LA - ***ARREST*** Mickey Shunick, 21, Lafayette 19 May 2012 - #33

[dontbringmedownbruce]

CHICKEN! ::hug::
Mean ol bullies!!

I haven't had enough coffee yet to completely understand and speak the English language just wanted to say ..I *think* *hope* I'm as normal as I like to think I am..but I also grew up burning ants and sticking lizards in ant beds.
My parents hated cats (come to find out they're allergic and so am I-I now have 3 cats to torture my allergies) so my brothers and I tended to do some very hateful things that I will not mention. (nothing ever ended in death)
I love fire and I always have. When I was younger we would have bon fires at the river (I grew up in Starks) and was always getting in trouble for running my fingers threw the flames. Sometimes I enjoying setting a small fire just to see how cool it was that I could play with the fire without getting burned, as an adult I still love fire! I absolutely love to sit around with a candle and watch the wax melt off as I burn it.

I've never intentionally killed an animal or burned anything down. Other than the occasional high school basketball fights and one drunken incident I have never intentionally hurt another person.
I kinda think the nature/fire curiosity comes from being raised in the country??

I was always the tallest in elementary so the boys teased me relentlessly and the girls were worse. I am now terrified of the dark and public bathrooms after a few bouts of being locked in the dark bathroom/teachers hall closet/the ball pin in the gym. In 6th grade my favorite band was Tool.:what: The uneducated hickfolk of Starks decided this meant I was a "devilworshiper" and rumors started that the seen me playing in a graveyard. Actually what they seen was my father and I cleaning up the graves in our family's cemetary after a storm blew limbs down.
The family home burned down in 7th grade and guess who got blamed for that? Me! Because of my taste in music and I happened to wear black converse *gasp* Thankfully before the rumors got worse the fire marshal and others had cleared any foul play in the fire. (For the record I was at my dads home 20m away from the fire).

I'm in my late 20s now, lover of cats and all things living but I WILL murder a redwasp and red ants -.- I do prefer animals to people but hey, I think that's understandable lol. The only times I feel slightly crazy is if the lights go out - I run outside to sit in the dark rather than sit in my dark home and wait for an "intruder" to get me. But I mean, I think I turned out okay over all.


TLDR; I liked to hurt ants and lizards and sometimes cats, I like fire, I was bullied, I was (am) a loner that avoids people but I am *not* a murderer or crazy. I need coffee before I start doubting myself!

 

[Foxfire]

'Why no perp walk'?

 

[liltexans]

Neighbors shocked by arrest; mom apologizes

The officials continued the search of Lavergne’s trailer and the property Friday.

Lafayette Police Cpl. Paul Mouton said Saturday that police dogs were used during the search.

Items collected from Lavergne’s residence are still being processed to “determine if it has evidence value or not,” Mouton said.

Busby, meanwhile, noted that about four to five weeks ago a pasture that was part of the search had been overcome by buzzards.

“I’ve never seen them like that before,” she said. “They’d fly over the pasture.”

Busby said she’s praying the ground doesn’t hold Shunick, but hopes the student is found soon.

“I pray and ask the Lord, let them find her and bring some closure to that family,” she said. “That family is really fighting to find her.”

http://theadvocate.com/home/3290776-125/neighbors-shocked-by-arrest-mom

 

[dontbringmedownbruce]

'Why no perp walk'?

I was hoping someone else would ask but...what are you talking about? :blushing:
Hope that ^ doesnt sound rude!

 

[megsy]

Timeline in Mickey Shunick's disappearance:

May 18, 2012, 10:15 p.m.: MS and friends attended a concert at Artmosphere.

May 19, 2012, 12:44 a.m.: MS rides bike back to Ryan Street residence with BW.

May 19, 2012, 1:24 a.m.: MS seen in surveillance video at Taco Bell.

May 19, 2012, 1:31 a.m.: MS receives a call from her friend; it was the last time her phone was used.

May 19, 2012, 1:45 a.m.: MS begins to ride her bike home from BW's Ryan Street residence.

