Posted on 07/14/2019 4:01:32 PM PDT by BenLurkin
The body of Sadie Roberts-Joseph, 75, was located Friday but it wasn't immediately clear what led officers to the car. The cause of her death is still unknown, police told the station.
The vehicle was about 3 miles from her home, CNN affiliate WAFB reported.
She founded the Odell S. Williams Now and Then African American Museum in 2001, where she had been hosting the city's Juneteenth celebration for years.
"Ms. Sadie was a tireless advocate of peace in the community," the police department said in a statement. "Ms. Sadie is a treasure to our community, she will be missed by BRPD and her loss will be felt in the community she served.
She also founded Community Against Drugs and Violence, a non-profit organization focused in creating a safer environment for children in North Baton Rouge.
Local politicians, advocates and community members on Saturday mourned Roberts-Joseph's death.
State Representative C. Denise Marcelle said in a Facebook post that the activist "never bothered anyone" and was looking to expand her museum.
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Let me guess Trump is the number one suspect
Arkancide is the unfortunate habit of potential witnesses to the Clintons’ dirty dealings in Arkansas suddenly deciding to shoot themselves twice in the back of the head.
Do you have indoor plumbing?
Yikes.
I know the term.
Why would you think this woman’s murder had anything to do with the Clintons?
She probably p-o’ed a local drug thug.
You’re attributing omniscient powers to the Clintons they simply do not have.
Even if you don’t, do you think it generally improves people’s lives?
(There are still a fair number of outhouses around here—it is cheaper than a second bathroom. However, I can only think of one house in the area that may not have an actual indoor toilet).
Suicide by auto trunk...? Really, prayers to her family and friends.
RIP.
That’s a shame.
If you were making fun of folks who holler “Arkancide” everytime a murder occurs, I didnt catch on. Sorry.
Sometimes a sarc tag helps.
I’m guessing you’re right... still, the liberals will find a way to blame Trump...
Autopsy: Sadie Roberts-Joseph, Baton Rouge African American history museum founder, suffocated
BY LEA SKENE | Staff writer Jul 15, 2019 - 11:34 am
Sadie Roberts-Joseph, the founder of Baton Rouge’s African American history museum and a longtime voice for peace in her community, was suffocated to death last week before her body was found in the trunk of her car.
Police have disclosed few details about the case so far, but East Baton Rouge Coroner Dr. Beau Clark released preliminary autopsy results Monday afternoon. He said Roberts-Joseph, 75, died from “traumatic asphyxia, including suffocation.” Her death has been ruled a homicide.
Traumatic asphyxia means a person’s airways were physically blocked, cutting off their oxygen supply. That could result from strangulation, but the coroner’s report doesn’t specify how exactly Roberts-Joseph was killed.
It looks like I was right. Unfortunately she had a tenant who belonged to the group of people she was against.
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