In the sultry heat of Louisiana, where the bayous whisper secrets and the air hangs heavy with the scent of Magnolius,

a darkness lurked beneath the surface.

Derek Todd Lee was a man whose charm masked a sinister reality.

He was a monster.

Lee, a seemingly ordinary man with a disarming smile,

led a double life that would unravel in a series of murders

in the capital city of Baton Rouge and the surrounding areas.

As the first reports of disappearances and murders began to

surface, South Louisiana was thrust into a nightmare igniting a frantic search for answers.

The true horror was just beginning, and the hunt for a serial killer, eventually known by

just three letters, would reveal not only the depths of Derek Todd Lee's depravity,

but also the resilience of those most affected's depravity, but also the resilience

of those most affected by his evil acts, the families, and the survivors.

This is DTF.

After the tragic and brutal murder of Connie Warner, the town of Zachary, Louisiana was still reeling over who had killed the single mother.

With little to no information as to who did it or why, the citizens were hoping that this was a tragedy that wouldn't affect everyone.

Maybe it was a person who targeted Connie

specifically for some reason. If someone was out there attacking and murdering women at random,

that was just too scary to consider. It was too in your face. And it was something that no one

wanted to entertain. That happens to other people, not me, was the thought process.

So as the weeks passed, people did become more comfortable, and the news media died down.

But just three months after Connie was murdered, another man nearby would have a startling encounter.

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