006 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Louisiana |
| Date apprehended | December 1, 2006 |
Ronald Joseph Dominique (born January 9, 1964) is an American serial killer from the Bayou Blue area of Houma, Louisiana.[1][2]
Dominique was investigated in late 2006 following a police report by a man who refused to let Dominique tie him up. The final victim, Ronald Rosen, 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, in Terrebonne Parish, Lafourche Parish, Iberville Parish and Jefferson Parish in suburban New Orleans.[1][2] In his confession, Dominique, who is reportedly gay, said he frequented area gay bars and targeted men he thought would be willing to have sex for money. He was charged with multiple cases of rape and first-degree murder.[1][2]
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.[3] Dominique pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in a deal to avoid the death penalty.[3] He is incarcerated at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Video: Courier reporter, slain man's mother on CourtTV". The Courier. December 7, 2006. http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20061207/HURBLOG/61207003/-1/news1001. Retrieved December 22, 2007.
- ^ a b c "Video: Courier reporter, slain man's mother on CourtTV". The Courier. December 18, 2006. http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20061218/HURBLOG/61218002/-1/news1001. Retrieved December 22, 2007.
- ^ a b "US Serial Killer Ronald Dominique Sentenced To Eight Life Terms For Raping And Killing Young Men". Sky News. September 24, 2008. http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/US-Serial-Killer-Ronald-Dominique-Sentenced-To-Eight-Life-Terms-For-Raping-And-Killing-Young-Men/Article/200809415106308. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
- ^ "Tri-Parish Times". Tri-Parish Times. January 1, 2009. http://www.tri-parishtimes.com/articles/2009/01/01/news/366_53_top10.txt. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
[edit] External links
- American serial killers
- American rapists
- 1964 births
- Living people
- People from Houma, Louisiana
- American people convicted of murder
- People convicted of murder by Louisiana
- American prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment
- Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Louisiana
- LGBT people from the United States
