Police are hunting suspects in the murder of Baton Rouge African American History Museum founder Sadie Roberts-Joseph, who was found dead in the trunk of a car from asphyxiation.
The Capital City icon was found dead three days ago, and Baton Rouge Police spokesperson Sgt. L’Jean McKneely says they were tipped off as to her whereabouts earlier Friday.
“We got an anonymous call from someone stating that there was a body inside of the vehicle, and when our officers arrived we canvassed the area, we saw the car, and did inventory of the car.”
After arriving on scene, McKneely says they discovered the body around 3:45 that afternoon, as the rest of the community was preparing for Hurricane Barry.
“It’s not far from her home. She lived close to Southern University, so it was about three and a half miles, four miles from her home. She was on a dead end street inside of the vehicle in the trunk.”
Roberts-Joseph was 75.
Roberts-Joseph was a celebrated and beloved member of the Baton Rouge community, and McKneely says her death is tragedy…
“It is a very, very sad situation, she’s been active in the Baton Rouge community for many, many years, so we pooled our resources even during the storm to do an investigation on this.”
Police are tracking down leads and asking anyone with additional information to call Crimestoppers at 225-344-7867.
