Post Mortem | When Selonia Reed Never Came Home
Summary
Host Anne-Marie Green interviews correspondent Vladimir Dutier about the 1987 murder of Salonia Reid in Louisiana. The discussion covers how DNA evidence and a prosecutor’s persistence led to the 2022 conviction of her husband, Reginald Reed, despite initial investigative failures. They explore the emotional toll on the victim’s son, who remains torn between his father and the truth.
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Introduction to the Salonia Reid murder case
Early evidence and why Reginald wasn't charged in 1987
DNA breakthrough and the identical twins complication
The impact on six-year-old Reggie Jr. during police interviews
Reggie Jr. learns his father is the prime suspect in 2012
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Prosecutor Taylor Anthony's mission and Jimmy Ray Barnes' plea
The 2022 trial and the mother-daughter defense team
Life insurance money and Reginald's financial motives
Conviction and Reggie Jr.'s complex family dynamics
Closing remarks and final sponsor reads
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