Roderick Wayne Collins
Case Number:
Not publicly available
Case Status:
Unsolved — LE confirmation pending
Date of Birth:
Not publicly available
Date of Death:
Not publicly available
Date Discovered:
12/20/2002
Cause of Death:
Not publicly available
Location:
Wooded area along Sugarhouse Road, Alexandria
Agency:
Alexandria Police Department - 318.449.5099
Tip Line:
Crime Stoppers of CenLa - 318.443.7867
Background
Roderick Wayne Collins was 31 and lived at 115 Messer Road in Pineville at the time of his death. He worked for the City of Alexandria Sanitation Department.
Additional details of Roderick’s background and family is unknown.
Case Summary
Roderick was last seen by his girlfriend on 11/01/2002 when he left for Paragon Casino in Marksville. The following day, his vehicle was found burned on Hudson Boulevard, not far from Sugarhouse Road in Alexandria.
After Roderick failed to return home, his girlfriend reported him missing to the Pineville Police Department on 11/04/2002.
On 12/20/2002, more than a month and a half after he was last seen, Roderick’s badly decomposed remains were discovered by a hunter in a wooded area along Sugarhouse Road. A second set of remains was found nearby and later identified as Rebecca Ann Miller, 30. Investigators believed the bodies had been there for approximately five to six weeks.
No relationship between Roderick and Rebecca has been established, and available reports do not explain how the two came to be at the same location.
Roderick’s remains were initially sent to Shreveport for autopsy and later to a forensic anthropologist in Florida for further examination in an effort to determine his cause and time of death. He was identified by his distinctive tattoos.
On 04/26/2021 an appeal for information was renewed.
Suspects/Persons of Interest
No suspects or persons of interest have been publicly identified.
Timeline
| 11/01/2002 | Last seen leaving for Paragon Casino in Marksville. |
| 11/02/2002 | Vehicle found burned on Hudson Boulevard. |
| 11/04/2002 | Reported missing to Pineville Police Department. |
| 12/20/2002 | Remains discovered along Sugarhouse Road. |
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Research Notes
This profile will be updated as requested public records are received.
Sources
- Alexandria Town Talk, “Pineville police hunt missing man,” November 14, 2002.
- Alexandria Town Talk, “2 bodies found by hunter ID’d,” December 31, 2002.
- Alexandria Town Talk, “Sugarhouse Road killings remain a mystery: Bodies of man, woman found 7 months ago,” June 10, 2003.
- The Town Talk, “Cold Case Files,” November 23, 2008.
- KALB Channel 5, “APD asking for public help in solving 2002 cold case,” April 26, 2021.
rev 09/04/2026