Murder

Judge Tells Lavergne 'NO!'
Judge Tells Lavergne 'NO!'
Judge Tells Lavergne 'NO!'
In a move that makes you want to say "YAY, justice system," a judge turned down confessed killer Brandon Scott Lavergne's attempts to withdraw his guilty plea.  He also pretty much turned down everything else Lavergne was asking for, too.
Lavergne Video Confession
Lavergne Video Confession
Lavergne Video Confession
Dateline NBC just aired a one hour special on the abduction and murder of Mickey Shunick from Lafayette Louisiana. In the show, never before seen video footage was aired of Brandon Scott Lavergne confessing to the murder of Mickey Shunick and what happened that terrible night.  Here is that video.
Lavergne Changes Mind
Lavergne Changes Mind
Lavergne Changes Mind
Just when we thought the story had ended, a new twist -- Brandon Scott Lavergne, the killer of UL-Lafayette student Mickey Shunick has changed his mind about his guilty pleas and is now claiming he was pressured into making his plea deal.
UPDATE: Brandon Scott Lavergne Pleads Guilty in Mickey Shunick and Lisa Pate Murders, Tells How He Did It
UPDATE: Brandon Scott Lavergne Pleads Guilty in Mickey Shunick and Lisa Pate Murders, Tells How He Did It
UPDATE: Brandon Scott Lavergne Pleads Guilty in Mickey Shunick and Lisa Pate Murders, Tells How He Did It
In probably the only move left to him, Brandon Scott Lavergne pled guilty today to the murders of Michaela "Mickey" Shunick and Lisa Pate.  And, in doing so, he revealed the heartbreaking story of how everything went down on that fateful night back in May when Shunick went missing -- and on another night in 1999 when he killed Lisa.
Lafayette DA Says Brandon Lavergne May Be Tried For Shunick, Pate Cases Together
Lafayette DA Says Brandon Lavergne May Be Tried For Shunick, Pate Cases Together
Lafayette DA Says Brandon Lavergne May Be Tried For Shunick, Pate Cases Together
As we reported last week, Brandon Lavergne was indicted by a grand jury in Lafayette for the first degree murder of the still-missing Mickey Shunick. But in a shocking twist in the case, Lavergne was also charged with the first degree murder of Lisa Pate, an Acadia Parish woman who was found dead in 1999. Now the Lafayette Parish District attorney is saying that both cases may be tried together.

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