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Louella Arcuri

Case from LaPlace, LA dated May 09, 1997

Victim Details

Louella Arcuri

Female

White / Caucasian

LaPlace

LA

1997-05-09

69

Louella

Arcuri

07/06/2026

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In the quiet town of LaPlace, Louisiana, the community was shaken by the brutal murders of 69-year-old Louella Arcuri and her 76-year-old husband, Sam Arcuri. On May 9, 1997, the couple was found bludgeoned to death in their home, a crime that marked the beginning of a series of violent acts that would terrorize the region.

The investigation into the Arcuris' deaths led law enforcement on a multi-parish manhunt for a killer who seemed to prey on the well-off and elderly. The community liv ...
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