TCA: ID's "Sugar Town" Examines the Suspicious Death of Victor White III

On that terrible night White was confronted by police who suspected that he had been involved in a fight at a nearby convenience store despite being blocks away when the dispute aroseamp160 There were two separate searches but no weapon was foundamp160police used a dime bag of marijuana found on White to place him under arrest and take him into custodyamp160 The events that took place on the way to the police station are what make his death an infuriatingamp160mysteryamp160 White was reportedamp160by the policeamp160to have committed suicide by gunshotamp160while in their custodyamp160 What is dumbfounding is how a man handcuffed behind his back was able to produce a gun and shoot himself in his chestamp8220Thatamp8217s pretty much why I named the case the Houdini Handcuff Casequot said Carol Powell Lexing the White familyamp8217s attorney during the emotional TCA panelamp160 quotShort of him being Houdini how could he shoot himself in the back while he was restrained with hinged handcuffs that donamp8217t giveamp160 In light of all the evidence that we gathered in this particular case you can tell if you lookamp160at it that he did not commit suicideamp160nor did he shoot himself while handcuffed behind the backamp8221As it happens Iberia Parish Sheriff Louis Ackal and his entire department had been at the center of multiple controversies prior to White39s deathamp160amp160amp8220Other deaths had been committed since he had been elected sheriffamp8221 said Revamp160White who is still seeking justice for his sonamp160 amp8220They were used to getting away with it because Ackal said he was the most powerful man in the state of Louisiana and thatamp8217s how he had seen himselfquotquotMy other son called me that Sunday night and told me that the police had arrestedamp160Little Vicquot Rev White movingly recalledamp160 quotI called the sheriffamp8217s department to see if they had my son in custody and I was told no and then I called back again and I was told no again So at 542 on Monday morning my same son called me to say 39Daddy they called They said Little Vic is dead and they wanted you to call39amp160amp160So I called up the Iberia Parish Sheriffamp8217s Department again and I was told that my son was dead and they needed me to come to New Iberiaamp160 Finally someone from the Louisiana State Troopers called me and she told me 39I need you to come to New Iberia and we need you to come here quick but be careful39amp160 She told me that my son was dead and I asked her how and she said 39I canamp8217t explain to you and I canamp8217t tell you how without an investigation39amp160amp160It was a twohour drive and when I got to New Iberia they didnamp8217t want me to see my sonamp160 I was refused access to see my sonamp8217s body and it took them a twohour period before they did let me in and then they told me there was a stipulation and the stipulation was that only one person could go back and I could only see him from the neck upquotamp8220We have lawmen who have become lawless and itamp8217s problematic not only for Louisianaamp160but for Americaamp8221 said Tony Brown aamp160broadcast journalist local New Iberia activist and a radio hostamp160 amp8220We have people like Louis Ackalamp160who are in charge who are training people to violate normal citizensamp8217 civil rightsamp160 Itamp8217s a tragedy that must be addressed and this story must be toldamp8221quotThis story obviously took place in New Iberia but I hope we all recognize thatamp160 this happens not only in Louisiana or the South but across the United Statesquot said Henry Schleiff Group President Investigation Discovery Travel Channel American Heroes Channel and Destination Americaamp160 quotThis is the kind of story that needs coverageamp160 So thank youquotBefore the Sugar Town panel Schleiff made several announcements aboutamp160upcoming programs including Barbara Koppleamp8217s documentary filmamp160A Murder in Mansfieldamp160 amp8220It39s an extraordinary look at the death of a woman at the hands of her estranged husband and the devastating impact it had on their then 12yearold son who testified at his fatheramp8217s trialamp8221 he saidamp160 He also revealed that the next installment of ID39s franchise American Murder Mysteryamp160will be about Pamela Smart aamp160New Hampshire high school employee who received a life sentence in prison after being found guilty of conspiring with a 15yearold studentamp160who was infatuated with her in the murder of her husbandamp160 The Smart scandal was the subject of theamp1601995 movie To Die Foramp160starring Nicole Kidmanamp160 amp8220Now more than 25 years later Pamela Smart still maintains her innocence and is petitioning to be released from her life sentenceamp8221 Schleiff notedamp160 Pamela Smart An American Murder Mystery will include a new interview with Smart herselfPictured at top left to rightamp160 Rev Victor White Carol Powell Lexing Tony Brown and Shan NicholsonSugar Townamp160will premiere Monday August 6amp160at 8 pmPamela Smart An American Murder Mystery will be telecast in two parts onamp160August 19amp160and 20A Murder in Mansfieldamp160will premiere on November 17Click on the social media tiles above or below to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this commentary are exclusively those of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated bloggersamp160

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