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Four men in Louisiana were charged with rape and murder four decades after 16-year-old Roxanne Sharp was found dead, thanks to a podcast and new DNA technology.

Sharp was found dead in a wooded area in Covington, Louisiana on Feb. 12, 1982. The Covington Police Department determined that Sharp was raped and murdered, but officials were unable to make arrests due to a lack of public cooperation and limited physical evidence, making the case go cold for decades until now.

Four Covington men face charges of aggravated rape and second-degree murder in connection with the 1982 killing of Sharp: Perry Wayne Taylor, 64, Darrell Dean Spell, 64, Carlos Cooper, 64, and Billy Williams Jr., 62. The men were arrested on April 21 and 22.

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The Louisiana State Police credited new DNA technology and a podcast for helping make arrests in the murder of Sharp. The podcast generated new leads and information, as well as new witness cooperation.

Police worked with local radio host Charles Dowdy with the Lake 94.7 from the Northshore Media Group in 2025 to produce a podcast called “Who Killed Roxanne,” which generated “new information, leads, and witness cooperation previously unknown to investigators.”

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“These arrests highlight the continued commitment of law enforcement to pursue justice, regardless of how much time has passed. Through advancements in investigative techniques and strong interagency cooperation, cases once thought unsolvable can still be brought to resolution,” the Louisiana State Police said in a statement.

Sharp’s niece, Michele Lappin, told the Associated Press she hopes the arrests will provide closure.

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“We appreciate the hard work and love that has been shown to Roxanne Sharp’s case,” Lappin said. “We hope that with justice will come healing and closure for our family, her loved ones and the community.”

Billy Williams Jr.’s son, Billy Williams III, meanwhile, is adamant that his father didn’t kill Sharp.

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“He thinks they’re putting him in for something he didn’t do,” Williams III said. “He says he would never in his life hurt anyone.”

Taylor and Cooper were already in prison on unrelated charges, according to police.

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Covington Police Department Chief Michael Ferrell said in a statement that his agency never gave up on Sharp’s case.

“The resolution of Roxanne Sharp’s case is a testament to what happens when dedicated law enforcement officers refuse to let a victim be forgotten. For over four decades, the Covington Police Department and Louisiana State Police kept Roxanne’s case alive revisiting evidence, following new leads, and carrying her name forward even when answers seemed out of reach. Cold cases don’t close themselves,” he said.

“They close because people show up, year after year, and refuse to quit. That is exactly what our agencies did, and today, Roxanne and her family finally have the justice they have waited so long for. We are proud of the work done by every investigator who touched this case and deeply grateful for the partnership that made this moment possible.”

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Luigi Mangione’s legal team is urging an end to political violence in the U.S. and distancing the accused assassin from the suspects in a series of similar but unrelated crimes.

“As we have stated before in multiple public court filings, Mr. Mangione does not support violent actions and does not condone past or future political violence,” his attorney, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, told Fox News Digital. “These repeated attempts to connect him to unrelated acts or to insinuate that he condones or supports these acts are irresponsible, dangerous and prejudicial.”

Her comments came in response to a request for comment from Fox News Digital in the wake of the latest attack, over the weekend at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington, D.C.

A 31-year-old California teacher named Cole Allen was arrested after allegedly shooting a U.S. Secret Service agent in the chest in a failed attempt to get into the event, attended by President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, the first lady, Cabinet members and prominent media figures.

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Federal prosecutors have accused Allen of attempting to assassinate the president and filed federal firearms charges, alleging he wrote a “manifesto” sent to relatives and his former employer.

“Cole Allen traveled across the country with deadly weapons and a plan to assassinate the President of the United States,” said U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro for the District of Columbia. “The swift and courageous response of the Secret Service officers prevented unimaginable tragedy. There is no room in this city for political violence.”

Earlier this month, a Texas man named Daniel Moreno-Gama was accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI founder Sam Altman’s California home. The 20-year-old suspect allegedly referenced “Luigi’ing some tech CEOs,” The Wall Street Journal reported previously.

The case prompted San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins to warn that “incendiary rhetoric” could have motivated the crime.

Another arson attack suspect, Chamel Abdulkarim, allegedly invoked Mangione on video while prosecutors allege he set a warehouse on fire in Ontario, California.

“Luigi popped that motherf—er,” he said, according to a federal criminal complaint, adding “a lot of people are going to understand.”

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Prosecutors have alleged that the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, led to a broad social impact and may have inspired others to violence — by design.

In an Aug. 27, 2025, filing in federal court, they argued that “the context and execution of [Thompson’s] murder strongly suggest that the defendant intended to influence or provoke broader reactions beyond the immediate killing.”

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“Simply put, the defendant hoped to normalize the use of violence to achieve ideological or political objectives,” prosecutors wrote.

