Word: gerardy
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...members say Cousin was looking for a father figure and settled for a bad influence. "James was on drugs too," believes Cousin. "He'd come around and bring them." Later, Rowell, after being arrested on robbery charges, would turn on his buddy and finger him for the murder of Gerardi. "The system failed [Shareef]," says Beverly Cousin. "We sent a child in to get help, and he met James Rowell instead...
When Michael Gerardi arrived for his first date with Connie Babin, he brought a single red rose. Connie and Mike had met at a Mardi Gras party in the French Quarter; a day or so later he called her up and asked her out to dinner. Connie was 37 years old--a dozen years older than Mike--but there was something about her that made him think about settling down and raising a family. "Momma, this may be the one," he had told his mother...
...Cousin, saying he was 5 ft. away. They made "eye contact," and he "broke eye contact first." Next, she says she saw "a gold glint or flicker" in his teeth as he said something to one of his companions. (Cousin does have gold caps on his teeth.) She and Gerardi continued walking toward Gerardi's truck. The killer Connie identified as Cousin stopped, bent down and "fiddled" with his boot. (Police were unable to find boots that fit Cousin in his home, and he says he doesn't own any.) Gerardi sent Connie to the passenger's side...
...from a group of photos police laid out in front of her. In court, prosecutor Jordan asked her if she had any doubt that Cousin was the killer. She said she had none. Jordan asked her to "point out to the jury the person that you saw shoot Mike Gerardi...
...Nearsighted Witness. On the night of the murder, Babin told police that things were so confusing she doubted she could identify the killer. She did say he was "slightly shorter" than Gerardi--but, in fact, Cousin is 4 in. taller than Gerardi. Three days later, in a formal, taped statement, police asked Babin again if she could ID the killer. "I don't know," she said. "It was dark, and I didn't have my contacts or my glasses so I'm coming at this at a disadvantage." That statement was never turned over to the defense. Later...