According to Baton Rouge Police Public Information Officials, the Baton Rouge Police have taken an alleged serial killer into custody as of this time. Jeffrey Lee Guillory is charged with the murders of three women (see below for details). Guillory has been incarcerated on unrelated charges since January of 2008.  Guillory has remained a suspect in the murder of Sylvia Cobb because his fingerprint was found at the scene.  According to this link from Baton Rouge Crime Stoppers, Guillory was taken into custody on January 25, 2008 after being wanted by Lafayette PD for Attempted First Degree Murder. A news conference is scheduled tomorrow morning at the Metro Council Chambers, regarding this incident. Below is a list of the 3 victims allegedly murdered by Guillory.

Victims:

1) Florida Edwards, B/F 36
Details: Edwards was found strangled in the long-abandoned Dynasty Lounge in the 1100 block of North Blvd. on 2/20/99 after an anonymous caller reported her body. She had been dead 24 hours or less. Edwards’ slaying may be related to the killings of other black women in their 30s and 40s around the same time. Some of those women were prostitutes.

2) Sylvia Cobb, B/F 36
Details: Cobb was found beaten to death in an abandoned house at 681 North Acadian Thruway West on 7/25/01.

3) Renee Newman, B/F 46
Details: Newman was found strangled and dumped behind the old Maison Blanche department store on Laurel Street on 4/11/02. She was last seen the day before when she got a call and left home. She was dressed and there was no evidence of sexual assault.

Renee Newman

Sylvia Cobb