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July 20, 2025
HomeMurder conviction

Murder conviction

Crime

St. Rose man released after serving 41 years for 1974 murder at DHS

April 29, 2016 Anna Thibodeaux

After serving 41 years in prison for the 1974 shooting death of Timothy Weber, Gary Tyler of St. Rose pleaded guilty to manslaughter as part of a plea agreement in the decades old case and walked out of court today (April 29) a free man. […]

Crime

New details emerge in unsolved St. Rose murder

July 24, 2015 Ryan Arena

For nearly two years, Lamar and Ruthell Ellis have mourned the loss of their son, Ramal, who was murdered in late 2013 less than a quarter mile away from his home, at the young age of 23. […]

Crime

Des Allemands mother: ‘I’m glad he’s off the street’

July 24, 2015 Anna Thibodeaux

With this week’s arrest of a New Orleans East man, Jolene Dufrene may have gotten the answers she sought about her daughter’s murder. […]

Crime

New Sarpy murder suspect turns himself in

April 24, 2015 Thomas M. Baker

New Sarpy resident Sidney K. Smith, 22, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death. […]

Crime

St. Rose teen pleads guilty after fatal shooting

October 31, 2014 heraldguide

A St. Rose teen convicted of principal to second-degree murder by a St. Charles Parish jury last September received a new trial last week and immediately pled guilty to manslaughter. […]

Crime

Cold Case: 16-year-old executed, dumped in New Sarpy

May 30, 2014 Kyle Barnett

A car sped away from the end of Vans Lane in New Sarpy on May 25, 2005, leaving the body of a murdered 16-year-old boy in its wake. […]

Crime

New leads sought years after naked body dumped by river

May 16, 2014 Kyle Barnett

The discovery of a naked woman who was murdered and dumped on the banks of the Mississippi River in Destrehan 13 years ago is getting another look by the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office. […]

Crime

Who killed Hilda Mae?

April 18, 2014 Kyle Barnett

Nearly seven years after the 2007 murder of Hilda Mae Warren, family members are still awaiting justice because no one has been convicted in connection with her death. […]

Crime

Suspects eyed in murder of Destrehan church volunteer

April 11, 2014 Kyle Barnett

Nearly five months after 23-year-old Ramal Ellis was found shot to death behind the church where he volunteered his time, officials with the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office say suspects have been identified in connection with the murder, though any arrests will have to wait until the evidence is fully processed. […]

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