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Lela Platt

Case from Spearsville, LA dated Feb 01, 2020

Victim Details

Lela Platt

Female

White / Caucasian

Spearsville

LA

2020-02-01

17

Lela

Platt

06/21/2026

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On a tragic day in Spearsville, Louisiana, 17-year-old Lela Savannah Platt, a female, lost her life in a horrific act of violence. The events of February 1, 2020, unfolded from a domestic argument that escalated into a quadruple homicide before the suspect took his own life.

The perpetrator was identified as Casey Colvin. Following a domestic dispute, Colvin went on a shooting rampage, killing Lela Platt and two other individuals, Billie Beaird, age 18, and Casey Colvin, age 40. After the ...
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  • https://www.myarklamiss.com/crime/four-people-dead-after-early-morning-domestic-argument-authorities-say/
  • thenewsstar.com: Four dead in Union Parish murder, suicide after domestic argument
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    I recently came across this terribly sad case involving Lela Platt and others in Spearsville. While ... ...Read More
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