Welch's Proposal to DNA Test Baton Rouge Cops Makes National News

CNN reports on the proposal by Louisiana Representative Yvonne Welch to take DNA samples from Baton Rouge police in response to concerns that the serial killer might be a policeman. "But police, the governor and the mother of one of the victims said such a step could divert time from more important investigative work in the case."

In a somewhat related story, The Advocate reports on the visit of New York Times staff writer Lena Williams to LSU. "When [she] told friends in New York that she was coming to Baton Rouge, they thought one thing -- serial killer." "One man has tainted an entire community," Williams said.

Posted by AJR at April 8, 2003 01:18 PM