African American History Culture : African American museum founder discovered dead in car trunk

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African American museum founder discovered dead in car trunk

African American museum founder discovered dead in car trunk

A 75-year-old Louisiana woman who founded an African American history museum was discovered dead in the trunk of a car, and police said Saturday that investigators were working diligently to find those responsible. Baton Rouge police Sgt. L'Jean McKneely said investigators were still waiting for

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The Advocate reported Roberts-Joseph was the founder and curator of the Baton Rouge African American Museum, which she started in 2001. The museum sits on the campus of New St. Luke Baptist Church, where Roberts-Joseph's brother is pastor.

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Man arrested in murder of Louisiana African-American museum founder Sadie Roberts-Joseph: Police


Ronn Jermaine Bell, 37, a convicted sex offender, was taken into custody Tuesday on a charge of first-degree murder, police said.
Bell was living in one of the homes Roberts-Joseph was renting out and it is believed he was several months behind in rent payments, police said. Authorities estimated Bell owed Roberts-Joseph $1,200.

Man arrested in murder of Louisiana African-American museum founder Sadie Roberts-Joseph: Police

A Louisiana man has been arrested in the murder of a beloved 75-year-old community activist whose body was discovered asphyxiated in the trunk of her car, police said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon. The death of Sadie Roberts-Joseph, who founded an African American museum in Baton Rouge and

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PHOTO: Sadie Roberts-Joseph is interviewed by WBRZ. (WBRZ)