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Charles Ariant

Case from Angola, LA dated Jan 01, 1904

Victim Details

Charles Ariant

Male

Angola

LA

1904-01-01

Charles

Ariant

07/06/2026

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In the waning hours of New Year's Day in 1904, a sudden act of violence shattered the routine within the walls of the Louisiana State Penitentiary. Captain Charles Ariant, a male officer at the facility, was overseeing the inmates in the area known as the bullpen. The men were being gathered for the daily count before being secured in their cells for the night. It was in this moment of transition that the day took a fatal turn.

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