May 19, 2012, 1:47 a.m.: MS is caught on camera, riding her bike, on Versailles Boulevard.

May 19, 2012, 1:48 a.m.: MS is caught on camera, riding her bike, on St. Landry Street.

May 19, 2012, 1:48 a.m.: BSL’s truck caught on camera after Mickey passed the same camera.

May 19, 2012, 6:30 p.m.: MS's family reports her missing to police.

May 19, 2012, 9:27 p.m.: KATC first reports on their website that LPD is looking for MS.

May 20, 2012: The first search party is organized from BW’s house on Ryan Street.

May 20, 2012: Reward of $10,000 is offered.

May 21, 2012: Reward money is doubled to $20,000.

May 21, 2012, 4:20 p.m.: LPD issues its first press release about MS, releasing a picture and description of her and her bike.

May 21, 2012, 6:15 p.m.: LPD issues a press release about the dedicated tips line for citizens to call with information.

May 22, 2012, 7:30 p.m.: Candlelight vigil is held at Parc Sans Souci in downtown Lafayette.

May 23, 2012: Reward increased to $25,000

May 24, 2012: Search headquarters moves from Ryan Street to Our Lady of Wisdom Catholic Student Center.

May 24, 2012: Texas EquuSearch comes to town.

May 24, 2012, 4:00 p.m.: LPD issues a press release asking business owners and residents with video surveillance equipment to review footage from May 19th, between the hours of 1:30 and 3:30 am.

May 25, 2012: The video surveillance photos of MS on Versailles and the White Truck on St. Landry traveling in the opposite direction MS traveled are released to the public.

May 26, 2012: MS's bike is located by fishermen under the Whiskey Bay Bridge.

May 26, 2012: The video surveillance photos of the White Truck with the bed cover on University, the White Truck on St. Landry traveling in the same direction as MS, and the two pictures of the Hooptie on University and St. Landry are released to the public.

May 26, 2012: BSL reports his truck as stolen in Montgomery County, TX.

May 26, 2012: LPD cancels its scheduled press conference stating there are no new updates

May 26, 2012, 12:42 p.m.: BSL’s girlfriend’s family member posts online about her dating a creepy RSO.

May 27, 2012: MS's bike is recovered by LE under the Whiskey Bay Bridge.

May 27, 2012, 5:00 p.m.: Benefit concert held in Downtown Lafayette

May 28, 2012: Police continue to search Whiskey Bay Bridge area.

May 30, 2012: Volunteer searches are suspended for the day.

May 30, 2012: Shunick family officially hires Private Investigator, John Abdella.

May 30, 2012, 11:00 a.m.: LPD issues a press release stating they have both identified and ruled out the operators and occupants of both the “hooptie” and the white pickup truck with a bed cover.

May 30, 2012, around 9:00 p.m.: Investigators return to the Whiskey Bay area to re-examine it with sonar. Nothing of value is located.

May 31, 2012: Volunteer searches resume.

May 31, 2012: BSL’s truck is found burned in San Jacinto County, TX.

May 31, 2012: BSL files motion to be removed from the sex offender registry. Hearing is scheduled for August 9th.

May 31, 2012, 9:51 a.m.: BSL rents a red Chevrolet Aveo in Spring, TX, through an insurance claim on said stolen truck.

June 1, 2012, 11:55 a.m.: LPD issues press release stating that beginning at 7:00 p.m., an answering machine will record all tips as it is no longer feasible to answer the tips line 24 hours a day.

June 2, 2012: Texas EquuSearch heads out of Lafayette.

June 4, 2012, 4:57 p.m.: BSL returns rental car.

June 6, 2012: Special K-9s Recovery Specialists are in town searching.

June 7, 2012: P.I. John Abdella releases statement about receiving credible information about two people who could be involved in MS’s dissapearance.

June 10, 2012: MS Headquarters moved to South College Shopping Center. Volunteer foot searches halted “until new leads are developed”.

June 14, 2012: LPD get a tip from a concerned citizen that BSL's truck was found burned in Texas.

