DTL: The Baton Rouge Serial Killer

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Derrick Todd Lee (DTL) terrorized the Baton Rouge and Lafayette Louisiana. A Serial Killer who took the lives of at least (7) women in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, Lee’s reign of terror finally ended in late May of 2003 when he was captured in Atlanta, GA after being linked by DNA. In this multi-part docuseries, the award winning host of Unspeakable, Kelly Jennings, breaks down every aspect of the case against Lee and brings you on a journey through every crime, Lee's eventual capture and the prosecution of the most infamous serial killer in Louisiana history. This is DTL.

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Based on 4 episodes we listened to · July 2026

DTL gives True Crime listeners a serialized, place aware account of Derek Todd Lee's case and the communities pulled into its fear.

DTL: The Baton Rouge Serial Killer is a serialized True Crime account of Derek Todd Lee's case, set across South Louisiana communities where disappearances, murders, cemetery encounters, window reports, and investigative pressure build episode by episode.

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You want true crime that notices the missing keys, torn buttons, and muddy footprints.

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  • the crime-scene details to matter, down to Connie's keys and torn lavender buttons
  • a narration that keeps asking what investigators could prove, not just what they suspected
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Best episodes of DTL: The Baton Rouge Serial Killer

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Episode 1: Inception of Evil

A grim Baton Rouge serial-killer opener with atmosphere, place, and a clear focus on the human cost of the case.

The episode tracks Derek Todd Lee from a man who seems ordinary in Baton Rouge to the serial killer who left South Louisiana afraid. It uses Louisiana weather, place, and domestic detail to build its mood, and that gives the story a steady pull.

Episode 4: Without a Trace

A slow Louisiana manhunt built from peeping reports, survivor IDs, and police suspicion.

Episode 4 follows Derek Todd Lee after his release on July 6, 1995 and move to Lake Charles, where peeping complaints, survivor identification, and police suspicion start to build into a case that is hard to look away from.

Episode 3: Brazen Attack

A cemetery drive, a steady patrolman, and a fear that keeps widening.

After Connie Warner's murder, Zachary and the Baton Rouge area are left sorting through a question that feels larger than one loss: whether this is one tragedy or something colder moving under the surface.

Episode 2: Eye of the Storm

A humid, dread-heavy true-crime chapter that keeps the human cost front and center.

Louisiana heat hangs over this chapter, and the dread comes from atmosphere as much as from the facts around Derek Todd Lee. The contrast between an ordinary surface and the violence tied to Baton Rouge and the surrounding areas gives the story its pressure, while the…

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Episodes

  1. 1

    Episode 3: Brazen Attack

    A cemetery at night feels wrong.

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  2. 2

    DTL -The Interviews: David Mcdavid

    ·47m
  3. 3

    Episode 6: Stanford Avenue

    This segment introduces Derek Todd Lee, a serial killer in Louisiana whose violent behavior escalated after a domestic dispute with his wife in September 2001.

    ·35m
  4. 4

    Episode 9: Fighting Back

    This episode segment introduces the serial killer Derek Todd Lee in Louisiana and highlights the story of victim Charlotte Marie Pace, a promising LSU student.

    ·30m
  5. 5

    Episode 7: The Journal

    This segment details the early investigation into serial killer Derek Todd Lee in Louisiana, focusing on his theft of a gun that was reported stolen.

    ·36m
  6. 6

    Episode 10: Looking for Monroe

    This segment introduces the case of serial killer Derek Todd Lee in Louisiana, focusing on the brutal murder of Charlotte Marie Pace and the ensuing investigation.

    ·38m
  7. 7

    Episode 5: Stalking His Prey

    This segment introduces Derek Todd Lee as a serial killer in Louisiana, focusing on the investigation into Randy Meebrewer's case and an incident involving Sergeant Roderick Ennis.

    ·41m
  8. 8

    Episode 8: The Unsolved Killing of Christine Moore

    This episode segment introduces the serial killer Derek Todd Lee in Louisiana, focusing on the unsolved killing of Christine Moore and the suspicion surrounding her husband Darren.

    ·31m
  9. 9

    Episode 17: The Omega of Evil

    ·32m
  10. 10

    Episode 1: Inception of Evil

    Hidden gem

    Louisiana heat sits over everything.

    ·30m·2 clips
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    Episode 4: Without a Trace

    1994 was quiet in Zachary.

    ·26m·2 clips
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    Episode 2: Eye of the Storm

    The heat settles over South Louisiana before the episode turns to Derek Todd Lee, Baton Rouge, and the disappearances and murders that left families scared in their own routines.

    ·33m·3 clips
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    DTL -The Interviews: Warden Burl Cain

    Hidden gem

    KJ interviews former prison warden Burl Cain about Derek Todd Lee's transfer to death row after a West Baton Rouge Parish sentencing.

    Apr 13, 2026·56m·3 clips
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    DTL -The Interviews: Warden Cathy Fontenot

    Hidden gem

    DTL: The Baton Rouge Serial Killer interviews former Angola assistant warden Kathy Fontenot about Derek Todd Lee’s arrival and confinement on death row.

    Apr 12, 2026·33m·2 clips
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    Episode 16: Getting Justice

    DTL: The Baton Rouge Serial Killer, Episode 16: Getting Justice follows Derek Todd Lee from his May 2003 capture in Atlanta through extradition, interrogation, evidence review, and prosecution in Louisiana.

    Apr 9, 2026·34m·2 clips
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    Episode 15: Takedown

    DTL: The Baton Rouge Serial Killer, Episode 15: Takedown, follows the task force’s shift from an inaccurate white-male profile to DNA-led scrutiny of Derek Todd Lee.

    Apr 8, 2026·35m·2 clips
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    Episode 14: The Final Victim

    Hidden gem

    The task force publicly identified an Adidas basketball shoe linked to Denae Cologne's murder after tracing the print to only 20 local pairs and obtaining DNA from 16 credit-card purchasers.

    Apr 7, 2026·34m·2 clips
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    Episode 13: Mistaken Identity

    Apr 6, 2026·23m
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    Episode 12: The Hunt Intensifies

    Apr 5, 2026·28m
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    Episode 11: The Whiskey Bay

    Apr 4, 2026·37m