http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?S=8575072

Heres the news link This is my best friends family and I know they are devastated and Im very saddened right now. Cody and Christa got married in March and were expecting a baby. I grew up with Codys sisters and all the family. I feel sooo bad and soooo upset so I can only imagine how he is feeling.

I will pray for them, Tamara.

That is so sad. Their families must be devastated. I'll remember them in my prayers. My condolences.

this is about 15-20 min from my home!!! Clearly, I haven't seen the news in a coupla days. I'll stay tuned and let you know if I find out any breaking information. I'm so sorry and will keep them in my prayers.

then I wonder if you know the family... the mom and dad has 14 kids... Gary & Julie Alexander

I grew up on Satsuma Rd in Livingston and things like this just didnt happen in our country back in the 90s

I don't think I know them, but I bet I know people who do. I live in BR in the Jefferson Hwy/Drusilla Lane area. You should let me know if you ever come this way to visit. Again,

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I will ! I grew up in Lousiana and especially around that area where Denham Springs and ONeal Lane are at and have alot of friends that I still visit there and including biological family in Lake Charles and all my other family is in Texas/Louisiana.

OH
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How horribly sad I will pray for you and for her family. If you need anything, let me know

We must be neighbors because that happened one parish over from where I live. In fact, our detectives are helping them out.

Hi Chad... we are neighbors - you are also about 15 min from me. We spoke in chat one night, I think... how's your wife doing? She's due any day now almost! Best wishes to you both.
This is such a sad story. I hope the killer is caught soon and justice is served.
Noura

I spoke with Codys sister this evening before church. She said they were all at the courthouse talking with detectives. and that he was OK for the moment but gosh I cant imagine the feeling tonight. And she will keep me updated on the funeral. I dont live in Louisiana any more Im in GA but I grew up there and with the Alexander family. They are the most godly family I know on this planet... and sometimes the famous thought is.... why them?! In our Arabic church service at the close of it we say the LORDS Prayer in arabic in a song, I lost it and started crying so much.... its hard to forgive those at the very moment when a loved one is lost in a tragic way

My condelensces to you and the family of your friend.

and another thing that makes me upset is that Cody has spent a couple years working as a paramedic ... saving peoples lives.... and then someone comes along and takes his wifes life !

Tamara, condelensces to you and the family of your friend.

Tam, I was just watching the news - I know this is going to be a shock to you, but Couty (Cody?) has confessed to killing his wife and told them where the weapon was. He's in jail awaiting bond and the investigation continues as to motive and all.
I'm so sorry.....
Noura

I just clicked on the link and the story had been updated at 9:58 pm. They have arrested her husband for the murder. That is so sad for all the families.

Meriem

yes the website has just updated and im on the phone with my mom ... we are in shock!!! I still cant believe it !

Why do people do such horrible things....how can anybody harm a woman carrying a baby. I will never be able to understand some things...

Tamara, I had to google the link because yours isn't working for me, but the article I found says that Cody himself is being charged with the murder?

I am so sorry for the loss of your friend

I understand completely, my biological mother was shot and killed by my biological father in Aug 1987 in front of me...
I cant imagine how Codys Mom, Dad and 13 brothers and sisters feel and my family is shocked and upset!



did it show the arrest or just the basic tv 10pm news?

it's so sad...

Tamara, I just watched the news. They didn't show the arrest, they just interviewed a few neighbors.

Just the basic news story and a couple of interviews w/ neighbors. I will keep tuned. You might also try: Ch 2 & The Advocate for another news station and the local paper.

i am so sorry to hear this, how sad.

Here's the latest on this for whoever is interested:

Deputy: Woman shot hours before 911 call

* By SONIA SMITH
* Advocate staff writer
* Published: Jun 30, 2008 - UPDATED: 12:05 a.m.

LIVINGSTON — Livingston Parish sheriff’s deputies arrested a 22-year-old emergency medical technician Sunday afternoon in the killing of his wife.

Deputies booked Couty Alexander, of 18059 Watts Road, Livingston, into Livingston Parish Jail on a count of second-degree murder after he confessed to shooting his wife, 24-year-old Christa Ann Alexander, said Jason Ard, chief of operations for the Sheriff’s Office.

Alexander told detectives during questioning Sunday afternoon that he shot his wife with a 9 mm handgun in the back of the head while she was trying to gather clothing from her closet, Ard said.

Deputies have recovered the weapon, Ard said.

Alexander called 911 at 5:51 a.m. Sunday, telling emergency dispatchers that he returned home from work to find his wife dead, Ard said.

An EMT with Acadian Ambulance, Alexander had finished a 12-hour shift at 5 a.m. Sunday, said R. Porter Taylor, operations manager for Acadian Ambulance.

He had recently completed paramedic school, Taylor added.

Ard said that Christa Alexander was shot and killed before her husband went to work.

Mavis Rabalais, 69, the Alexanders’ next-door neighbor and landlord, described the couple as quiet newlyweds who married in March and were active members of the Fundamental Baptist Church on La. 63.

“This is a bad day,” Rabalais said.

Couty Alexander has 13 siblings, Rabalais said, and grew up nearby, on Palmer Road.

The Alexanders lived in the unincorporated community of Colyell north of French Settlement. Couty Alexander had worked as a missionary in the United States and abroad.

Rabalais described Christa Alexander as a sweet, kind, helpful woman who rarely went into the yard outside her tan brick house without her husband.

The couple was expecting their first child in December, Rabalais said.

“It’s just unbelievable that somebody would want to harm her,” Rabalais said. “You just don’t expect something like this out here.”

Rabalais added that she last saw the couple Saturday afternoon when Couty Alexander was collecting the bodies of the turtles he had shot the previous weekend in his backyard pond.

Alexander is being held without bond, Ard said. The investigation is ongoing and more charges are possible.

An autopsy will be performed today, Ard said.

How tragic... I wonder what his motive was? It said in the story that she was shot while "trying to gather clothing from her closet".... was she possibly going to leave him and he couldn't handle it?

My condolences to the whole family and friends.

very sad

Im sorry you are going thru this with your best friend Tamara...You are all in my prayers

I talked to his sister and they may get to visit him this weekend and they hope for answers... but no one really knows much else yet. His mom is very devastated

What a huge loss!!

My heart goes out to the family and friends involved in this tragic event. After reading some of the news stories, Christa's father is a better man than I am. He forgave his daughter's killer before knowing who it was.

Whether she was planning to leave is immaterial. Cody did the unthinkable. At least he confessed to his actions rather than trying to hide them. Hopefully, this action will lead to a speedy trial and he can begin experiencing the swift justice that is due.

Peace be with the family.

Ryan