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Derrick Todd Lee
“The Baton Rouge Serial Killer”
Information researched and summarized by
James J. Layman, Brooke Gumm, Kristina Henriques, Jennifer Hodges
Department of Psychology Radford University Radford, VA 24142-
Date Age Life Event
11/05/1968 0 Born in St. Francisville, Louisiana
3 to 13
Punished severely and frequently by stepfather (beaten); domineering mother never intervened. Challenged developmentally; put in special education classes. Was taunted by classmates for being "retarded," got into frequent trouble. Sucked thumb in class; called his teacher "momma." Began peeping into windows during elementary school. Learned early in life that he could talk his way out of trouble; never took responsibility for his misbehavior. Tortured his dog and its puppies. Experienced many injuries; no evidence of head injuries. 11/8/1981 13 Arrested for burglary and vandalizing candy store. Attacked woman in front of his mother for accusing him of peeping. 8/8/1985 16 Arrested for 2nd-degree murder, was released. Set own car on fire for insurance money.
7/2/1988 19
Arrested for attempted burglary, but charges were reduced to unauthorized entry. 9/17/1988 20 Married Jaqueline Sims in Solitude, LA Found it difficult to keep a job. 2/17/1989 Began harassing mother for his childhood problems with stepfather.
4/13/
Pleaded guilty to misdemeanor trespassing and sentenced to therapy; he never showed up.
5/23/
Wife called police when Derrick slapped her around; threatened her father with a gun. Charged with disturbing the peace, but served no jail time. 10/29/1989 Arrested for disturbing the peace after fistfight at Price's Bar in St. Francisville. 8/23/1992 23 Bludgeoned Connie Warner to death with a hammer in Zachary, LA
9/2/1992 Connie Warner's body was found in vacant lot in Baton Rouge. 11/21/1992 24 Arrested for burglary and resisting arrest in Zachary, LA. 1/1/1993 Committed robbery and assault while awaiting trial. 4/3/1993 Attacked teenage couple with 6 ft. harvesting tool while they are parked. 5/11/1993 Sentenced to four years in prison for previous burglary; serves two. 7/6/1995 26 Released from prison. 7/7-10/1995 Moved family to Lake Charles, LA 9/6/1995 Arrested for peeping. 9/24/1995 Arrested for robbing Salvation Army clothes drop-off. 09/26- 30/1995 Moved family back to St. Francisville. 2/1/1996 27 Father-in-law died in plant explosion; Jackie receives $250,000 settlement. 9/1/1996 Wife purchased .25 handgun. 2/11/1997 28 Arrested for DWI after failing a sobriety test. 2/19/1997 Earned CDL.
2/19/
Stopped by Zachary police for suspicion of peeping, but not charged, even after a positive witness ID.
3/1/
Judge rescinded state order to suspend Lee's drivers license after state failed to respond to motion of discovery. 5/1/1997 Hired by Louisiana Readi-Mix as a truck driver. 6/1/1997 Eugenie Boisfontaine murdered in Baton Rouge.
7/25/
Nearly ran over coworker’s car with semi truck, and was demoted to driving cement trucks.
7/31/
Arrested in Zachary for 6 counts of peeping tom, criminal trespass, and burglary. 10/30/1997 Disciplined for substandard work 1/1/1998 29 Enrolled in Diesel Driving Academy in Baton Rouge, LA
1/14/
Pleaded guilty to six counts of peeping tom; sentenced to two years probation and psychological testing. Jan-Feb 1998 Attended two therapy sessions with Dr. Robert Snyder, a psychologist.
2/1/
Is called a "good verbal therapy participant" by Dr. Snyder in a letter to the court. 3/1/1998 Michelle Chapman identified Lee in photo lineup for cemetery attack.
4/16/
Fired from Louisiana Ready-Mix for insubordination and for causing two accidents in one week. 4/18/1998 Raped, beat, and stabbed Randi MeBruer to death in Zachary, LA.
4/19/
West Feliciana Sheriff's deputies interrogated Lee in the MeBruer investigation, and confiscated a pair of pants at his home.
4/20/
Leroy Shorts told James Odom that Derrick Lee Killed Randi Mebruer; Odom reported it to the police. 4/1/1998 The police began paying Shorts to inform on Lee. 12/1/1998 30 Began relationship with Consandra Green. 6/1/1999 Lee put under surveillance in MeBruer investigation. 6/1/1999 Began stalking Collette Walker. 6/14/1999 Pushed into Walker's apartment and attempted to persuade her into a date.
