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The claim: There is an active serial killer in Baton Rouge bumping into the back of women s cars
Some social media users are warning of an alleged serial killer in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who is purportedly bumping into the back of women s vehicles.
The viral warning appears as a screenshot of a text conversation between two people with a message that claims a sheriff found two, potentially three, women s bodies and one is confirmed in the Baton Rouge area. They haven t released the details because they don t want to scare people with a confirmed serial killer, reads the text warning, which was shared to Facebook on April 15. The text urges women to avoid getting gasoline or groceries alone.
Apr 14, 2021
Authorities confirmed Wednesday that a body found this week in the Mississippi River near Reserve is that of missing LSU student Kori Gauthier.
“Since Kori was first reported missing, the LSU Police Department, Baton Rouge Police Department and other law enforcement agencies and volunteers have taken exhaustive measures to locate her and, in the process, to determine what led to her disappearance,” said LSU Chief of Police Bart Thompson. “This is a difficult conclusion for all of us, but we hope this will bring closure for the Gauthier family.”
Gauthier s abandoned car was discovered April 7 after it was hit by another vehicle heading east on I-10 over the Mississippi River.
Body found in Miss. River identified as missing LSU student
Body found in Miss. River identified as Kori Gauthier By WAFB Staff | April 14, 2021 at 5:54 PM CDT - Updated April 14 at 8:11 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Officials confirm the body found in the Mississippi River in Reserve, La. on Tuesday, April 13 is that of missing LSU student Kori Gauthier.
Gauthier, 18, of Opelousas, was last seen on Tuesday, April 6.
The LSU freshman was reported missing after her vehicle was discovered unoccupied on I-10 East on the Mississippi River Bridge between Baton Rouge and Port Allen after a driver crashed into the vehicle after 12 a.m. Wednesday, April 7.
Missing LSU student Kori Gauthier s body found in Mississippi River
LSU has issued a statement saying that the body found in the water Tuesday was in fact the missing student. Author: WWL Staff Updated: 6:31 PM CDT April 14, 2021
BATON ROUGE, La. A body found in the Mississippi River near Reserve, Louisiana is that of missing LSU student Kori Gauthier, it was confirmed by LSU officials Wednesday.
“Since Kori was first reported missing, the LSU Police Department, Baton Rouge Police Department and other law enforcement agencies and volunteers have taken exahsutive measures to locate her and, in the process, to determine what led to her disappearance,” said LSU Chief of Police Bart Thompson. “This is a difficult conclusion for all of us, but we hope this will bring closure for the Gauthier family.”