Kirby Bud Courteaux Jr, 53, disappeared from Montegut, Louisiana, in May 2019 and was later found dead in a wooded area in Morgan City. An autopsy confirmed he died of multiple gunshot wounds. Deputies in Terrebonne Parish located Courteaux’s pickup, which led to a high-speed chase; the driver abandoned the truck and fled into woods and was taken into custody.

Investigators say Courteaux was shot at a Pointe-aux-Chenes boat launch the night he disappeared, then his body was moved to Morgan City. Two men from Montegut — 22-year-old Terance Dupre and 21-year-old Davonte Mathews — were charged with second-degree murder. A 16-year-old male was later charged as an accessory after the fact for his role in transporting the body.

Court testimony described Dupre driving the stolen truck, possessing clothing with Courteaux’s DNA, and making cash withdrawals from the victim’s account. Dupre was convicted of second-degree murder and received life without parole; Mathews reportedly took a plea and was sentenced for obstruction of justice. Does anyone have information about Courteaux’s last known movements at the boat launch or who else might have been there that night?