'It was so he doesn’t disappear,' O’Brien said. Authorities said that when they realized Dominique had checked in several days ago, they allowed him to stay at the shelter so they could keep him under 24-hour surveillance while continuing to gather evidence. Bobby O’Brien of the Houma Police Department.

The deep red, two-story Bunkhouse where Dominique was arrested is a homeless shelter privately operated by Sgt. Many of the men with ties to Terrebonne and Lafourche relied on bicycles for transportation. The transient lifestyles attributed to some of them included occasional arrests and drug habits sometimes supported by homosexual prostitution. The men, whose ages average in the mid-20s, were not found where they had been killed, but were dumped in remote areas.Īuthorities have said half - including Reed and Lebanks - were found partially dressed or lacking shoes. 'All these parishes are a lot safer tonight.'ĭominique has lived in several of the parishes where bodies were found prior to moving to his last known address at 2215 Bayou Blue Road, but authorities released no specifics.Īll of the deaths, many of which were caused by asphyxiation, investigated by the task force shared certain similarities. 'Terrebonne Parish is a lot safer tonight,' Larpenter said. Dominique is cooperating with the investigation, said Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Jerry Larpenter, and there is a 'strong possibility' that he will be tied to more murders. Reed’s and Lebanks’ deaths are the only two Dominique has been charged with, but police were still interviewing him late Friday. The bodies of nine New Orleans-area men were found in the late 1990s, but, starting in 2000, the remaining 14 men whose deaths were investigated by the task force all had Houma connections. Charles and Lafourche parishes, around Terrebonne and as far west as rural Assumption and Iberville parishes.

No motive has been attributed to the killings.Ī multi-agency task force was formed last year to investigate the killings of as many as 23 men whose bodies were found from suburban New Orleans through St. 5, 1998, at 6900 Stable Drive in Metairie.

The murder of 27-year-old Oliver Lebanks, whose body was found Oct.

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