Gary Pierre, 20, was found dead on December 14, 1997, in a wooded area on Vickers Lane in Montz, Louisiana. Investigators determined he had been bound and an autopsy showed strangulation as the cause of death. Pierre lived in nearby Norco and was reportedly heavily involved with drugs; he had last been seen in LaPlace.

Pierre’s killing was one of several similar slayings in southeastern Louisiana in the late 1990s and early 2000s, with victims discovered in isolated places such as sugarcane fields, ditches, bayous and other remote spots across multiple parishes. The initial inquiry did not immediately produce arrests or publicly named suspects.

Does anyone have information about Pierre’s last movements in LaPlace or knew him well enough to help fill gaps in the timeline?