brandon scott lavergne

With Mickey Shunick's death confirmed by Lafayette Police Thursday night after the results on her remains were positively identified as her by the LSU Faces Lab, the question is, "How did she die?"

Lafayette Parish Coroner Keith Talamo says it could be weeks before they know. "She'll come back to the Lafayette coroner's office which probably would be about two weeks and then

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Mickey's body has been getting examined at the LSU Faces Lab over the past couple of days.

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Court documents filed in 15th Judicial District Court reveal some key evidence against the man accused of killing Mickey Shunick and Lisa Pate.

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He is charged in two murder cases.

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Legal analysts are saying trying the two cases together could be more economical. Even so, Harson says it could take two to three years to bring Lavergne to trial.

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Charlie Shunick, Mickey's sister, says she would do anything to find out what happened to her. She says even if it means Brandon Scott Lavergne, the man indicted for Mickey's murder, would strike a deal with prosecutors to lessen

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Mickey's father, Tom Shunick, believes Lavergne "will ride this thing as far as he can."

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After searching through their archives, the Daily Advertiser discovered old stories on the discovery of the remains of Lisa Pate. At the time, her family said she had a history of drug abuse.

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LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL) -- A grand jury has indicted Brandon Scott Lavergne on charges he kidnapped and murdered missing University of Louisiana at Lafayette student Mickey Shunick. But in a surprising development, the grand jury also indicted Lavergne on a separate first degree mur

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Lavergne's attorneys filed a motion Monday seeking a probable cause hearing. Such a hearing would determine whether there was enough evidence to charge him with the first degree murder and aggravated kidnapping of Mickey Shunick.

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Corporal Paul Mouton says Lavergne was treated for stab wounds at a hospital in Jefferson Parish, several hours after Mickey vanished.

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Northside Assembly of God in Crowley Pastor Loyd Signley says Lavergne "never gave any appearance or evidence that he was capable of anything like he's accused of."

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