Obscura: A True Crime Podcast · Justin Drown

SERIAL KILLER: The Bayou Strangler (Part 2 of 2) | Houma, LA 1997-2006

March 10, 2026·54 min·2 clips

This episode concludes the two-part series on Ronald Joseph Dominique, the Bayou Strangler, who raped and murdered at least 23 men across six Louisiana parishes between 1997 and 2006. It details the final victims, the critical break in the case when parolee Ricky Wallace survived an encounter with Dominique, and the DNA and surveillance work that led to his arrest on December 1st, 2006. The episode includes an audio excerpt of Dominique's taped confession and explores how Hurricane Katrina, institutional biases, and victim marginalization allowed the killings to continue for nearly a decade.

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A grim, patient account of how a hidden predator was finally named.

The episode keeps its attention on the plain facts around Ronald J. Dominique, with Houma, Louisiana as the backdrop for a missing man, a near miss, and the work of piecing events together.

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