Selonia Reed’s son accepts his father’s guilt
After decades of denying the facts, Reginald Reed Jr. has accepted the evidence that his father brutally slaughtered his mother in 1987. “Reggie Junior,” who was a child when his mother died, also says he has forgiven his father.
Crime fiction author tackles Louisiana true crime
I met crime fiction author James Patterson at a California writer’s conference over ten years ago. He told me how he studied true crime to stay grounded in his work, and ten years later, he dropped me a note, commending me on a column. He said the case I wrote about would haunt him. He wished he could do more to help but wasn’t sure how.
Safety inspector’s death remains suspicious
Two weeks ago, I wrote about John Barnett, 62, the Louisiana resident who “committed suicide” hours before completing a legal deposition testifying against his former employer, Boeing. Before boarding the plane for court in Charleston, South Carolina, Barnett told friends and family, “If you hear I committed suicide, I didn’t.”
If you hear I committed suicide, I didn’t
Retired safety manager John Barnett was to answer questions Saturday as part of a deposition related to a legal dispute with his former employer, Boeing, related to safety concerns he had raised. He never made it to court. The week before his death, Barnette told friends and family, “If you hear I committed suicide, I didn’t.”