The man who murdered Mickey Shunick may have taken a plea deal to avoid death, but that doesn't mean he's exempt from taking a long dirt nap if he's convicted of any other murders. In particular, he may be connected to the 2010 disappearance of 15-year-old Ali Lowitzer, and there is truly no telling how many other women he has victimized. When Lavergne was arrested over this case in the first place, several women's IDs were found in his possession along with photos he had taken of himself smeared with blood. To be honest, there could be several victims out there, knowing that there are at least two confirmed for a fact that he murdered.
Police in Texas are reviewing information regarding the disappearance of Ali Lowitzer, which indicates that they believe as well that Brandon Scott Lavergne could hold possible ties to her disappearance. If this is the case, the man could be extradited to Texas to face an entirely new trial -- and everyone knows that the state of Texas sort of has an express lane for the death penalty.
The death of Michaela "Mickey" Shunick was brutal. The missing woman was never held captive, was never alive throughout the first night of her disappearance. Lavergne stabbed her several times and then shot her in the head as she fought tooth-and-nail for her survival -- stabbing him in the neck, arms and chest on her way out of this world. This monster should not only ever face another day out of prison in his life, but he deserves the death penalty. In 1999, he murdered Lisa Pate after luring her to spend time with him to "get high" among other things. When Pate wanted to leave, he refused to let her, murdering her in the process.
Here's to hoping other agencies can pin more deaths on him, bringing closure to the families of other missing and slain women while further assuring that this monster could be put to the death that he deserves.
Crime analyst and profiler Chelsea Hoffman can be found on The Huffington Post, Chelsea Hoffman: Case to Case and many other outlets. Follow @TheRealChelseaH on Twitter or click here to contact Chelsea directly.
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Comments: 16
1. Why is BLS and his attorneys hedging on whether Mickey was forced into his truck or went willingly, etc. Which is it? Why are they hedging?
2. According to confession BSL took Mickey to cane field to dispose of body. Then why did he decide to bury her elsewhere after shooting her? He took her to cane field for other reasons.
3. How did BSL's injuries heal so quickly that he could return the next day to dig grave that he could not the day before?
4. How did he get back from Texas after burning truck? Someone had to help at some point in time? Why are we so silent on the sister's involvement?
5. Why are we so silent on his help in New Orleans? Certainly if a friend shows up at your door with stab wounds and is bleeding you would be suspect? Did this friend, if such a friend really exists, conspire with BSL too?
6. The questions continue. there are all kinds of holes in the story given to us from police and in confession. More information would certainly tie this guys motives and methods to other similiar murders that have more than likely taking place all over the Gulf Coast.
Chelsea, you the self-proclaimed Miss Super Sleuth need to do some more sleuthing or maybe you too have been to told to back off to preserve your sources. Keep digging. There is a lot more to this story - a lot more.
So which is it: was she forced or did she go willingly?
Did anyone cross examine this 'confession'? If so, what are the answers to some very glaring questions?
We owe the public and her loved ones much more.
All of this is already publicly known.
No offense, Mark S, but you should really pay more attention to what's been released in this case.
http://www.katc.com/full-coverage/searching-for-mickey-shunick/
So you assume I'm a detective on this case, while obviously not reading all of the releases pertaining to it?
There's probably a reason why you feel so 'in the dark' about this.. and blaming others is one way to remedy that, I suppose. However, you could probably choose to research and pay attention. The information is out there. I led you to the beginning point -- but it's not my job to spoonfeed you information. Furthermore, not every single aspect of this case is available to the public. Obviously. It seems as though you're under the impression that investigators have told us everything, which would be a false impression since this is still an ongoing investigation (as stated earlier)
If you spent less time rudely probing others for information, and more time researching for the information on your own (which includes calling the authorities for info) you'd probably know more by now. Just a suggestion.