“A Monster Of A Case” — Police Share Inside Information On Roxanne Sharp’s Murder

When the Roxanne Sharp murder case went cold, Louisiana State Police tried something unusual to help solve the 1982 killing: they partnered with a trusted local radio host in a small Louisiana town to launch a true crime podcast. In this episode of Criminally Obsessed, Anne Emerson speaks with Louisiana State Police PIO Marc Gremillion about how podcaster Charles Dowdy and the "Who Killed Roxanne?" podcast helped generate new leads in the decades-old cold case murder investigation. After Roxanne Sharp’s case was featured on the true crime podcast and shared across social media, tips started pouring in from Louisiana and across the country. Former Covington residents, people connected to the case, and even younger generations who had only heard rumors about the murder mystery began reaching out to investigators. Louisiana State Police say this was one of the first times the agency partnered so closely with a podcast during an active cold case investigation — and after seeing the response, they believe podcast collaborations could become an important tool in future murder investigations and unsolved cases. The Roxanne Sharp case is now one of the most compelling examples of how true crime podcasts and local journalism can help revive cold cases, reexamine crime scene evidence, and generate new leads. Do you think podcasts and true crime documentaries can help solve crimes? Could more police agencies begin partnering with local media and podcasters to reopen unsolved murder cases? Let us know in the comments.

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