Killer Profile - Serial Killer Ronald "CryBaby" Dominique
- 8 years ago
Killer Profile - Serial Killer Ronald "CryBaby" Dominique --
While media sources profess apparent surprise that the latest serial killer to hit the headlines seems an unlikely candidate, in fact, the alleged murderer of twenty-three males in Louisiana is actually fairly typical, for several reasons: he blended in, he deflected attention with a deceptive persona, and he selected victims who might not be missed. He resembles many other serial killers who targeted men.
Ronald J. Dominique, overweight and seemingly unhealthy, behaves just as we might expect from a sexual predator who wants to continue doing what he's doing. He seems inoffensive, non-threatening, and even meek. People who knew him thought he was just an ordinary guy. That's precisely why no one would suspect him and just as precisely why he might utilize this manner: Sexual predators want their victims to trust them and they want to keep flying under the radar.
Like many serial killers, Dominique, 42, pulled his victims from marginalized groups, reportedly selecting wayward kids and homeless people between 1997 and 2005, thereby avoiding the type of urgent investigation that would be engaged for, say, the disappearance of a senator's son. His victims ranged in age from 16 to 46. With a smooth manner and a conversationalist's style, says Sheriff Jerry Larpenter, he persuaded his victims to have sex for money, usually back at his camper trailer. But there was a condition.
Once at the destination, these men had to agree to be bound; if a gay encounter, it was just part of the ritual that Dominique required; if the targeted victim was heterosexual, then Dominique supposedly had promised him sex with a nonexistent wife, who was "shy" and wanted her partners to be tied. Then once the victim was willingly bound, he was helpless. Dominique would rape him, strangle or smother him, and then dump his bound body in one of six jurisdictions in southern Louisiana. (At least one family disputes this account, provided by the sheriff to the press, insisting that their loved one who fell victim was not homeless, homosexual or easily led; they believe he'd been drugged.)
It was this ploy, which had worked for eight years, which eventually led to Dominique's arrest.
The case broke when an ex-con mentioned to his parole officer that he'd encountered a man who had wanted to tie him up as part of a sexual tryst with the man's wife. The ex-con went to the trailer, but got spooked and left. Given the number of bound homeless victims the police had found in the area, this seemed like a good lead. With a description of the trailer and its location, investigators found it and then traced Dominique, who'd recently left, to a homeless shelter in Houma.
When approached, he voluntarily provided a DNA sample, which connected him to two Jefferson Parish murders. Yet he walked with a cane and complained of a serious heart condition that had caused several heart attacks in recent months. It's possible this is yet another ploy he'd devised while awaiting eventual arrest. Serial killer John George Haigh had been thus prepared, instantly offering an invented mental illness to mitigate his crimes, in the hope of getting into a psychiatric institution. But the police are already aware that Dominique might be faking his condition, and they've continued to add more charges.
Dominique shares with many serial killers a criminal record for other types of offenses. According to Forbes, investigators said that over the years, Dominique had been charged at least seven times, mostly for minor offenses such as traffic violations, battery and disturbing the peace. He had been arrested for forcible rape in 1996, going to jail for three months, but the victim disappeared so charges were dropped. He didn't like sitting in a prison cell and apparently decided to be more careful: Killing his rape victims ensured their silence. Given the high victim toll, however, it appears that he also just enjoyed having power over another male.
Dominique resembles another sexual predator who managed to kill for over a decade before finally being stopped. Andrei Chikatilo, the "Rostov Ripper," a mild-mannered former school teacher with few social skills, had a similar MO. He would hang out in train stations, looking for children who might be runaways or truants, and unlikely to be missed. He killed 56 women and children (including boys) before the police finally figured out his trick and trapped him in 1990.
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While media sources profess apparent surprise that the latest serial killer to hit the headlines seems an unlikely candidate, in fact, the alleged murderer of twenty-three males in Louisiana is actually fairly typical, for several reasons: he blended in, he deflected attention with a deceptive persona, and he selected victims who might not be missed. He resembles many other serial killers who targeted men.
Ronald J. Dominique, overweight and seemingly unhealthy, behaves just as we might expect from a sexual predator who wants to continue doing what he's doing. He seems inoffensive, non-threatening, and even meek. People who knew him thought he was just an ordinary guy. That's precisely why no one would suspect him and just as precisely why he might utilize this manner: Sexual predators want their victims to trust them and they want to keep flying under the radar.
Like many serial killers, Dominique, 42, pulled his victims from marginalized groups, reportedly selecting wayward kids and homeless people between 1997 and 2005, thereby avoiding the type of urgent investigation that would be engaged for, say, the disappearance of a senator's son. His victims ranged in age from 16 to 46. With a smooth manner and a conversationalist's style, says Sheriff Jerry Larpenter, he persuaded his victims to have sex for money, usually back at his camper trailer. But there was a condition.
Once at the destination, these men had to agree to be bound; if a gay encounter, it was just part of the ritual that Dominique required; if the targeted victim was heterosexual, then Dominique supposedly had promised him sex with a nonexistent wife, who was "shy" and wanted her partners to be tied. Then once the victim was willingly bound, he was helpless. Dominique would rape him, strangle or smother him, and then dump his bound body in one of six jurisdictions in southern Louisiana. (At least one family disputes this account, provided by the sheriff to the press, insisting that their loved one who fell victim was not homeless, homosexual or easily led; they believe he'd been drugged.)
It was this ploy, which had worked for eight years, which eventually led to Dominique's arrest.
The case broke when an ex-con mentioned to his parole officer that he'd encountered a man who had wanted to tie him up as part of a sexual tryst with the man's wife. The ex-con went to the trailer, but got spooked and left. Given the number of bound homeless victims the police had found in the area, this seemed like a good lead. With a description of the trailer and its location, investigators found it and then traced Dominique, who'd recently left, to a homeless shelter in Houma.
When approached, he voluntarily provided a DNA sample, which connected him to two Jefferson Parish murders. Yet he walked with a cane and complained of a serious heart condition that had caused several heart attacks in recent months. It's possible this is yet another ploy he'd devised while awaiting eventual arrest. Serial killer John George Haigh had been thus prepared, instantly offering an invented mental illness to mitigate his crimes, in the hope of getting into a psychiatric institution. But the police are already aware that Dominique might be faking his condition, and they've continued to add more charges.
Dominique shares with many serial killers a criminal record for other types of offenses. According to Forbes, investigators said that over the years, Dominique had been charged at least seven times, mostly for minor offenses such as traffic violations, battery and disturbing the peace. He had been arrested for forcible rape in 1996, going to jail for three months, but the victim disappeared so charges were dropped. He didn't like sitting in a prison cell and apparently decided to be more careful: Killing his rape victims ensured their silence. Given the high victim toll, however, it appears that he also just enjoyed having power over another male.
Dominique resembles another sexual predator who managed to kill for over a decade before finally being stopped. Andrei Chikatilo, the "Rostov Ripper," a mild-mannered former school teacher with few social skills, had a similar MO. He would hang out in train stations, looking for children who might be runaways or truants, and unlikely to be missed. He killed 56 women and children (including boys) before the police finally figured out his trick and trapped him in 1990.
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