Four Men Arrested In 1982 Rape & Murder Of 16YO Covington Girl

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Four men have been arrested and charged in the 1982 rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl whose body was found in a wooded area near the St. Tammany Parish Fairgrounds in Covington, Louisiana State Police said.

Roxanne Sharp was found dead on Feb. 12, 1982. Investigators said she had been raped and killed, and her body was left in the area where it was later discovered.

The case remained unsolved for more than 40 years because of limited physical evidence and limited cooperation from the public, according to State Police.

In 2023, detectives with the Louisiana State Police Covington Field Office took over the investigation. They reviewed the original case file and physical evidence, re-interviewed witnesses and potential suspects, collected additional evidence and resubmitted original evidence for DNA analysis.

Detectives later obtained arrest warrants for aggravated rape and second-degree murder for four men:

• Perry Wayne Taylor, 64, of Covington
• Darrell Dean Spell, 64, of Covington
• Carlos Cooper, 64, of Covington
• Billy Williams Jr., 62, of Covington

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Four men arrested in 1982 rape and murder of 16-year-old Covington girl

Four men have been arrested or charged in the 1982 rape and murder of 16-year-old Roxanne Sharp, whose body was found near the St. Tammany Parish Fairgrounds in Covington.

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They were arrested at a no kings riot. Color me shocked.