A Louisiana monster has been charged with slaughtering a family of four during his alleged stabbing spree that left a 6-year-old fighting for his life, but not before the child heroically ran for help while wounded.

Kaegan Jude Solet, 47, was arrested for the deadly rampage in Houma, La., Saturday evening, after he was released from the hospital Tuesday, the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office said.

Solet, 47, is accused of killing Verna Mae Verdin, her children Letha Verret and Paul Verret, and Paul’s partner Krissy Lynn Parfait at a home on the 200 block of Ashland Drive, 63 miles outside of New Orleans in the heart of bayou country, relative Brandon Thiel said on a GoFundMe.

The suspected killer was known to the victims, as he fathered one of their children, Thiel told WVUE.

Terrebonne police captured Solet around 10:30 a.m. Sunday following an hours-long manhunt, transporting him to a hospital for medical care.

Solet was released Tuesday and promptly arrested on four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder, the sheriff’s office said.

Solet, wearing blue scrubs and bright yellow footwear, had his left arm in a cast as he was escorted by police, according to a photo released by officials.

Verdin, a great-grandmother who was two weeks away from retiring from her job in the Walmart bakery, lived in the main home with her daughter Letha while Paul and Parfait stayed in a camper in the backyard, WVUE reported.

A 6-year-old boy, who had been staying the night with his grandmother, Letha, and great-grandmother, was attacked by the knife-wielding maniac and sustained multiple stab wounds.

The child heroically sought help from neighbors despite his injuries.

“He knew he was injured and he was just worried about making sure someone knew his family was in trouble,” Thiel told the outlet.

Letha Verret and her mother Verna Mae Verdin were identified as two of the victims in the deadly attack at their home in Houma, La.

The scene of the deadly stabbing on the 200 block of Ashland Drive in Houma, La.

Police found the young boy near the home before uncovering the gruesome scene where the four adult victims were pronounced dead.

The boy, who is being hailed a “superhero,” was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition, where he remains as of Wednesday.

“Please pray for my little man as he recovers he’s so so strong and such a fighter. Current status (he’s stable) thank everybody for reaching out,” the boy’s father wrote in a Facebook update.

Letha leaves behind seven children of her own – four adults and 3 minors.

“This devastating tragedy has left the Verret family facing an unimaginable amount of grief, uncertainty, and hardship,” Thiel wrote on the fundraiser. “The loss is especially profound for Letha’s minor children, who are now having to cope with the sudden loss of their mother, grandmother, and uncle all at once.”

Paul, who was called an “angel” by his mother, was said to have been inseparable from Parfait.

“Krissy and Paulie. Like they just seemed like they belonged together I will miss both of yall,” Letha’s son, CJ, wrote. “No matter what Krissy was still family, she sat with us for thanksgiving, Christmas, whatever the case was she sat at the table with us.. Krissy I promise we won’t forget about you neither.”

Paul Verret was found dead at his home in Houma.

Krissy Lynn Parfait was staying in a camper with her partner, Paul, when she was killed in the stabbing spree.

Solet, a quadruple murder suspect, had faced arrests in two previous stabbings in Houma, including another killing.

Officials didn’t reveal what time Solet allegedly began his stabbing rampage, but are asking residents for home security footage between Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday at 10:30 a.m. that could help with the murder investigation.

Solet was booked into the Terrebonne Parish Criminal Justice Complex, where he is being held without bond.

The quadruple murder suspect had faced arrests in two previous stabbings in Houma, including another killing.

He was first charged in January 2019 for the stabbing death of homeless man Kemple Paul Scott Lovell, who was found dead with several stab wounds in Houma.

A grand jury declined to indict him because of a lack of evidence.

Solet was arrested months later in December 2019 and charged with attempted murder after a woman was found lying in a pool of blood in a motel room.

Cindy Boudreaux, 59, was found inside a room of the motel gasping, “don’t let me die,” as paramedics tended to her, the Houma Courier reported.

She accused Solet of attacking her with a wine bottle before stabbing her numerous times.

Prosecutors pointed to security camera footage and Solet’s DNA being found inside the hotel room as evidence he committed the attack, but the man was found not guilty in November 2023.

Source: https://nypost.com/2026/09/16/us-news/louisiana-monster-kaegan-solet-accused-of-slaughtering-family-of-four-as-boy-ran-for-help-after-he-was-stabbed/