Derrick Todd Lee

Derrick Todd Lee
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Born(1968-11-05)November 5, 1968
St. Francisville, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedJanuary 21, 2016(2016-01-21) (aged 47)
Zachary, Louisiana, U.S.
Other namesThe Baton Rouge Serial Killer
Conviction(s)
Criminal penaltyDeath
Details
Victims7+
Span of crimes
August 23, 1992 – March 3, 2003
CountryUnited States
State(s)Louisiana
Date apprehended
May 27, 2003

Derrick Todd Lee (November 5, 1968 – January 21, 2016), also known as The Baton Rouge Serial Killer, was an American serial killer who, from 1998 to 2003, terrorized the areas surrounding Baton Rouge and Lafayette, Louisiana, by committing the murders of at least seven women.[1]

Before his murder charges, Lee had been arrested for stalking women and watching them in their homes.[2] Despite this arrest, he initially was overlooked by police because they incorrectly believed the killer was white. Lee was linked by DNA tests to the deaths of seven women in the areas in Louisiana, and in 2004, he was convicted in separate trials of the murders of Geralyn DeSoto and Charlotte Murray Pace. The Pace trial resulted in a death sentence.

Newspapers suggested Lee was responsible for other unsolved murders in the area, but the police lacked DNA evidence to prove these connections. After Lee's arrest, it was discovered that another serial killer, Sean Vincent Gillis, was operating in the Baton Rouge area during the same time as Lee.

Lee died on January 21, 2016, of heart disease at a hospital in Louisiana, where he was transported for treatment from Louisiana State Penitentiary, where he had been awaiting execution. [3][4][5]

  1. ^ Bell, Rachael. "Derrick Todd Lee, Baton Rouge Serial Killer". Crime Library. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  2. ^ Cawthorne, Nigel (2011). The Mammoth Book of Killers at Large. United Kingdom: C & R Crime. p. 65. ISBN 9780786719747.
  3. ^ "Officials confirm convicted serial killer Derrick Todd Lee has died". Archived from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "Louisiana Serial Killer Derrick Todd Lee Dies". ABC News. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  5. ^ Hamberger, Jeff (16 March 2016). "Convicted serial killer Derrick Todd Lee cause of death released". wgno.com. Retrieved March 16, 2016.