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A12 THE BOSTON GLOBE FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1999 years later, murder case still bleeds second-degree murder charge. Littleton's quest grew out of a commitment he had made at the deathbed of his daughter and son-in-law. Before the coroner removed the bodies, Littleton said, "I held them both by a foot and promised them, 'I will find out who was responsible, and I will be there for your an 18-month-old child who was left unharmed in her crib during the murders. choked to death in jail in order to silence him. Huey Littleton, the father of Pam Ellender, is leading an emotionally charged crusade to prosecute those responsible.

Despite the sheriffs contention that Prudhomme acted alone, Littleton developed evidence that has led to several indictments and convictions. One of Prud-homme's friends, Bobby Adkins, will be tried some time this year on a MURDERS Continued from Page Al as many as a dozen people bfoke into the Ellenders' home and vre present when they were shot, tatS'satanic cult held a party in the hcusV after the slayings, that the sheriff refused to pursue leads because law enforcement officers and his own son were implicated, and ttatjPrudhomme was actually r.J hi V- timmmtj SU 'it iM i inii 1 i 'f I Littleton said he has spent $400,000 on his investigation, tracking down witnesses across the country and filling seven filing cabinets with documents and videotapes of testimony he has "It's been a nightmare," said Littleton, a prominent Lake Charles insurance investigator who worked with his late son-in-law. "I used to see law enforcement as the glue that keeps a community together. I really thought the sheriff did a wonderful job. Then, as information came to me, I thought the sheriff overlooked some tips.

After a while, I decided he had botched the case. Now, I'm convinced there was a coverup." In 1995, McElveen fired back-with three full-page advertisements in local newspapers, rejecting Littleton's claims as the obsessions of a grief-stricken father. "The sheriff was going out of his way to help," said Lana Brunet, public information officer for the sheriffs office. "But when Prudhomme hung himself, Littleton went off the Pam and Eric Ellender, with their then 18-month-old daughter, Erica. i Pam and Eric Ellender were murdered in their Sulphur, La home in i 1991.

Despite a confession, questions still surround the murders. 't penses and that those payments were coordinated with state prosecutors. He challenged the sheriff to "produce the records." The case has been a sensation in Sulphur and neighboring Lake Charles ever since the night of the murders, which took place in a comfortable, upper-middle-class neighborhood. As events played out over the years in local newspapers and on television, it has produced a high-powered feud and bitter divisions among the residents of Calcasieu edge." Brunet also says that Littleton's case is based on the testimony of people he paid off. "We have records that they were paid," Brunet said.

Littleton said that the only money he gave to witnesses involved ex- H7r. 3' WOT i fssembe SstVSat Speaker Jptem (nextel) vi Parish, which lies on the edge of Ca-jun country, near the Texas Littleton unsuccessfully ran--against McElveen, the most power-'-! ful figure in the parish, in a sheriffs election in 1995. Littleton now is viding strong support for McEl--veen's prospective opponent in theJ 1999 election. Under pressure from McElveen reopened the tion. But after Littleton lost faith local authorities, District Attorney.

i Rick Bryant handed the case over tft the state attorney general's office in 1993, an extraordinary move. The prosecution is now being --handled by Fred Duhy, an assistant; attorney general. "I'm convinced more than one person was involved," i Duhy said in a telephone In a separate interview, Bryant said that before recusing himself.t from the case, he had tried to accom- modate Littleton by calling a list of witnesses supplied by Littleton and, by giving him three days to testify personally before a grand jury. district attorney said some of ton's witnesses were "pieces of who had no credibility. One witness singled out as unre-)t liable by proseuctors was Kurtm James Reese, a drifter with a longm criminal record.

In videotaped testimony prepared for Littleton, Reese described a discussion the morningL after the murders by participants who were anxious "to keep names. out of it." One of those to be" 1 protected, Reese said, was Richard'" McElveen, "because his father was the sheriff." Reese later pleaded guilty to charge of accessory after the facfrM and was released after a short stay" in jail. "These people gave multiple1-1 statements, to Littleton, then to the sheriffs office, to our office, Continued on next pagei "1 SoundWorks Amplified jj Multimedia Speaker System I w. A Multimedia Speakers Orig. Sale Price SoundWorks Amplified Speaker System (black)-Refurbished $149.99 $99.99 MicroWorks Amplified Speaker System (computer beige) Refurbished $249.99 $199.99 IllllilllP' i I SALE 1JJ Sale Price Orig.

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