July 4, 2012: BSL returns from an “about the last two weeks” offshore hitch.

July 5, 2012: BSL arrested on aggravated kidnapping and first degree murder.

July 6, 2012: Investigative searches end at BSL’s residence.


Mickey's whereabouts = purple
BSL = red
News = green

 

[Cajunnurse]

One of the more shocking items revealed was that security cameras from nearby businesses did indeed catch Shunick on her bike the night she went missing. Previously, Lafayette Police reported that they had seen suspicious vehicles but not Shunick. The video showed Shunick being picked up by a white Chevy Z-71 truck which has now been linked to Lavergne. The truck has been found in San Jacinto County, Texas, and was burned out.

http://cajunradio.net/details-on-br...sappearance-coming-in-press-conference-today/

Anyone have an idea re: the viability of this news organization as a source? This is the first I've heard confirmation of MS being picked up by BSL other than speculation here.

 

[megsy]

I believe he pled down?

At the state supreme court level? Is that even possible?

 

[megsy]

Things I'd love to add to the timeline (a girl can dream on some of these):

1. When the woman at the dealership reported that he'd altered his license.

2. When he purchased his new vehicle.

3. His exact work schedule.

4. What port he worked out of.

5. What was seen on the video from the Advertiser cameras (and at what time).

 

[eileenhawkeye]

Oooo. I know the answer. There are more rapes in hotter weather. Why? Because people are out, more readily available, and typically wearing less clothing. It's less complicated than tearing off a parka.

Also, aren't those states less densely populated?

Louisiana's murder rate is 12.3 and it has a population density of 105/sq mi. Wisconsin's murder rate is 2.8 and it has a population density of 105.2/sq mi. Louisiana has the highest murder rate (after DC) and its population density is ranked #24. NJ has the highest population density (unless you count DC), at 1,189/sq mi, and it has a lower murder rate (3.7) than THIRTY states.

BTW, I don't think that Louisiana's high murder rate has anything to do with Mickey being killed. That's a crime that could happen anywhere.

Alaska's rape rate is 73.4 and they have a very small population over a very large area. Also, it's definitely not a warm-weather state haha. NJ's rape rate is 12.3, the LOWEST in the country, and they have the HIGHEST population density.

 

[Foxfire]

But, those could have come later than the abduction.

Could be, but the first order of business is to gain control or compliance of the victim. Imo, Mickey Schunick, would have trusted her instincts being an anthropology major. This is why I would rule out her falling for a ruse by a predator/BSL..

 

[rocketman60]

Can you link that information please? thanks.

Here is the link......bottom of first page..

Bellard said records indicate Lavergne did not graduate from Church Point High.


http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/...bor-recalls-bullying-Lafayette-murder-suspect

 

[bessie]

I was hoping someone else would ask but...what are you talking about? :blushing:
Hope that ^ doesnt sound rude!

A perp walk is when we see the perp in custody, usually being led into a courtroom in handcuffs and shackles.

 

[dontbringmedownbruce]

It's when we see the perp in custody, usually being led into a courtroom in handcuffs and shackles.

ahh I see! Derp! Thank you! :blushing:

 

[concentric]

It has been my experience and theory for awhile that perps. have a layer of cover of people they don't harm, and in fact, are Mr. Nice Guy to, in order to hide their secret activities. I've posted in other cases, where I call it the "buffer zone.":

http://theadvocate.com/home/3290776-125/neighbors-shocked-by-arrest-mom

Busby said Lavergne was cordial to her.

“He seemed like a normal guy to me,” she said. “He’d wave when he passed.”

Busby said after the house burned, Lavergne sat inside her living room to talk to the fire marshal. After the fire, Lavergne went offshore and returned two weeks later with a box of sausage for her as a gesture of thanks, she said.

Even this spring, when Busby received notice that Lavergne was a registered sex offender, she gave him the benefit of the doubt, she said.

“I’d still wave at him because I didn’t think he’d ever hurt me,” she said. “He served his time. Some people change. Some people do not.”