8/16/
Walker's neighbor, Diane Halloway, filed a complaint against Derrick, which was not pursued by police. 8/19/1999 Lee was caught by Walker's son while peeping into apartment. 8/19/1999 A warrant was issued for Lee's arrest for stalking and unlawful entry. 8/20/1999 Lee was arrested for stalking and unlawful entry. 12/1/1999 31 Lee was bailed out of jail.
12/17/
Plead guilty to the charges and was sentenced to 6 months in jail (received credit for time served) and two years probation. 12/17/1999 Cosandra Green called police to report Lee was threatening to kill her.
8/10/2004 Jury found Lee guilty of second degree murder after two hours of deliberation. Conviction carried a mandatory life sentence. 9/13/2004 Trial for the murder of Charlotte Murray Pace began. 9/29/2004 Main jurors selected for Pace trial.
10/4/
First day of proceedings in Pace trial; jury was shown over 100 pictures of the crime scene. 10/5/2004 DNA analysis linking Lee to the murder scene was presented. 10/11/2004 Lee identified by Diane Alexander in testimony.
10/12/
Lee found guilty and recommended for the death penalty after 93 minutes of deliberation. 10/14/2004 Lee's sister took stand to testify for defense in sentencing hearing. Defense argued against death penalty, reiterating Lee's limited mental capacity. 12/11/2004 36 Lee formally sentenced to death.
1/11/
Decision was made to not prosecute Lee in Colomb case because of family concerns.
2/11/
Diane Alexander requested dismissal of her case against Lee for personal reasons.
4/28/
Attorney Thompson pursued new trial in West Baton Rouge due to lack of oath of office on file for prosecutor Tony Clayton. 5/24/2005 Appeal formally accepted by Judge Richard Anderson. 5/28/2005 West Baton Rouge Parish denied new trial request.
8/4/
Court record for Pace murder was given to Louisiana Supreme Court for mandatory review. 3/7/2006 37 Diane Alexander sued Crime Stoppers for $150, 5/24/2006 Deal was made to destroy DNA samples taken from suspects in search for Lee. 6/2/2006 Federal Judge approved of the destruction of DNA.
9/29/
Defense attorneys handling appeal attempted to obtain seven pages from original trial transcript.
General Information
Sex Male Race Black Number of victims 7- Country where killing occurred United States States where killing occurred Louisiana Type of killer Mixed lust Height 5’10”
Childhood Information
Date of birth 11/05/ Location St. Francisville Birth order 2 nd^ of 4 Number of siblings 3 XYY? No Raised by Mother and stepfather Birth category Middle Parent’s marital status Never married Family event Mother married stepfather Age of family event 4 years old Problems in school? Yes, performed poorly and exhibited behavioral problems. Teased while in school? Teased and called “retarded.” Physically attractive? Yes Physical defect? No Speech defect? No
Head injury? Physically abused? Disciplined severely as a child. Psychologically abused? No Sexually abused? No Father’s occupation Police job, later committed to psychiatric institution. Age of first sexual experience Unknown Age when first had intercourse Unknown, possibly when he became involved with Jacqueline Sims. Mother’s occupation Laborer, sweet potato factory Father abused drugs/alcohol Unknown Mother abused drugs/alcohol No Cognitive Ability Highest grade in school 10 Highest degree Certificate of Achievement (GED) Grades in school Poor IQ 65 at trial (as high as 91 as a child) Work History Served in the military? No Branch N/A Type of discharge N/A Saw combat duty N/A Killed enemy during service? N/A Applied for job as a cop? No Worked in law enforcement? No Fired from jobs? Yes Types of jobs worked Truck Driver, Pipe Fitter, Laborer Employment status during series Sporadically employed
Relationships
Sexual preference Heterosexual Marital status Married Number of children 2 Lives with his children Yes Living with Spouse, girlfriend
Triad
Animal torture Yes; dog and puppies as a child. Fire setting Yes Bed wetting Yes, he wet his bed into adolescence.
Killer Psychological Information
Abused drugs? Yes Abused alcohol? Yes Been to a psychologist? Yes Time in forensic hospital? No Diagnosis Mildly retarded
Killer Criminal History
Committed previous crimes? Yes Spend time in jail? Yes Spend time in prison? Yes Killed prior to series? Age? Yes
Serial Killing
References
http://geauxlouisiana.com/DerrickLeeTrial.html http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/predators/derrick_todd_lee/index.html http://derrick-todd-lee-news.newslib.com/ http://derrick-todd-lee-news.newslib.com/story/1917-1709577/ KATC http://derrick-todd-lee-news.newslib.com/story/1917-2227526/ KPLCtv.com http://derrick-todd-lee-news.newslib.com/story/1917-2227529/ WWLTV.com Stanley, S. A., (2006). An Invisible Man. New York, NY: The Berkeley Publishing Group.
