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- Derrick Todd Lee was born on November 5, 1968, the second of four children in St. Francisville, Louisiana, to Samuel Ruth and Florence Lee. His father, who suffered from mental illness, left Florence soon after Derrick was born .and ended up in a mental institution after being charged with the attempted murder of his ex-wife. Florence later married Coleman Barrow who raised Derrick and his sisters.
Lee's IQ was calculated from below 70 to 75 and was placed in special education classes. By the time he turned 11, he had been caught peeping into the windows of girls in his neighborhood, which he continued to do as an adult. He also liked to torture dogs and cats. At 13, Lee was arrested for simple burglary. He was known to the local police because of his voyeurism, but at age 16, he pulled a knife on a boy during a fight and was charged with attempted second-degree murder. At age 17, Lee was arrested for being a Peeping Tom, but even though he was a high school dropout with multiple complaints and arrests, he was not incarcerated.
In 1988, Lee met and married Jacqueline Denise Sims. They had three children, a boy named after his father, Derrick Todd Lee, Jr., and in 1992 a girl, Dorris Lee and a son named Dedrick Lee, in 1999. Soon after their marriage, Lee pleaded guilty to unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling. Over the next few years, he worked hard at his construction job and took his family on weekend outings. However, he also cruised local bars, drinking and having extramarital affairs. He was arguing a lot with Casandra and in February 2000, she started proceedings to get a protective order prohibiting Lee from getting near her. Three days later, he caught up with her in a bar parking lot and violently assaulted her. Casandra pressed charges, and his probation was revoked. He spent the following year in prison until his release in February 2001. He was placed under house arrest and required to wear monitoring equipment.
It is unknown when Lee committed his first or last rape and murder. But he is believed to have bludgeoned Connie Warner to death with a hammer in Zachary, Louisiana in August 1992.
Lee's crime spree lasted 10 years after that attack, with DNA evidence eventually linking him to seven murder victims. Lee stayed on the move. In the 10 years it is suspected that he committed rape and murder, he was constantly changing jobs, moving between south Louisiana cities, and going in and out of prison. DNA was being collected in parishes where unsolved murders of women had occurred. At the time Lee was living in West Feliciana Parish and was asked to give a swab for DNA testing. Lee's DNA matched samples taken from five victims.
Lee and his family fled Louisiana on the day that he provided his DNA. He was caught in Atlanta, Georgia, and returned to Louisiana a day after his arrest warrant was issued.
In August 2004 he was found guilty of the second-degree murder of one of his victims and was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. In October 2004 Lee was found guilty of rape and murder of another of his victims and was sentenced to death by lethal injection. In 2008, the Louisiana Supreme Court upheld his conviction and death sentence. Lee remained on death row at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana.
On January 16, 2016, Lee was transferred to Lane Memorial Hospital in Zachary, Louisiana, for emergency treatment and died of heart disease on January 21st. - Actress
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Lois Ramsey was born on 18 June 1922 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. She was an actress, known for Grass Roots (2000), The Box (1974) and The Box (1975). She was married to Cuthbert Ward Ramsey. She died on 21 January 2016 in Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Frank Rinna was born on 2 June 1922 in Denver, Colorado, USA. He was married to Lois Rinna and Billie Louise Bonham. He died on 21 January 2016 in Medford, Oregon, USA.
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Mrinalini Sarabhai was born on 11 May 1918 in British India. She is known for Shakuntala (1978), Camera Three (1955) and Music on 2 (1965). She was married to Vikram Sarabhai. She died on 21 January 2016 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.- Actor
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- Sound Department
Marc Cassot was born on 16 June 1923 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Le Hobbit: Le Retour du Roi du Cantal (2015), War Gods of Babylon (1962) and Il était un musicien (1978). He died on 21 January 2016 in Paris, France.- Actor
- Music Department
Boguslaw Kaczynski was born on 2 May 1942 in Biala Podlaska, Lubelskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Baryton (1985), Opera z mydla (2013) and Niania (2005). He died on 21 January 2016 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Director
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Albert Quendler was born on 16 September 1921 in Villach, Carinthia, Austria. He was a director and writer, known for Omaru - Eine afrikanische Liebesgeschichte (1955), Die junge Stadt (1954) and Stadt am Morgen (1950). He died on 21 January 2016.- Bill Johnson was born on 30 March 1960 in San Fernando Valley, California, USA. He died on 21 January 2016 in Oregon, USA.
- Gerald Williams was born on 24 June 1929 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK. He was married to Joyce Barclay. He died on 21 January 2016 in Llangynog, Wales, UK.
- Anton Wolfgang Graf von Faber-Castell was born on 7 June 1941 in Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany. He was married to Mary Hogan and Carla Mathilde Lamesch. He died on 21 January 2016 in Houston, Texas, USA.
- Wolfgang Lippert was born on 14 May 1957 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. He died on 21 January 2016 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.