Mangione, who is accused of stalking Thompson from Minnesota to New York before shooting him in the back, allegedly wrote messages on shell casings used in Thompson’s shooting, a detail prosecutors alleged in the Aug. 27 filing was specifically intended to encourage media coverage. He also allegedly wrote journals describing the motivations behind the attack.

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In September 2025, Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, 31, was assassinated during a speaking event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Authorities have charged a 22-year-old named Tyler Robinson, who allegedly engraved messages into shell casings.

That same month, a gunman opened fire on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Dallas, Texas. Joshua Jahn, 29, killed a detainee, injured two others and fatally shot himself. Pictures show authorities recovered rounds from the scene, at least one inscribed with the phrase, “ANTI-ICE.”

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Robin Westman, a 23-year-old accused of shooting children through the windows of a Minneapolis Catholic Church in August 2025, also posted videos online showing weapons and magazines covered in anti-Trump and anti-Christian messages.

Mangione’s lawyers have argued that Thompson’s death was not an act of “political violence” to begin with, writing that he was not a public servant, not a politician, and not engaged in politics.

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“The Government has indelibly prejudiced Mr. Mangione by baselessly linking him to unrelated violent events, and left-wing extremist groups, despite there being no connection or affiliation,” his lawyers wrote in a Sept. 23 letter to the judge overseeing his federal case, Margaret Garnett.

They were responding to comments from top White House officials describing Mangione as “left wing” as part of a bid to have the potential death penalty taken off the table before trial.

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“A recent, tragic, high-profile murder has only increased this prejudicial rhetoric. The attempts to connect Mr. Mangione with these incidents and paint him as a ‘left-wing’ violent extremist are false, prejudicial, and part of a greater political narrative that has no place in any criminal case, especially one where the death penalty is at stake.”

His lawyers subsequently won a ruling that removed the chance of capital punishment.

Fox News’ Stepheny Price and Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.

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Three University of Arizona fraternities are being investigated after several allegations surrounding extreme hazing and student hospitalizations have surfaced, with campus authorities insisting the organizations pose a “substantial risk” to members of the school’s community. 

Sigma Alpha Mu, Sigma Chi and Phi Delta Theta are all facing some level of disciplinary action stemming from allegations of hazing, according to letters sent by the dean of students and obtained by Fox News Digital.

The school’s Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity has been placed on an “interim loss of recognition,” making it one of two campus organizations not permitted to use campus facilities for events until the investigation is completed. 

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The move comes amid allegations from new members that they “experienced burns from hot liquids, forced consumption of alcohol, alcohol poisoning and blackouts, resulting in the hospitalization of Sigma Alpha Mu members,” according to the notice from campus officials.

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The allegations were submitted to campus authorities on April 22, the letter said. 

A second fraternity, Sigma Chi, has also been placed on an “interim loss of recognition,” according to a separate letter obtained by Fox News Digital. 

The letter states the chapter is accused of hosting two events this month in which UA students “were provided with and consumed alcohol, and were knowingly and unknowingly given drugs,” allegations that directly violate the Arizona Board of Regents Student Code of Conduct.  

As a result of the alleged alcohol and drug consumption, several UA students were reportedly sent to the hospital, according to campus officials.

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UA officials have also placed Phi Delta Theta on an “activities suspension,” meaning the organization is only permitted to conduct business meetings, after hazing allegations surfaced, according to a third letter obtained by Fox News Digital. 

Campus officials allege that between the fall 2025 and spring 2026 semesters, Phi Delta Theta’s new members were “subjected to  forced alcohol consumption, degradation, humiliation, hazing, and other threatening and endangering behaviors,” according to the notice.

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Sigma Alpha Mu and Sigma Chi are scheduled to meet with the dean’s office this week to learn if the chapter’s loss of recognition is permanent, while Phi Delta Theta was set to meet with campus officials on April 15. 

“I mean that’s what you really think of when you think of fraternities, not so much sororities in my opinion, but not a surprising thing to know they’re still doing all that despite it being banned most everywhere I want to say,” UA freshman Acacia Fernandez told 13News.

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“I do feel bad for the students who were affected by the hazing, just, you know, the social pressures that people have to go through to fit in, I feel bad for them honestly,” Fernandez reportedly said.

In a statement to Fox News Digital, a UA spokesperson confirmed the investigations being conducted into the three frats.

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“The university takes these issues seriously, and they are currently being investigated by the Dean of Students Office,” the spokesperson said. 

Fox News Digital reached out to Sigma Alpha Mu, Sigma Chi and Phi Delta’s local and national chapters for comment. 

Phi Delta Theta’s local chapter declined Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

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Five bald eagles found dead over a two-week span in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are now at the center of a wildlife investigation, with officials ruling out natural causes and raising concerns of illegal killing.

The eagles were discovered between April 3 and April 17 in Delta County near Big Bay de Noc and Lake Michigan, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said in a news release.

