French Quarter:--- Residents of French Quarter were thrown into shock on Tuesday when they heard of the brutal murder of the owner of the Old House "Former Rum Museum" Pierre Beauperthuy.
A tenant that is living on the property told SMN News that she is the one that found Beauperthuy's body on his porch. The woman said when she returned home and did not see "Pierre" she went looking for him and she made the gruesome discovery.
Relatives of the elderly businessman said that they hope a proper investigation is conducted by authorities because when they reached the scene they were not allowed to go inside as the Gendarmes and its forensic team were busy investigating. One of the relatives told SMN News that while the body of their relative was found with gunshot wounds on his balcony, a child found a bullet shell not far from his gate while there was a spot of blood not far from where the empty shell was found. From outside we could see a blood spot not far from the gate, another thing that raises questions for the family is how is it possible for people to shoot Beauperthuy and no one heard the gunshots. We are wondering if he was killed at his house where the body was found or if he was killed elsewhere. We know that the Gendarmes confiscated his car." The relative further said that Beauperthuy was last seen Monday evening at an event in the Sucker Garden area. "Pierre was a very quiet person and he is not someone that got into trouble with anyone. Some of the people on the scene are now wondering if those responsible for his murder thought he had monies because its the end of the month.
Captain of the Gendarmerie Slyvian Jouault confirmed that they were notified by someone sometime Tuesday morning that Beauperthuy was found dead. Jouault said that he cannot give any details on the ongoing investigations but could confirm that Beauperthuy's body bore gunshot wounds.
Relatives of murder victim Pierre Beauperthuy peeved at newspaper article
Persons claimed that Beauperthuy's Life was Threatened.
Several members of murder victim Pierre Beauperthuy are very much upset at a newspaper article that they said made more assumptions while a murder investigation is underway. The relatives who contacted SMN News said that how could a journalist interview a relative of the victim who was highly emotional. Secondly they said that assuming that their relative must have committed suicide or robbed even before the investigation started is very much irresponsible since members of the family that were on the scene of the crime does not live with Pierre. The relatives stated that they have been hearing that a certain person threatened to kill Pierre over a property his father owned. That property they said Pierre's father operated a shop. "While we do not know persons from French Quarter told us a particular individual told several persons she would kill Pierre over the property." Right now it is very disturbing to read that our elderly uncle must have committed suicide when he is known to be a very happy and friendly man.
Captain of the Gendarmerie Slyvian Jouault said on Wednesday that there are all types of rumors circulating on the island pertaining to the murder of Pierre Beauperthuy. Jouault said that the investigators have not come to any conclusions as to the cause of death of Pierre Beauperthuy and they are busy investigating all angles of the case to determine exactly who is responsible for the murder of Pierre Beauperthuy.
