Russell James Foote

Death by Force

Russell James Foote, a 28-year-old man from Lafayette, Louisiana, was the director of the Lafayette chapter of the American Red Cross. On May 17, 1974, Foote was found bleeding and slumped over in his car on West Congress Street. Initially, the police report suggested suicide, but it was quickly determined that Foote had been shot in the head by someone standing just outside the driver's door. He died shortly after being taken to Lafayette General Hospital.

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