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Custody Battle Ends in Tragedy
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34:20 - 40:51 (06:30)

A custody battle between a Louisiana couple ends in tragedy when the husband was shot and killed a day after the wife was served with papers regarding a possible new trial for custody of their daughter. The husband had presented a history of domestic abuse by the wife during a previous hearing.

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Thomas Coutay Jr. was fatally shot in an Alexander Walmart parking lot on September 8th, and his estranged wife, Kayla Jean Giles, has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder.
34:20 - 35:41 (01:20)
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Homicide
Summary

Thomas Coutay Jr. was fatally shot in an Alexander Walmart parking lot on September 8th, and his estranged wife, Kayla Jean Giles, has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder. Coutay was a welding instructor at a community college and an all-terrain vehicle racer.

Chapter
Custody Battle Ends in Tragedy
Episode
10: "Rapides Burning" episode 3
Podcast
Real Life Real Crime
A man's custody battle for his daughter goes awry after his wife was served papers for a possible new trial, prompting allegations of domestic abuse.
35:41 - 40:51 (05:10)
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Custody Battle
Summary

A man's custody battle for his daughter goes awry after his wife was served papers for a possible new trial, prompting allegations of domestic abuse.

Chapter
Custody Battle Ends in Tragedy
Episode
10: "Rapides Burning" episode 3
Podcast
Real Life Real Crime