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    Sadie Roberts-Joseph, Founder Of African-American Museum, Found Dead In Car Trunk

    Amari Summerlin, DIBy Amari Summerlin, DIJuly 15, 2019Updated:July 22, 2019No Comments1 Min Read
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    Founder of the African American museum in Baton Rouge was found dead in the trunk of her car due to suffocation.

    What We Know:

    • On July 12, an anonymous caller reported finding the body of 75 year old Sadie Roberts-Joseph at about 3:45 p.m. She was three miles away from her home.
    • Baton Rouge police said the cause of her death was traumatic asphyxia including suffocation. She did not die from strangulation but her nose and mouth were blocked.
    • Joseph founded Odell S. Willams African American Museum in 2001 and for years hosted the city’s Juneteenth festivities.
    • Joseph also founded Community Against Drugs and Violence, a non-profit organization focused on creating a safer environment for children in north Baton Rouge, according to CNN.com

    Further details on Joseph body wounds will not be released until a toxicology report which takes up to three weeks.

    African American museum Baton Rouge Found Dead Founder Sadie Roberts Joseph
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