Police hunt man accused of killing five women

US POLICE and the FBI are scouring the country for a man accused of murdering five women in southern Louisiana after a DNA dragnet linked him to one of the slayings.

Police hunt man accused of killing five women
Wed, 28 May, 2003 - 01:00
Melinda Deslatte, Baton Rouge

Derrick Todd Lee, 34, was charged in a warrant issued on Monday with murder and aggravated rape in the killing of Carrie Yoder, 26, a Louisiana State University graduate student believed to be the fifth victim of a serial killer.

The FBI also issued a nationwide fugitive warrant for Lee. Police released his photo and asked the public to help locate him.

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