Baton Rouge residents received news in the serial killer investigation Dec. 23 with the connection of a fourth victim to the person responsible for three other area murders.
Lafayette authorities linked Trineisha Dene Colomb’s murder to the murders of Gina Wilson Green, Pam Kinamore and Charlotte Murray Pace through DNA evidence.
Family members reported Colomb missing Nov. 22. A rabbit hunter discovered her body in a wooded area in Scott, La., 20 miles away from where police found her abandoned car in Grand Coteau, La.
Authorities said Colomb died because of blunt head trauma.
The Baton Rouge Homicide Task Force released a sketch of a “person of interest” who was seen Nov. 21 near Scott, La.
The Task Force does not consider this 30- to 40-year-old white male a suspect, but someone who may have information in the Colomb investigation.
The FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit evaluated Colomb’s murder in connection with the other murders and released an updated version of the profile released in September.
The September profile described the offender as a white, possibly Hispanic, male, 25 to 35 years old, who can lift 155 to 175 pounds with a size 10 to 11 shoe. The Task Force said the offender wore a Rawlings brand shoe from a discount store during at least one of the murders.
The updated profile said the offender took Colomb’s body to the wooded area because he felt comfortable, though there would be others in the area.
The location where Colomb’s body was found was muddy and difficult to traverse, the profile said. This area provided concealment for the offender and shows he knew of the area.
People close to the offender would have noticed him upset after authorities released information about Colomb’s murder. People also would have noticed the offender paying close attention to the news between Nov. 21 and 24 and again on Dec. 23.
People also may have noticed a change in the offender’s behavior around the times of the other three women’s deaths.
Police found Green strangled to death Sept. 24, 2001, in her Stanford Avenue home. Pace was found stabbed to death May 31, 2002, in her Sharlo townhome, and a survey crew found Kinamore’s body July 16, 2002, under the Whiskey Bay bridge.
The profile said the offender is impulsive and acts suddenly without thought or deliberation and tends to disregard the consequences for his behavior and actions.
The attacks on these four women were unprovoked and require a unique type of violence. The profile said the tendency to act out aggressively toward someone without any apparent reason would have been witnessed by others who live or work with him. It also said the offender has been involved in domestic abuse, workplace violence, random assaultive behavior and threatening behavior.
People close to the offender may notice a lack of disregard for the victims, and he may be concerned about being caught.
The profile said the offender follows women and watches them while not being noticed or alerting them. He also will tend to interact with women and become oblivious when he crosses the line. But he may come across as a “nice guy” and “blend in” with the community.
The Task Force is looking for a white, single cab, late ’80s model General Motors pickup truck. The truck reportedly had a black bumper, bad window tint and a dull paint job. It was reported the truck had a small fish symbol attached to the upper left portion of the tailgate. The license plate possibly bears the characters J,T, 3, 4 and 1.
A witness in the Colomb case reported seeing a white pickup truck parked behind Colomb’s car Nov. 21, 2002.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Task Force tipline at 389-3310 or 1-866-389-3310.