Full Name: Derrick Todd Lee
Alias(s): the Baton Rouge Killer,Anthony
Birthdate/Birthplace: November 5,1968 (St.Francisville,Louisiana)
Died:Still Alive
Spotlighted : September 2005
Capture:
After Kinamore's death,investigators saw a comparison between two deaths of two other women around the same
area(Green & Pace),and so,with the comparisons they sent DNA found from the three victims-which came back revealing that
the three women had been murdered by the same man.In December 2002,the task force that had been put together for the murders
swabbed over 600+ potential suspects for DNA.After Yoder's murder,the same DNA found on the women before was found on her
as well.On May 23,2003-three women came forward speaking of a black man whom tried to kill them in 2002 around the same areas
where these murders had taken place;with these statements,a composite was made of the man,and given out to the public.Detectives
then decided to go back through the 600+ swabbings they had obtained,where they came across a man named Derrick Todd Lee,whom
eeriely matched the composite.They quickly sent his DNA to the lab where the results came back positive for the previous women.On
May 26,2003-a warrant was issued for the arrest of Lee,but Detectives found out that the day Lee had given his DNA sample-he,his
wife,and two children fled the State.The next day,investigators and FBI Agents tracked Lee down in Atlanta,Georgia-where he
was arrested in front of a tire store.
Aftershock:
Lee was given the choice to have a trial in Georgie,but he refused and was extradited back to Louisiana,where
on September 24,2003-Lee was charged with various counts of first degree murder,aggravated rape,second degree kidnapping,and
aggravated burglary.Then,on October 1,2003-another charge was added:the attempted murder and rape of a Breaux Bridge woman.To
all charges,Lee pleaded not guilty,by reason of mental retardation.Lee's first trial was suppose to start on May 31,2004,but
it was delayed so that a new law that allows prosecutors to use evidence from other crimes that are linked to the one
at hand,could be brought into play.The first trial started on August 5,2004.Two surviving victims of Lee's,and DeSoto's husband,all
testified against him during the trial.Lee's prison record,as well,was shown in court stating at least nine offenses dating
back to 1984.The prosecutors used this due to the fact that almost all the offenses were against women.On August 8,2004-Lee
was found guilty in the murder of DeSoto,shortly after-Lee was sentenced to life in prison by the Judge(Robin Free)without
the chance/possibility of parole,or even his sentence being shortened.Directly after this trial,Lee went to trial for the
murder of Pace,where he pleaded the same.During this trial,in October,the Breaux Bridge woman whom was nearly raped and murdered
by Lee,testified against him.The Defense did not call on a single witness during this trial.On October 13,2004-Lee was found
guilty ,and the very next day,after 93 minutes of deliberations,he was sentenced to death.
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