Amanda Authement, a 34-year-old female, was tragically killed on October 16, 2019, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. On that Wednesday evening, around 9:25 PM, police were dispatched to an apartment in the Tigerland area where they discovered a grim scene. Inside the residence, Amanda and a male companion, 37-year-old Stan Riley, were found deceased, both having suffered from multiple gunshot wounds.
The initial investigation left the motive for the brutal double homicide unknown, prompting an appeal to the public for any information that could shed light on the circumstances of their deaths.
The investigation into the killings quickly gained momentum. Within a week, authorities announced the first arrest in the case. Tyrese Magee, 21 years old at the time, was taken into custody and charged as a principal to first-degree murder. His arrest was aided by an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers, highlighting the community's role in the pursuit of justice. Detectives working the case made it clear that they believed others were involved and that the investigation was far from over, signaling that more arrests were imminent as they continued to piece together the events of that fatal night.
Further breakthroughs in the case came swiftly. The day after Magee's arrest, the Baton Rouge Police Department announced that two more individuals had been apprehended. Cedric Turner, 17, and an unnamed 15-year-old male juvenile were arrested in connection with the deaths of Authement and Riley. Turner faced two counts of first-degree murder, while the juvenile was booked on two counts of principal to first-degree murder. This brought the total number of suspects in custody to three. According to statements from Magee, he and Turner had gone to the apartment with the intention of purchasing drugs, a transaction that allegedly escalated into the tragic double homicide.
