He was arrested for drunk driving in May 1994, but was again only fined for the offense. Unwilling to keep a steady job for a long period of time, he survived by living off relatives and other people's income, most notably his mother and older sister, living with each of them for a time. Because of his lack of education, Dominique was forced to engage in low-skilled labor for the following years, and struggled to hold down jobs due to his disciplinary issues. On June 12, 1985, Dominique was arrested on charges of sexual harassment committed via telephone, for which he had to pay a $75 fine. Dominique vehemently denied accusations of being homosexual. However, some of his classmates had seen him there, resulting in harassment. Shortly before leaving school, Domonique discovered that he was gay, and visited a local gay bar several times. Despite singing in the school choir, Dominique was considered an unpopular social outcast since he didn't play sports, didn't do drugs or drink alcohol.
However, he quickly lost interest and dropped out in the mid-1980s.ĭuring his school years, Dominique was known for his melancholic temperament, lack of communication skills and weight problems these, coupled with low self-esteem and poor health, made him the target of bullying. After leaving school, he entered the Nicholls State University, where he studied computer science. Because of his family's financial circumstances, Dominique lived out his childhood and adolescence in poverty, but still managed to attend the local Thibodaux High School, from which he graduated in 1983. His parents were poor laborers who lived in a trailer park located on the outskirts of the city. However, it is uncertain when or if he will be prosecuted there because of a lack of evidence, prosecutors said.Ronald Joseph Dominique was born on January 9, 1964, in Thibodaux, Louisiana, the younger of two children. In addition to the nine charges in Terrebonne, Dominique also has been arrested in connection with two bodies found in the New Orleans suburb of Jefferson Parish. Initially booked on two murders, he eventually was indicted on nine and, during interrogation, confessed to 23, authorities have said.Īuthorities have said he allegedly enticed victims with offers of money for sex, or in some cases by offering the men his “wife” and showing them a picture of a woman. I just buried a box.”ĭominique, who has a heart condition, was arrested at a homeless shelter in December. That’s how bad a shape he was in when they sent him back to me. I want to ask him ‘Before you killed my child, what were his last words?”’ Smith said after the arraignment. Victims were found in ditches, sugar cane fields and other remote locations in southeastern Louisiana.ĭominique’s public defender, Anthony Champagne, declined to comment.Īmong the onlookers in the courtroom Tuesday was Angela Smith, mother of victim Wayne Smith. The nine charges of first-degree murder, which carry a possible death sentence, stem from the rape and murders of nine men between 20 in Terrebonne Parish, La.ĭominique, 42, has confessed to 23 murders from 1997 to 2005, authorities said. He mumbled “not guilty” to each count as his sister and other relatives looked on - along with family members of some of his alleged victims.
Ronald Dominique was rolled into the courtroom in a wheelchair. serial slaying suspect pleads not guiltyĪ man who police say confessed to strangling or suffocating 23 men during an eight-year killing spree pleaded not guilty Tuesday to nine counts of murder.
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