Ronald Joseph Dominique Research Paper

Ronald Joseph Dominique was born in Thibodaux , Louisiana,( Between New Orleans and Baton Rouge), on January 9, 1964. Thibodaux was a relatively well-sized city of about 14, 567 people. Ronald had attended Thibodaux High School and was involved in their glee club and choir, and unfortunately was a victim of sexual discrimination; Ronald was a victim of bullying where the students had accused him of homosexuality. Due to the event, as he aged he developed a sense of split- personality. One side of him would be a gentle, calm, mild -natured and friendly neighbor, and the other side of him was a cross-dressing drag queen attending homosexual bars. In fact, Ron was in the Lions Club just a few months before his arrest and his confession to the

alleged 23 murders. Financially, Ron struggled and had to stay with his mother and his sister but left for unknown purposes. He was not married and had no children, and volunteered as a Bingo caller. People at those bars recall Ronald doing bad impersonations of Patti LaBelle, ( somewhat of a popular singer, actress, and author). Unfortunately, neither side of the world would accept him as a person.This played a major part in Ronald’s motives for the decade long murder spree.
His criminal background began where he began, in Houma, Louisiana. In June 12, 1985 he was arrested and found guilty of telephone harassment. He was found guilty and was fined for $74. In 1994, he was arrested for intoxicated driving and was charged. In 1993, a victim of Ronald’s had escaped his house and reported that Dominique had tied him up, held him at gunpoint and raped him, but the officer investigating didn’t arrest him. Later on in August 25 , 1996, he was arrested for forcible rape of a young man at Ronald’s home on 204 Josephine St. in Thibodaux and booked at the Lafourche Parish Detention Center . Ron was checked in the city jail and held on a $100, 000 bond. The original charge was aggravated rape, but Ronald had defended himself, claiming that the victim asked him to and had admitted to having sex with the him. When questioned about the charge of holding the man at gunpoint, he claimed that he pulled the weapon out when the man asked for his money back. A few months later, the case was dropped entirely and Ron was free to go in November. On May 19, 2000, he was charged with simple battery and disturbing the peace. He was offered an opportunity to pay the fine and avoid showing up in the courthouse and he accepted it graciously. Finally on February 10, 2002, he was arrested for hitting a woman in a parking lot at a local Mardi Gras because she had almost hit a baby stroller in the parking lot. Dominique persisted on, leading from verbal threats and arguments to violence, in which he slapped her across the face.
Ronald had a like for targeting young homosexual males found in homosexual bars, where he often cross- dressed and sang, however he was frequented to victimise transient men who offered sexual acts for certain current exchanges. He lured his victims in by suggesting that his “wife”would be involved with the sexual act or for money. He claimed that he always asked his victims if they were okay with being tied up, and if they didn’t consent to being tied up, he released them. To continue, those who did consent to being tied up were then raped violently and murdered, then dumped into a river. His victims were almost always strangled before being disposed of.
Ronald Joseph Dominique was formally charged with the murder of only two victims, Manuel Reed and Oliver LeBanks, although he admitted in detail 23 murders.

At the time of his arrest and his interview, he did not have a lawyer appointed for him, which is reasonable given his financial status. Ron had lived with his mother and his sister because he couldn’t afford a place of his own. In order to avoid the death penalty, he agreed to plead guilty of first degree murder charges. The police apprehended him when they received a tip from a potential victim of Dominiques. The victim hadn’t agreed to being tied up and when he escaped the domicile he had reported it to officials. This led to Ronalds arrest, when the authorities had found strong evidence against him and when nine South Louisiana offices, Louisiana State Officers, and the Federal Bureau had teamed together to investigate the crimes. At the time of the arrest, he was staying at the Bunkhouse homeless shelter in Houma, Louisiana. Interestingly enough, the shelter Ronald stayed at was being operated by Sergeant Bobby O'Brien of the Houma Police Department. They had surveilled Ronald for the last 24-48 hours to make sure he didn’t flee the town. The reason for the investigation began when 23 high- profile ( People involved with drugs, prostitution, etc. ) homeless people had

disappeared.
The End.