Reginald Reed Sr. killed his wife, Selonia Reed, in 1987. The police found the truth many years later. Now, he is in prison.

Reginald Reed Sr. 於 1987 年殺害了他的妻子 Selonia Reed。警方在多年後才發現真相。現在，他已入獄。

Selonia Reed disappeared in August 1987. Police found her body in a car. She had many wounds. Reginald said she left to see a friend, but the friend said this was a lie.

Selonia Reed 於 1987 年 8 月失蹤。警方在車內發現了她的屍體。她身上有許多傷口。Reginald 聲稱她去拜訪一位朋友，但該朋友表示這是在撒謊。

For many years, the police had no answer. In 2011, new police used DNA tests on a cigarette. The DNA led them to a man named Jimmy Ray Barnes. Jimmy said Reginald paid him money to kill Selonia.

多年來，警方一直沒有答案。2011 年，新任警員對一支香菸進行了 DNA 檢測。DNA 指向一名叫 Jimmy Ray Barnes 的男子。Jimmy 表示 Reginald 付錢請他殺害 Selonia。

Reginald had insurance for his wife. He wanted the money. In 2022, a jury listened to the story. They decided Reginald killed his wife and tried to trick the police.

Reginald 為妻子購買了保險。他想要那筆錢。2022 年，陪審團聽取了案情，判定 Reginald 殺害了妻子並企圖欺騙警方。

In January 2023, the judge sent Reginald to prison for the rest of his life. He cannot leave.

2023 年 1 月，法官將 Reginald 判處終身監禁。他無法出獄。

Reginald Reed Sr. has been found guilty of second-degree murder for the death of his wife, Selonia Reed, after an investigation that lasted several decades.

經過數十年的調查，Reginald Reed Sr. 因殺害其妻子 Selonia Reed 被裁定二級謀殺罪成。

The case began on August 22, 1987, when Selonia Reed, a 26-year-old bank teller, disappeared. Her body was later found in a car near a market in Hammond, Louisiana. Forensic reports showed that she had been stabbed sixteen times and sexually assaulted. Although the Hammond Police Department found a cigarette butt and some strange substances at the scene, they could not find a direct link to a killer at that time.

此案始於 1987 年 8 月 22 日，當時 26 歲的銀行櫃員 Selonia Reed 宣告失蹤。隨後其屍體在路易斯安那州 Hammond 一個市場附近的車內被發現。法醫報告顯示她被刺了 16 刀並遭到性侵。儘管 Hammond 警局在現場發現了一截煙蒂和一些奇怪的物質，但當時無法找到與兇手之間的直接聯繫。

During the first investigation, there were many conflicting stories. Reginald Reed Sr. claimed that his wife had left to meet a female friend, but that friend later denied the story. Furthermore, while his young son provided an alibi for his father, police discovered a history of domestic violence in the home. Despite these red flags, the case went cold for many years because there was not enough physical evidence to make an arrest.

在初步調查期間，出現了許多矛盾的說法。Reginald Reed Sr. 聲稱其妻子是去與一名女性朋友見面，但該朋友隨後否認了此事。此外，儘管其年幼的兒子為父親提供了不在場證明，但警方發現該家庭有家暴紀錄。儘管有這些疑點，但由於缺乏足夠的物證以進行逮捕，此案多年來一直懸而未決。

In 2011, the Louisiana State Police reopened the case. By using modern DNA testing on the old cigarette butt, they identified Billy Ray Barnes and his identical twin, Jimmy Ray Barnes. After a legal agreement, Jimmy Ray Barnes testified that Reginald Reed Sr. had offered him $50,000 to kill the victim. Additionally, the prosecution emphasized that the defendant had taken out large life insurance policies shortly before the murder. Although the defense argued that the evidence was only circumstantial, the jury believed the prosecution's theory that the defendant killed his wife and staged the scene to look like a random attack.

2011 年，路易斯安那州警方重新啟動此案。透過對該截舊煙蒂進行現代 DNA 檢測，他們識別出 Billy Ray Barnes 及其同卵雙胞胎兄弟 Jimmy Ray Barnes。經過法律協議，Jimmy Ray Barnes 證詞指出，Reginald Reed Sr. 曾出價 5 萬美元請他殺害受害者。此外，控方強調被告在謀殺前不久投保了高額的人壽保險。儘管辯方辯稱證據僅為間接證據，但陪審團採信控方的理論，認定被告殺害妻子後偽造現場，使其看起來像是一場隨機攻擊。

Reginald Reed Sr. was sentenced to life in prison without parole in January 2023, and his final appeal was rejected in May 2025.

Reginald Reed Sr. 於 2023 年 1 月被判處終身監禁且不得假釋，其最後一次上訴於 2025 年 5 月被駁回。

Reginald Reed Sr. has been convicted of the second-degree murder of his spouse, Selonia Reed, following a multi-decade investigation into her 1987 death.

