About this episode
The episode discusses how a podcast helped solve the cold case of Roxanne Sharp, who was murdered in 1982.
In 1982 teenager Roxanne Sharp was killed in the woods of St Tammany Parish, which is about 48km north of New Orleans in Louisiana. At the time police struggled to solve the case due to a lack of evidence and witnesses willing to come forward. Fast forward 44 years and the decades old case has finally been solved with four men arrested, something police are crediting to a six-part podcast called 'Who Killed Roxanne Sharp'. Vice-president of Northshore Media, Charles Dowdy, who produced the podcast, joins Jesse.
People in this episode
Host: Jesse
Guest: Charles Dowdy
Topics covered
- cold case
- true crime
- podcast impact
- law enforcement
- justice
Keywords
- Roxanne Sharp
- cold case
- podcast
- true crime
- law enforcement
- Charles Dowdy
- Northshore Media
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Northshore Media
Books & works: Who Killed Roxanne Sharp
Places: St Tammany Parish, New Orleans
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