Investigators sent dogs sniffing through neighborhoods and went door to door, looking for leads.īut it was a separate probe of two cases in nearby Zachary, a suburb of Baton Rouge, that led an investigator not connected to the task force to seek a DNA sample from Lee and eventually link him to the five known slayings by the serial killer. It also fished for tips by releasing details about a white truck, the killer's shoeprints and items apparently taken from the victims. Simpson said the criticism of the task force is unfair.ĭuring the investigation, the task force cast a huge DNA dragnet, taking genetic samples from more than 1,000 men. Mayor Bobby Simpson said the task force's elation over the capture of Lee moved from "unbelievable relief to anger" when it was suggested that the investigators mishandled the case.
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