In March of 2010, Carl Plook Windmon Sr., a 32-year-old man, was fatally shot in a double homicide in Harvey, Louisiana. The incident also claimed the life of his best friend, Andre Paul, who was 31 years old. The two men were together when the shooting occurred, tragically ending both of their lives.
Following the shooting, an investigation led to the arrest of a suspect, Edward Augustine.
Augustine, who was 22 years old at the time of a subsequent arrest in 2011, had an extensive and serious criminal record. His history included numerous prior felony arrests, with multiple bookings for first-degree murder. The arrest of Augustine brought a glimmer of hope for justice to the grieving families of Windmon and Paul.
However, in a turn of events that brought fresh pain to the families, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney's office later dropped the murder charges against Edward Augustine in connection with the deaths of Carl Windmon Sr. and Andre Paul. The specific reasons for the dismissal of these charges were not made widely public, leaving the families with unanswered questions and a sense of unresolved justice. The sister of Andre Paul expressed her shock and anger at the decision, a sentiment echoed by the loved ones of Carl Windmon Sr. The case of their murders officially remains unresolved.
Edward Augustine later faced legal consequences for other crimes. In January 2011, he was arrested for manslaughter and other charges related to a fatal car crash that killed an 18-year-old aspiring journalist. This subsequent arrest and the reporting on it brought the unresolved case of Carl Windmon Sr. and Andre Paul back into the public eye, highlighting the frustrations of their families with the criminal justice system.
