Update - 10:16 PM - April 4, 2025: Joshua Brocato has been taken into custody in Los Angeles County, California.
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On Thursday (April 3, 2025) at around 1:00 PM, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office conducted a welfare check on a home on Eastwood Drive in the Amite area. When deputies arrived, they found a woman dead inside of the home. She was identified as 66 year-old Priscilla Brocato. Later, the body of 75 year-old Marc Brocato, Priscilla’s husband, was located on the home’s property.
TPSO has issued an arrest warrant for 2 counts of 1st Degree Murder for 34 year-old Joshua Brocato in the murders of his parents, Priscilla and Marc Brocato.
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Detectives believe Joshua Brocato is traveling in a white 2014 Ford utility van (License Plate: 205 DOM) with a last known location in Lafayette earlier this week.
Sheriff Gerald Sticker encourages anyone with information about either of these individuals’ whereabouts to contact Criminal Investigations at 985-902-2088 or Louisiana State Police Suspicious Activity Hotline at 1-800-434-8007.
If you’d prefer to share information anonymously, you can do so through Crime Stoppers of Tangipahoa’s tip line at 1-800-554-5245 or visit www.tangicrimestoppers.com and click on the P3 Tips icon or Submit A Tip! You may be eligible for a cash reward.