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Louisiana Police Arrest Four in 1982 Roxanne Sharp Murder

4/25/2026

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Louisiana State Police arrested four men, charging them with aggravated rape and second-degree murder in the 1982 killing of Roxanne Sharp in Covington.
A 2025 true-crime podcast and DNA analysis prompted detectives to reopen the case in 2023.
Resubmitted DNA linked Perry Wayne Taylor, Carlos Cooper, Billy Williams Jr., and Darrell Dean Spell to the crime.
The district attorney said the case will go before a grand jury within weeks.

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Louisiana State Police arrested four men, charging them with aggravated rape and second-degree murder in the 1982 killing of Roxanne Sharp in Covington.
A 2025 true-crime podcast and DNA analysis prompted detectives to reopen the case in 2023.
Resubmitted DNA linked Perry Wayne Taylor, Carlos Cooper, Billy Williams Jr., and Darrell Dean Spell to the crime.
The district attorney said the case will go before a grand jury within weeks.