We're pretty brave, but we're scared spermless of serial killers. It's probably the fact that we watched too many slasher flicks when we were kids. Regardless of the reason, they're way frightening, especially when they serially kill gay people, like 42-year old Ronald J. Dominique (pictured not looking as crazy as we thought, though still pretty fucking creepy).

Dominique has admitted to killing 23 gay men over the course of 8 years and dumping their bodies in isolated locations and parishes (um, weird). Despite these confessions, Dominique's only been charged with eleven murders. 365 Gay elaborates:

Dominique, who is indigent, has not yet been appointed a lawyer and did not have one present during questioning. Sheriff's officials say the confession is solid and that Dominique supplied details that hadn't been released and that only the killer and investigators would know. Authorities are investigating his claims and more charges are possible.

The victims' bodies were found in seven different south Louisiana parishes... Authorities said Dominique said he had sex with each of the victims.

While we're not about to cuddle up to Dominique, we can't help but wonder if he's being taken advantage of - okay, yes he admitted to killing nearly two dozen people, but shouldn't he have been appointed a lawyer, especially when authorities are tossing around the idea of execution?

The article doesn't say whether he denied legal representation, but it sounds to us like he's not smart/sane enough to know what he needs at this point. We may be unsettled by serial killers, but that doesn't mean they don't deserve a fair trial.

Plus, a lawyer passionately defending someone who's admitted to being a serial killer gives it more movie of the week potential.