Discovery of the Crime Scene

On the morning of Sunday, August 9, 1998, at approximately 10:28 AM, the Leavenworth County Sheriff's Department received a distressing call. A body had been discovered along the north side of Dakota Drive, just west of 171st Street in Leavenworth County, Kansas. Upon arriving at the scene, investigators made a grim realization: a second body was also present. Both victims had been shot multiple times, marking the beginning of a complex and haunting investigation.

Victim Identification and Background

The victims were identified as Lawrence L. Daigle and his wife, Teresa C. Daigle. Lawrence, a white male born on December 18, 1943, stood 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighed 160 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes. Teresa, a white female born on July 19, 1947, was 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighed 148 pounds, and had brown hair and blue eyes. Their last known address was 1025 Wakefield, Houston, Texas. Investigations revealed that the couple had extensive connections to both Wichita and Kansas City, Kansas, but no known ties to the Leavenworth area where their bodies were found. ...Read More