The birds of prey were not killed by natural factors, predators or vehicle strikes, according to officials, leaving investigators to believe the birds were killed under suspicious circumstances.

“The DNR is requesting tips from the public to help solve this ongoing investigation,” said 1st Lt. Mark Zitnik, a DNR Law Enforcement supervisor. “We can confirm that the eagles did not die from natural causes, predators or vehicle collisions.”

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Bald eagles are protected under both state and federal law, making it illegal to hunt or harm them.

Violators can face criminal charges, including a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in jail, fines ranging from $100 to $1,000 per eagle and restitution of $1,500 per bird.

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The DNR is urging anyone with information to contact the Report All Poaching hotline at 800-292-7800. Tipsters can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward if their information leads to an arrest and prosecution.

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Bald eagles have made a strong recovery in Michigan, growing from the edge of extinction with just 52 breeding pairs in the 1960s to about 900 pairs by 2023, Bridge Michigan reported. The birds are now found across the state, particularly near large lakes and rivers. 

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A former FBI criminal profiler who investigated the Unabomber says the man who allegedly attempted to assassinate President Donald Trump and other high-level government officials Saturday wasn’t simply a crazed gunman, but that something deeper was afoot in his psyche.

Cole Allen allegedly charged a Secret Service checkpoint in the Washington Hilton on Saturday night during the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, an event attended not just by the president and other elected officials, but by presidential cabinet members and other government appointees. He allegedly opened fire before falling to the ground and being taken into custody.

Allen sent communication to a family member before the alleged attack, according to authorities, rationalizing what he acknowledged was a mission that would likely severely harm or kill him. He allegedly said his motivations were political, and painted himself as a savior of the oppressed. At points, officials said, he also noted that there were certain people he hoped wouldn’t be caught in the crossfire.

Jim Clemente, a retired 22-year FBI veteran who worked on the Unabomber case, said Allen expected to die in the attack, and that his actions were so extreme that he likely wanted to end his own life.

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“He seems, especially through those communications that he sent, he seems like a rational human being who has human empathy. He doesn’t sound like a psychopath,” said Clemente. “He doesn’t sound like somebody who is unstable mentally. Certainly, emotionally, that’s a different story … nothing that I have read or seen indicates that he was having some kind of psychotic break or that he would be schizophrenic.”

“He basically ran through a security checkpoint knowing that there would be numerous armed guards right there, and he’s firing a weapon,” Clemente continued. “But for the circumstances where he apparently tripped and fell and they pounced on him, he most likely would have been taken down in a hail of gunfire. Now, he’s not stupid. He must have known this. And that might have been part of his motivation, that he didn’t have the will to live, and once you lose the will to keep yourself alive, other people’s lives become much less important.”

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Clemente explained that a person willing to commit such violence rationalizes and minimizes their actions in order to justify them. In this case, he said, Allen convinced himself his end goal of killing the president and cabinet officials was noble, and that he had a good reason for doing so.

“He didn’t have a general disrespect for human life, he had a very specific disrespect for human life,” said Clemente. “And I think that went along with his own disrespect for his own life.

“Obviously, he was outwardly motivated by the actions of politicians, which is why he targeted them, and this is probably something that he has expressed in his life recently, maybe for a long time,” Clemente said. “But clearly, he’s gotten to the point where that rose to a level — or his own self-image lowered to a level — where he felt like he needed to do something to feel better about his own image or what he perceived the world to be at this time.“

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By many accounts, Allen was intelligent and a high achiever.

In September 2013, he enrolled in the highly competitive California Institute of Technology, known as Caltech, to pursue a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, graduating in 2017.

In the summer of 2014, he wrote that he landed another competitive spot as a summer undergraduate research student fellow at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where he said he contributed to astrophysics research.

In 2022, he enrolled at California State University, Dominguez Hills, and three years later earned a master’s degree in computer science.

He was a Democratic activist who attended at least one “No Kings” protest, and once donated $25 to ActBlue, the progressive digital fundraising platform, which was earmarked for Kamala Harris’ 2024 presidential bid.

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Before the attack, Allen was a teacher at C2 Education, a massive nationwide tutoring, test prep and college admissions counseling organization. He won C2’s teacher of the month award in December 2024. He also developed his own video games.

“Generally, this is a result of severe depression and anxiety,” said Clemente. “Maybe it’s masked, maybe it isn’t, maybe it’s very outward, I don’t know. I don’t know if he ever got any treatment for any of that, but generally it’s done by people who lose their willingness to live.”

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“He had some way to convince himself in these rationalizations that he’d feel better about himself,” he continued. “He’d be some kind of hero, and that would make him feel better about himself and it would be worth it to lose his life doing this.”

Fox News Digital reached out to Allen’s attorneys for comment.