Having raped the men he thought it would be better to kill them than have them report the assault to police. His reason for murdering these men was to avoid prison.

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. Charles Parish and Jefferson Parish in suburban New Orleans. The final victim, Chris Sutterfield, had died about two months earlier.įollowing 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, St. All were found bound and had been killed in similar fashion, Larpenter said, leading investigators to suspect the work of a serial killer.Dominique was investigated in late 2006 following a police report by a man who refused to let Dominique tie him up. The victims' bodies were found in seven different south Louisiana parishes.

Authorities are investigating his claims and more charges are possible. Sheriff's officials say the confession is solid and that Dominique supplied details that had not been released and that only the killer and investigators would know. Joseph Waitz, the parish's district attorney, said his office will seek the death penalty against Dominique, who was being held Monday in Terrebonne Parish jail.ĭominique, who is indigent, has not yet been appointed a lawyer and did not have one present during questioning. 'The description that he gave, he wasn't a police officer, he puts himself where he dumped at dump sites, so we know for a fact from his confession that it was adequate, accurate and direct.' 'His MO (modus operandi or method of operation) matched every victim out there,' Larpenter said.

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