Dorothy Richards was 55 when she was found dead in Houma, Louisiana, in 1982. For decades her killing remained an unsolved case in the area.

In the fall of 2018 a man in custody for other murders began giving a series of detailed confessions that included admitting responsibility for Dorothy Richards’s death and saying it occurred in 1982 in Houma. Those statements were submitted to investigators working to review and verify cold cases tied to his admissions.

The confession brought a named suspect to Dorothy’s case after many years without one, but many questions about the original investigation and the evidence surrounding her death remain. If anyone knew Dorothy or has information about her life or the circumstances in Houma in 1982, please come forward with what you know.