In the early hours of March 15, 2017, a grim discovery was made in a Metairie, Louisiana apartment complex that would unravel a story of a fatal drug-related robbery. Among the victims was Kyle Turner, a 40-year-old man, who was found deceased alongside two other individuals in one apartment. The tranquility of the Pasadena Avenue complex was shattered when Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies responded to a 911 call from a woman who had been shot and critically wounded.
Inside the
apartment, investigators found the bodies of Turner, 61-year-old Rosemary Charles, and her 56-year-old boyfriend, John Henry. All three had been shot. The horror of the scene was compounded when a fourth victim, 56-year-old Harold Frissard, was discovered in a neighboring apartment, having been stabbed to death. The initial investigation suggested that the motive for this brutal crime was a 'drug rip,' a robbery targeting drugs and or money. There were no signs of forced entry, leading authorities to believe the perpetrator was known to the victims.
The investigation quickly led to a suspect, 20-year-old Armond Tart. Within 60 hours of the murders, Tart was arrested and faced a litany of charges, including four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder for the woman who survived the initial attack. He was also charged with auto theft and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Authorities described the act as that of a 'cold-blooded killer.'
Armond Tart's case proceeded to trial, where a jury found him guilty of three counts of first-degree murder and one count of second-degree murder. In August 2019, he was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences for his role in the quadruple homicide. The conviction brought a measure of closure to the families of the victims and the community that had been shaken by the violent events of that March morning.
