Cold Case Solved: Podcast Cracks 44-Year-Old Murder

0:0044 years after 16-year-old Roxanne Sharp was raped and murdered in the woods of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, back in 1982, four men finally faced charges. Stay police arrested them this week for aggravated rape and second-degree murder. All thanks to a local podcast that cracked the cold case wide open. The suspects are Perry Wayne Taylor, 64, Daryl Dean Spell, 64, Carlos Cooper, 64, and Billy Williams, Jr. 62. Cooper and Taylor were already behind bars and other charges, while Williams and Spell got picked up just days ago. Investigators say the podcast was huge in jogging memories and bringing in fresh tips from the public, plus new witnesses who filled in key gaps about. Roxanne's last days, it helped map out her movements right up to the end. Turns out Roxanne knew these guys and hung around their neighborhood often, which gave police the connections they needed after decades of dead ends. Local cops and the podcast team never gave up, pushing the story until justice kicked in.

1:04Now Roxanne's family gets some long overdue closure, proving cold cases only solve when folks keep the pressure on year after year. That's your update from Tampa Bay News today, powered by AI.