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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