Police have linked five women’s deaths to one man, but they have been unsuccessful in linking other murders to the serial killer.
University graduate student Christine Moore was reported missing May 24. Fishermen found her skull June 16, and after searching the area, police found 75 percent of her skeleton.
Police said they were unable to link Christine’s death to the serial killer because of a lack of scientific evidence.
Anthony Moore, Christine’s father, said if he would have known there was a serial killer in Baton Rouge, Christine would not have been running around the lakes.
“In any other city where there have been this many murders, people would have been notified,” Anthony Moore said.
He said Christine fits the same profile as Charlotte Murray Pace, Trinesha Dene Colomb and Carrie Yoder.
She was a young, single woman, highly athletic and a graduate student.
Christine’s sorority sisters also believe her death is linked to the serial killer.
“We know scientifically it is not linked, but we feel she shouldn’t be completely left out,” said Delta Sigma Theta president Catrina Minnifield.
Minnifield said her chapter often speaks of Christine. It held a memorial at the Memorial Tower two weeks ago for her birthday. The chapter also will be dedicating an oak to Christine’s memory in conjunction with the School of Social Work.
“We have to keep the ball rolling on her story and keep her in the media spotlight,” Minnifield said.
Geralyn DeSoto, another unsolved murder victim, was found murdered Jan. 14, 2002, in her home. This also was the same day DeSoto registered for graduate school at the University.
Jackie Robert, DeSoto’s aunt, also believes her niece was a serial killer victim.
She said after police linked a third death to the serial killer, her family met with the assistant district attorney of West Baton Rouge Parish to discuss the similarities between Pace and Desoto’s murders.
There is no scientific evidence to link Desoto’s death to the serial killer, Robert said, because police did not check for sexual abuse.
Robert said the families of the unsolved murder victims are getting a petition signed to get more people to work on the Multi-Agency Task Force.
“Unless we get petitions going and students rallying, we will not be able to get anything accomplished,” Robert said.
Anthony Moore said he would like to hear the police say they suspect Christine and DeSoto’s deaths are linked to the serial killer though there is no scientific evidence.
“If Eugenie Boisfontaine, Desoto and Christine were not victims of the serial killer, who are their murderers?” he asked.s