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Detective believes 6-year-old's mother was killed in next room while he slept

Detective believes 6-year-old's mother was killed in next room while he slept

Summary

In 1987, Selonia Reed was murdered and sexually assaulted in Louisiana. Her 6-year-old son, Reggie, only remembers fragments of that night and has since written a memoir about his experience. Police believe she was killed elsewhere, then her body was moved to a car near her home.

Key Facts

  • Selonia Reed was 26 years old when she was killed on August 22, 1987.
  • She was stabbed 16 times and sexually assaulted.
  • Her body was found in her car near the John's Curb Market, about 1.5 miles from her house.
  • The murder likely happened in a different place than where her body was found because there was little blood in the car.
  • A white substance was found on her body, but any possible message was unreadable due to the heat.
  • Police collected evidence including a Winston cigarette butt and a screwdriver found near the crime scene.
  • Reggie Reed, her son, was 6 years old at the time and has written a memoir about losing his mother.
  • Investigators never found eyewitnesses or the murder weapon tied directly to the crime.
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