| Submit your comments on this article |
| -Lurid Crime Tales- |
| Murder Capitol, 'Big Easy' killers sink to new low |
| 2009-05-11 |
| Police are looking for answers in the murders of an elderly married couple, shot to death in their Gentilly home. 79-year-old Olander Cassimere was the pastor of a 9th Ward church. The other victim was Cassimere's 77-year-old wife, Alphathada, according to NOPD Chief Warren Riley. Riley said that officers responded to the scene in the 5400 block of Seminary Place Sunday morning just after 8:00, after a relative of the victims reportedly found the couple's front door kicked in. The Chief says the victims were pronounced dead at the scene. According to Riley, robbery did not appear to be a motive in the slayings. He said that the home had not been ransacked, and he said investigators believe the couple was not the intended target. Chief Riley said that they do have leads in the case. "Clearly, these two individuals were absolutely innocent," said Riley. "The person that we believe was the target was not there." Family members say the couple would have celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary this Friday. "This type of murder on any day would be shocking -- two elderly people who clearly didn't deserve this, in any way -- and certainly on Mother's Day makes it even more shocking," Riley said. Riley said that a daughter of the couple who has a mental disability was in the home but was unharmed. |
| Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC |
| #1 Olander and Alphathada. Beautiful and romantic names. May you rest in peace. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2009-05-11 17:28 |