ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· Orleans Parish, LA
Unsolved: Thaddeus Cardwell (1978)
Thaddeus Cardwell was killed near the riverbank in Orleans Parish, LA in 1978. The death was ruled a homicide caused by gunshot wounds, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.
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- 1978
Deputies responded to a call at the riverbank and found the victim already dead.
- 1981
A witness recanted a key statement and the case stalled.
- 2010
Investigative genealogy work began on an unidentified profile.
- Recently
Ledger contributors indexed the public record and opened the case for review.
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