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Sam Arcuri

Case from LaPlace, LA dated May 09, 1997

Victim Details

Sam Arcuri

Male

White / Caucasian

LaPlace

LA

1997-05-09

76

Sam

Arcuri

06/27/2026

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In the quiet town of LaPlace, Louisiana, the lives of 76-year-old Sam Arcuri and his wife, Louella, were brought to a brutal and tragic end on May 9, 1997. The couple was found bludgeoned to death inside their home, a crime that sent shockwaves through the community and sparked a multi-parish investigation into a string of violent attacks against elderly residents.

The investigation into the double homicide of the Arcuris soon connected their case to a series of other murders and attempte ...
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