Ronald Dominique
Quick Facts
Biography
Ronald Joseph Dominique (born January 9, 1964) is an American serial killer 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.