經過對 1987 年 Selonia Reed 之死進行數十年的調查，Reginald Reed Sr. 最終被裁定謀殺其配偶 Selonia Reed 罪成，屬於二級謀殺。

The incident commenced on August 22, 1987, when Selonia Reed, a 26-year-old bank teller, was reported missing. Her body was subsequently recovered from a vehicle near John's Curb Market in Hammond, Louisiana. Forensic evidence indicated the victim had sustained sixteen stab wounds and had been subjected to sexual assault. Initial investigative efforts by the Hammond Police Department identified several anomalies, including the presence of an illegible white substance on the torso and the recovery of a Winston cigarette butt. Although a screwdriver and crucifix were discovered nearby, they yielded no definitive forensic links to the perpetrator.

事件始於 1987 年 8 月 22 日，當時 26 歲的銀行櫃員 Selonia Reed 被舉報失蹤。隨後在路易斯安那州 Hammond 的 John's Curb Market 附近的一輛車內發現其屍體。法醫證據顯示受害者遭受了 16 處刀傷並遭到性侵害。Hammond 警局的初步調查發現了幾項異常，包括軀幹上存在一種無法辨識的白色物質，以及發現了一截 Winston 香菸蒂。雖然在附近發現了一把螺絲起子和一個十字架，但未能提供與兇手之間明確的法醫聯繫。

Stakeholder positioning during the primary investigation was characterized by conflicting accounts. Reginald Reed Sr. asserted that the victim had departed to meet a female acquaintance, a claim later refuted by said acquaintance. While the defendant's six-year-old son, Reginald Reed Jr., provided an alibi stating that he and his father had remained home playing video games, subsequent inquiries revealed a history of domestic instability and allegations of physical abuse. Despite these indicators, the case remained dormant for several decades due to a perceived lack of direct evidence.

在初步調查期間，相關人士的說法充滿矛盾。Reginald Reed Sr. 聲稱受害者是外出與一名女性熟人見面，但該熟人隨後否認了此說法。雖然被告 6 歲的兒子 Reginald Reed Jr. 提供了不在場證明，稱他與父親一直留在家中玩電子遊戲，但隨後的調查揭露了其家庭不穩定的歷史及身體虐待的指控。儘管有這些跡象，但由於被認為缺乏直接證據，此案停滯了數十年。

Institutional momentum resumed in 2011 under the direction of Lt. Barry Ward of the Louisiana State Police. The investigative rapprochement involved the utilization of CODIS DNA profiling on the recovered cigarette butt, which linked the evidence to Billy Ray Barnes. This discovery led to the identification of his identical twin, Jimmy Ray Barnes, as a person of interest. Through a series of negotiations and an eventual plea agreement for the charge of accessory after the fact, Barnes provided testimony alleging that Reginald Reed Sr. had offered him $50,000 to execute the victim. Furthermore, the prosecution highlighted the existence of substantial life insurance policies procured by the defendant shortly before the homicide.

2011 年，在路易斯安那州警察局 Barry Ward 中尉的指導下，調查重新啟動。調查採取了對回收的香菸蒂進行 CODIS DNA 剖析，將證據指向了 Billy Ray Barnes。這一發現導致其同卵雙胞胎兄弟 Jimmy Ray Barnes 被列為重點調查對象。透過一系列協商以及最終就「事後協助罪」達成的認罪協議，Barnes 作證稱 Reginald Reed Sr. 曾向他提供 5 萬美元以執行殺害受害者的計劃。此外，控方強調被告在謀殺案發生前不久投保了大量的人壽保險。

During the November 2022 trial, the defense contended that the state's case was exclusively circumstantial, noting the absence of a murder weapon and the lack of the defendant's DNA under the victim's fingernails. They further suggested that Jimmy Ray Barnes' own history of violent behavior rendered him a more plausible suspect. However, the prosecution's theory—that the defendant murdered his wife in their residence and subsequently staged the crime scene to simulate a sexual assault—was accepted by the jury.

在 2022 年 11 月的審判中，辯方主張控方的案件完全基於間接證據，指出缺乏謀殺凶器且受害者指甲中未發現被告的 DNA。他們進一步暗示 Jimmy Ray Barnes 本身具有暴力行為紀錄，使其成為更合理的嫌疑人。然而，控方的理論——即被告在住所殺害妻子，隨後偽造犯罪現場以模擬性侵害——得到了陪審團的採信。

Reginald Reed Sr. was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole in January 2023, a verdict upheld by the denial of his appeal in May 2025.

Reginald Reed Sr. 於 2023 年 1 月被判處終身監禁且不得假釋，此裁決在 2025 年 5 月其上訴被駁回後予以維持。