In the autumn of 1991, a tragedy unfolded in the town of Harrodsburg, Kentucky, forever altering the lives of several families. Fred Marion Junior Alsman, a 48-year-old male, was one of four individuals who lost their lives on the evening of November 9th. Their deaths were not the result of a random act of violence, but rather a targeted attack fueled by jealousy.
The man responsible, Robert Daigneau, harbored a deep-seated anger towards his estranged wife, Donna Daigneau, and his actions that night would leave a trail of devastation.
On that fateful Saturday, Donna Daigneau was a passenger in a car with friends, including Fred Alsman. As they made their way to a restaurant, Donna noticed a familiar and unsettling sight in the rearview mirror - her estranged husband was following them. A sense of dread likely washed over the occupants of the car as they realized the potential danger they were in. In a desperate attempt to find safety, the driver of the vehicle sped towards the location of the former police station, hoping to find help. Upon their arrival, they were met with the harsh reality that the station had been moved. As they honked the horn in a plea for assistance, Robert Daigneau pulled his pickup truck alongside their car.
In a swift and violent motion, Daigneau exited his vehicle and opened fire on the car and its occupants. The sound of gunshots from his. 357 magnum shattered the evening's peace. Inside the car, Fred Alsman, along with Palmer Rousey, 48, and Thomas Bannister, 38, were fatally wounded. Donna Daigneau, the initial target of her husband's rage, was also killed in the barrage of bullets. One passenger in the vehicle, Ann Rousey, miraculously survived the attack physically unharmed.
After his deadly assault, Robert Daigneau fled the scene, leaving behind a scene of carnage. His escape, however, was short-lived. A police officer in the nearby town of Lancaster spotted Daigneau's truck and began to follow him. Before the officer could even exit his patrol car, the tragic saga came to a grim conclusion. Robert Daigneau, the sole suspect in the quadruple homicide, took his own life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head while still seated in his truck. There were no arrests to be made, as the perpetrator had enacted his own final judgment.
