9 Infamous Criminals Born in Louisiana

We sure don't want to be known as the place where criminals got their start on their path to crime, but unfortunately, some really, really bad guys were born right here in the Bayou State. Our friends at Only in Louisiana have put together a list of infamous criminals who were born here in Louisiana - and some of them might really surprise you. For more in depth info on these bad guys, check out more info at Only in Louisiana.

Derrick Todd Lee - killed 7 women in Baton Rouge and Lafayette area

Sean Vincent Gillis - murdered 8 people around Baton Rouge

Madame Delphine La Laurie - prominent New Orleans socialite who kept her slaves in a torture chamber

Stanley Tookie Williams - one of the founders of the West Side Crips in L.A.

Lee Harvey Oswald - killed President John F Kennedy

Sylvestro 'Silver Dollar' Carolla - New Orleans mobster

John Allen Muhammad - the Beltway Sniper

Charles Matranga - Founder of the New Orleans Mafia in 1870

Ronald Dominique - raped and murdered 23 men across Louisiana starting in 1997