


It wasn’t until August 25, 1996, at the age of 34, that he was arrested for his first felony.

He was arrested again in 1994, this time for drunk driving, but got away with a fine once again. He was arrested once on June 12, 1985, on sexual assault charges, but these were committed by telephone and only resulted in a $75 fine. Petty misdemeanors eventually turned into serious feloniesĭespite being the average loser who lived with his mother as an adult, there weren’t that many signs that he would become one of the most prolific serial killers in American history during the 1980s. This means that he wasn’t able to get his own place and was forced to live with his mother and older sister for extended periods of time in his adult life. He never even managed to keep a steady job and was fired frequently, resulting in financial problems as well. He was forced to live with his mother and older sisterĪnother major issue in his life was the fact that he didn’t get a degree which only allowed him to get low-paying jobs. Because of this, he was also looked down upon in the gay community which obviously didn’t help as well. Needless to say that he lost his sense of shame about his sexuality at this point.Įven though he was no openly gay, he never managed to establish a serious relationship, mainly because of his melancholic character. He often dressed up as his ultimate idolĪfter his school years, he became a regular customer in the city’s gay scene and often dressed up as his ultimate idol, American singer Patti LaBelle.

When he started visiting gay bars and was spotted by his classmates, he promptly denied that he was homosexual to avoid being bullied once again. He also found out that he was gay at the end of high school but kept this revelation secret. He subsequently entered the Nicholls State University in Thibodaux and studied computer science, but quickly dropped out.ĭuring his school years, he was often bullied as he suffered from low self-esteem because of his weight problem. Regardless of the situation, Dominique was still able to attend high school and graduated in 1983. His parents had low-paying laborer jobs so poverty was on the menu most of the time. He grew up in a trailer park on the outskirts of the city, which pretty much means that the conditions he grew up in weren’t that great. This is the parish seat of Lafourche Parish in the southeast of the U.S. This evil serial killer who ended up being referred to as the “ Bayou Strangler” was born Ronald Joseph Dominique on January 9, 1964, in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Dominique grew up in poverty in Louisiana
