Tessy Lou LaPorte, 49, was killed in Saint Johns, Arizona on October 30, 2019. Her death was not from natural causes and the St. Johns Police Department opened a criminal investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death.

On November 2, 2019, 54-year-old Dave Allen La Porte was arrested after being released from the Maricopa County Medical Center. He was charged with First Degree Murder in connection with Tessy Lou’s death and booked into the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Fourth Avenue Jail without bond pending extradition to St. Johns.

If anyone knew Tessy Lou, her movements, or has information relevant to the investigation, please come forward.