ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· Orleans Parish, LA
The Murder of Reuben Fairchild (1984)
Reuben Fairchild was killed near Sunset Motel in Orleans Parish, LA in 1984. The death was ruled a homicide caused by undetermined causes, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.
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- 1984
Passers-by discovered the victim near Sunset Motel shortly after dawn.
- 1986
The file was moved to inactive status when leads ran out.
- 2001
A reward was posted and the tip line reopened.
- Recently
Ledger contributors indexed the public record and opened the case for review.
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