Cop haunted for decades by Roxanne Sharp’s brutal killing didn’t live to see suspects arrested

For decades, former Louisiana police officer Herbert Joiner used a brown leather briefcase to store the records, clippings and clues he had collected about a case that had haunted him since 1982 — the brutal gang rape and murder and 16-year-old Roxanne Sharp. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles … Read more

“Who Killed Roxanne Sharp?” podcast leads to 4 arrests in decades-old murder of girl in Louisiana

Louisiana police say a podcast helped them solve the decades-old killing of a 16-year-old girl and announced Friday that four men now face criminal charges in connection with her rape and murder. In 1982, teenager Roxanne Sharp was killed in the woods of St. Tammany Parish, about 30 miles north of New Orleans. Police struggled … Read more

‘Who Killed Roxanne’ true-crime podcast leads to four arrests in decades old cold case, police say

Four men have been arrested and charged in the 1982 rape and murder of 16-year-old Roxanne Sharp — a case that went cold for more than four decades before DNA testing and a true-crime podcast cracked it open. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Sharp’s body … Read more