 

[HouDat]

Louisiana's murder rate is 12.3 and it has a population density of 105/sq mi. Wisconsin's murder rate is 2.8 and it has a population density of 105.2/sq mi. Louisiana has the highest murder rate (after DC) and its population density is ranked #24. NJ has the highest population density (unless you count DC), at 1,189/sq mi, and it has a lower murder rate (3.7) than THIRTY states.

BTW, I don't think that Louisiana's high murder rate has anything to do with Mickey being killed. That's a crime that could happen anywhere.

Alaska's rape rate is 73.4 and they have a very small population over a very large area. Also, it's definitely not a warm-weather state haha. NJ's rape rate is 12.3, the LOWEST in the country, and they have the HIGHEST population density.

I think further analysis of the stats would be in order.

And I think a good place to start would be an analysis of the statistical proximities of these rapes to low-density population areas. Both Alaska and Louisiana, for example, have lots of wilderness/remote areas, giving a perp more open space to commit such acts without fear of being seen. That's one theory.

Another is education. Crime rates tend to be higher where educational levels are poor.

Far as the murder rates in LA, I think if one further examines the murder/poverty rate geographical correlations, the picture becomes much clearer.

 

[gillianbee]

I agree with this overall, with the caveat that I do believe it would be a wise idea for her to set her FB to Friends Only.

Oh yeah. Perhaps I misspoke. I only meant that when I saw cynthia lavergne's FB and immediately felt sad for her and saw the potential for others who stumble upon it to write her hate mail. it might be safer for her to change her privacy settings, to protect herself. I absolutely don't think she's guilty of anything; in fact, i think she's unbelievably brave to address the public, and as poignantly as she did. Never meant to say she should deactivate because she's guilty of anything!

 

[Donamena]

I would definitely not get in any vehicle with the promise of going to UMC! :crazy:

You woud if it was the only trauma hospital in the area. Charity or not, trauma centers get todo the hardest cases, & many times teaching hospitals are the best. Now the clinics, that's another thing entirely. However, if I were injured in nola & needed a trauma center, I'd request LSU charity & only that hospital. IMO, & that of many people in the medical field, is that it's the best trauma in nola. I ought to have that on a bracelet: in case of emergency in nola, only send me to charity

 

[Claudette]

There are states with lower murder rates per capita — Maine, NH, VT, ND, Iowa, Idaho, Wyoming — mostly in the northern climes. I’ve always wondered if it has to do with the weather. "Man, I’d really like to off that pesky neighbour tonight — nah it’s too cold out and besides there’s a snow storm moving in, I’d better wait until spring.” :wolf:

Absolutely a big part of it. Any warm weekend here in Chicago the murderer rate goes up tenfold. You 'll hear about 11 people being shot in one night in July but never in December.

 

[Foxfire]

I listened to the press conference and was a little taken back when Chief Craft didn't give special mention to Texas Equusearch by name. He did thank the volunteers & searchers. Surely their name was in the script..

RE: 'Cannot release that info due to the ongoing investigation'..

The public's tips were critical in the identification & arrest of Brandon S. Lavergne. The first action taken by BSL was to invoke his 5th amendment right of silence and an attorney. His defense attorney will gain access to this evidence & info during discovery..

"Why the silence to the public by LPD"?

 

[designlove]

You woud if it was the only trauma hospital in the area. Charity or not, trauma centers get todo the hardest cases, & many times teaching hospitals are the best. Now the clinics, that's another thing entirely. However, if I were injured in nola & needed a trauma center, I'd request LSU charity & only that hospital. IMO, & that of many people in the medical field, is that it's the best trauma in nola. I ought to have that on a bracelet: in case of emergency in nola, only send me to charity

With all due respect, I was specifically speaking of UMC, not charity hospitals as a whole, so please don't lecture me on the system. My husband has been going to UMC for years as he has no insurance, so I fully support the system.

With that being said, I would assume Mickey, being a student, had insurance via her parents. If I (because I have insurance) were accidentally hit in this area and someone offered to take me to the hospital, LGMC would be the logical choice.

And I was joking, just trying to lighten the mood a bit....