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Dec 6, 2009 · Barbara is survived by her second life partner and husband, Edward Deckard; her son, George Parra, his girlfriend, Brianne Kuchera; and daughter, Sage (Barbara's granddaughter); son, Martin Parra ...
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Oct 14, 2021 · Published: Oct. 14, 2021 at 2:26 PM PDT. AVOYELLES PARISH, La. (KALB) - A Pineville man has been charged with the June 2014 murder of his wife, seven years after the death was initially ruled a ...
- Overview
- QUESTIONING THE INVESTIGATION
- THE FAMILY FINDS CLUES IN THE PHOTOS
- FORMER FBI AGENTS TAKE A NEW LOOK AT THE CASE
- AN EXPERT DISCOVERS KEY EVIDENCE
- "48 HOURS" POST MORTEM PODCAST
On a steamy summer morning in 2014 in the tiny Southern town of Cottonport, Louisiana, Steve and Missy Ducote faced the unthinkable.
Steve Ducote: I wouldn't know how to tell you. I've never felt like that before or since.
The couple found their youngest daughter Megan Parra lying on the floor of her living room.
Missy Ducote: I had no idea what was to become of all this.
The 29-year-old mother of two appeared to have been shot in the head.
Steve Ducote: It was a 357 magnum gun with the 38 caliber bullet..
Three weeks after Megan Parra's death, an autopsy report declared her cause of death to be "a gunshot wound to the head." The manner of death was "suicide." The report said Megan tested negative for sedatives, and that the gun was in direct contact with her temple when it went off.
Betsy Jeansonne (crying): So much life to live and love to give.
Megan's uncle Luke Welch says the medical examiner confirmed Knight's theory that Megan had shot herself. Because remember, according to Knight, Megan's fingerprints were found all over that gun.
Luke Welch: With that information coming from Chris, I think there's no doubt it's a suicide.
Knight denies ever saying he tested that gun, and just four days after the shooting, he closed his investigation and summarized it in a one-page report.
David Begnaud (reading Knight's report): "According to the evidence, collected statements from family and the doctor's report, this investigation shows … Megan Parra did in fact commit suicide."
Commander Dan Schaub's conclusion that Megan Parra likely shot herself, was yet another blow to the Ducote family's theory that she may have been murdered by her husband, Dustin Parra. But Schaub's report did provide some valuable clues, says Steve Ducote.
Steve Ducote: That report came with some blurred pictures.
So Steve Ducote tracked down the officer who took the photos, Dave Blanchard, and it turns out he still had the originals. He never deleted them from his camera.
David Begnaud: Why did you save them?
David Blanchard: Because it was evidence. … I don't know. It stuck out. … Suspicious.
Charles Riddle: He thought that there were some things that weren't resolved in the investigation.
Peter Lemoine: I'd always tell Steve … "as long as my brother is in this case, you're going to be OK."
Peter Lemoine remembers the day in 2019 when his brother, former FBI agent David Lemoine came out of retirement, determined to help Steve Ducote get to the bottom of his daughter Megan's death.
Peter Lemoine: Once David Lemoine knew that that girl was killed, nothing was going to stop him.
Zack Shelton: He was fired up when he called me.
Zack Shelton got a call from his friend and fellow retired FBI agent asking for help.
Zack Shelton: And when I reviewed the file … there was something there. There was no doubt in my mind that we were headed in the right direction.
It was now 2020, and Zack Shelton and David Lemoine were feeling confident about the case they were building against Dustin Parra. Then, says Peter Lemoine, as COVID-19 hit the U.S., the deadly virus killed his brother David Lemoine on Dec. 28, 2020.
Peter Lemoine: I made up my mind at that very time that, I was going to finish what he started.
Betsy Jeansonne: Mr. Peter just literally picked up where Mr. David left off.
Zack Shelton and Steve Ducote now had a new partner, a highly respected local attorney.
Steve Ducote: Went to work on it as hard as any human could have worked on it, you know.
Peter Lemoine says his main job was to keep their case in front of District Attorney Charles Riddle.
Hear what "48 Hours" contributor David Begnaud and producer Judy Rybak think about the evidence that left viewers wondering, what really happened to Megan Parra?
Produced by Judy Rybak. Emily Wichick Hourihane is the field producer. Anthony Venditti is the content research manager. Shaheen Tokhi is the associate producer. Jud Johnson and Grayce Arlotta-Berner are the editors. Anthony Batson is the senior broadcast producer. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. Judy Tygard is the executive producer.
- Begnaud
- 42 min
- Lead National Correspondent, "CBS Mornings
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Dec 25, 2015 · George Parra, who started his career in Hollywood with The Terminator, and witnessed the genesis of ‘I’ll be back’ has since moved from action to drama. The 56-year-old executive producer of ...
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