Today in History: June 27, Hurricane Audrey makes Gulf Coast landfall

Also on this date, BTK serial killer Dennis Rader pleaded guilty to 10 murders that had spread fear across Wichita, Kansas, beginning in the 1970s.

A group of people begin the grim task of identifying those killed when hurricane Audrey swept through this small coastal town in Cameron, La., on June 29, 1957. About 50 persons are known dead and about 150 are missing. (AP Photo/Randy Taylor)

By Associated Press

UPDATED: June 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM PDT

Hurricane Audrey slammed into coastal Louisiana and Texas as a Category 4 storm, causing as many as 600 deaths.

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Originally Published: June 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM PDT

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