Patsy Irmalene Cotten, 73, was found murdered in Urania, Louisiana on April 22, 2015. A homemaker noted for her love of grandchildren, gardening and ceramics, Cotten was one of two women killed that day; the other victim was 19-year-old Christina Kylie King Duncan. The LaSalle Parish Sheriff’s Office identified a single suspect, Michael Paul Dugas Jr., a resident of Urania, who was arrested and initially charged with two counts of first-degree murder.

Dugas later pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter and received a 40-year prison sentence. The publicly reported case resolution did not provide extensive detail about motive.

Did anyone in Urania know Patsy or Christina and have information that wasn’t made public?