Some people wondered if media coverage about the grand jury had triggered a copycat murder. The FBI was asked to assist and a reward of $10,000 was offered for information leading to an arrest. Students whispered about a serial killer haunting the dorm, but the idea seemed absurd. In fact, the similarity between the crimes seemed superficial — the victims had lived in the same dorm in single rooms. The fatal attack had not been the same, nor were there many similarities between

Currently, Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire resides at the Clements Unit of the Texas Department of Corrections in Amarillo.  He no longer corresponds with Dixie, and Matthews and Wicker state that he's been observed showing interest in news reports that indicate eyes have been gouged or cut out.

Many of the available books on serial killers fail to list this offender.  Eric Hickey includes him as a "paraphilic serial killer," but without Matthews' book and Hollandsworth's article, from