Here is Saturday's article - November 17th
HUSBAND: DEPUTIES DRAGGING THEIR FEET
By RYAN LaFONTAINE
rlafontaine@sunherald.com
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JAMES EDWARD BATES/SUN HERALD
Leo Laurent describes how he believes his wife's neck may have been broken while being moved after her death during an interview with Ryan LaFontaine at the Sun Herald's bureau office in Bay St. Louis on Thursday. Laurent says that he is innocent in his wife Brandi Hawkins Laurent's death. Law enforcment officers classify him as a person of interest.
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HANCOCK COUNTY --
Leo Laurent said the Hancock County Sheriff's Department's lackluster investigation could let his wife's killer off the hook.
The body of his 29-year-old wife, Brandi, was found buried last week in a shallow grave about a mile from their home.
"I'm hoping these forensics and things come back and not too much time has passed and they can bring out some evidence to start getting some leads and maybe get on a case they should have been on months ago," Laurent said.
Investigators have listed Laurent as a "person of interest" in the case, but he insists he's not a suspect.
"See, because they keep putting 'person of interest' by my name, people are taking that as I'm a suspect. I'm not a suspect," he said.
http://www.sunherald.com/278/story/190317.html