Louella Arcuri, 69, and her husband Sam Arcuri, 76, were found bludgeoned to death in their LaPlace, Louisiana, home on May 9, 1997. Their murders began a wave of violence that targeted well-off and elderly residents across multiple parishes, leaving the community on edge as additional victims were discovered.

Investigators connected the Arcuris’ killings to other nearby slayings, including the May 14, 1997, beating death of 55-year-old Joan Brock. A major development came with the November 14, 1997, arrest of 35-year-old Daniel J. Blank in Onalaska, Texas. Blank confessed to the Arcuris’ murders and to several other killings and admitted attempting to murder another couple, saying he stole to support a gambling habit. His girlfriend, Cynthia Bellard, was arrested and accused of driving him to and from crime scenes. Blank was charged with six counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder.

What details about Louella Arcuri’s life, routine, or contacts might help explain how she and Sam became targets?