Tip from âUnsolved Mysteriesâ TV show closes 2010 Louisiana cold case
Dernell Nelson has been arrested for the 2010 murders of Hermania Ellsworth and Charles Davis, thanks to a tip from the television show "Unsolved Mysteries." (Source: KPD)
By Mykal Vincent | April 23, 2021 at 10:45 AM CDT - Updated April 23 at 12:11 PM
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A LaPlace man is behind bars after a tip from a television show helped detectives close a decade-old double homicide cold case.
According to the Kenner Police Department, Dernell Nelson, 35, was arrested on April 22, 2021 on two counts of first-degree murder for the 2010 murders of Hermania Ellsworth and Charles Davis.