Today, September 18th, Christopher T. Cater, 43, Lake Charles, was found
Guilty as Charged of First Degree Murder, Identity Theft, and Unlawful Disposal of Remains.
In July 2023, Cater violently beat the victim to death. Cater then drove
her vehicle with her body still inside, used her home and continued accessing her banking information. The victim’s body was discovered in her vehicle in August, a month after the
murder.
Sentencing will be October 7th before Judge Kendrick
Guidry.
First Assistant District Attorney Jacob Johnson and Assistant District
Attorney Christopher Guelzow prosecuted the case for the Calcasieu Parish District Attorney’s Office