Lawyer: Suspect in 5 Killings Wanted to Say ‘I’m Sorry’

Lawyer: Suspect in 5 Killings Wanted to Say ‘I’m Sorry’
Blood and bullet holes are seen in the bedroom where Keith and wife Elizabeth Theriot were killed in the Louisiana suburb of Gonzales, Va., on Jan 27, 2019.AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
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WARSAW, Va.—A man charged with killing his parents and three others in Louisiana drove to Virginia to try to hug and kiss two aunts and a grandmother goodbye, his court-appointed attorney in Virginia said on Feb. 1.

Louisiana Capital Assistance Center Staff Attorney Elliott Brown and court-appointed Attorney Steve Barnette, who are representing Dakota Theriot in his extradition hearing, speak outside court in Warsaw, Va., on Feb. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Louisiana Capital Assistance Center Staff Attorney Elliott Brown and court-appointed Attorney Steve Barnette, who are representing Dakota Theriot in his extradition hearing, speak outside court in Warsaw, Va., on Feb. 1, 2019. AP Photo/Steve Helber