was dead. reporter: chiquita s loved ones were huddled together when veteran homicide detectives chris johnson and elvin howard rolled up to the scene. so the responding officers told you, that s the husband over there, but he s on the edge of things for you. you haven t approached him yet? that s that s correct. he was upset to the point where uniform patrol had to put him in the back of the unit. so do you go up at the point? no. at that time, we try to gather as much information as possible. reporter: the detectives began their standard investigative ritual putting together a timeline of the victim s last day. assistant lessie hookfin knew some of it. so that thursday, how does that fit in your recollection? what was that day like? pretty regular day. reporter: chiquita had gone to court and that very day talked to reporters about her latest case. the statute is the question that i would like the appellate court to review. reporter: after a quick chat,
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Rising Star Criminal Defense Attorney Meets Her Own Tragic End In Louisiana
“She was butchered,” prosecutor Prem Burns said of seeing Chiquita Tate brutally stabbed to death on the floor of her Baton Rouge legal office after working late one night on an upcoming murder case.
Chiquita Tate a rising defense attorney in the Louisiana legal scene had been working late in February 2009 to prepare for an upcoming murder trial when she tragically became a murder victim herself.
The 34-year-old was stabbed 43 times in a brutal attack at her Baton Rouge law office, and left splayed out on the floor with pieces of long dark hair clutched in her hand.