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It was a car that belonged to one of Sharon's boyfriends, a guy named Harold Thompson. And turns out, Harold didn't even set his car on fire. He had scrapped it after it stopped working. Detective Jackson said it was likely that the family had gotten these stories just mixed up. And when we reached out to Charles for comment, he declined to talk with us. But investigators hadn't run out of leads.
It was a car that belonged to one of Sharon's boyfriends, a guy named Harold Thompson. And turns out, Harold didn't even set his car on fire. He had scrapped it after it stopped working. Detective Jackson said it was likely that the family had gotten these stories just mixed up. And when we reached out to Charles for comment, he declined to talk with us. But investigators hadn't run out of leads.
It was a car that belonged to one of Sharon's boyfriends, a guy named Harold Thompson. And turns out, Harold didn't even set his car on fire. He had scrapped it after it stopped working. Detective Jackson said it was likely that the family had gotten these stories just mixed up. And when we reached out to Charles for comment, he declined to talk with us. But investigators hadn't run out of leads.
Soon after Sharon was identified, a tip came in through an anonymous source. The informant wanted police to know that a week before her murder, Sharon had been in an argument at a party, and that argument got heated. It's unclear what this argument was about, but apparently this woman pulled a machete on Sharon.
Soon after Sharon was identified, a tip came in through an anonymous source. The informant wanted police to know that a week before her murder, Sharon had been in an argument at a party, and that argument got heated. It's unclear what this argument was about, but apparently this woman pulled a machete on Sharon.
Soon after Sharon was identified, a tip came in through an anonymous source. The informant wanted police to know that a week before her murder, Sharon had been in an argument at a party, and that argument got heated. It's unclear what this argument was about, but apparently this woman pulled a machete on Sharon.
Now, there's no actual violence that happened, but I mean, someone pulls a machete on a person who turns up a week later stabbed to death, the police have to check it out. Detectives interviewed this woman, and while it's unclear whether her alibi was verified, they confiscated the machete and apparently a steak knife, and they had both of them tested.
Now, there's no actual violence that happened, but I mean, someone pulls a machete on a person who turns up a week later stabbed to death, the police have to check it out. Detectives interviewed this woman, and while it's unclear whether her alibi was verified, they confiscated the machete and apparently a steak knife, and they had both of them tested.
Now, there's no actual violence that happened, but I mean, someone pulls a machete on a person who turns up a week later stabbed to death, the police have to check it out. Detectives interviewed this woman, and while it's unclear whether her alibi was verified, they confiscated the machete and apparently a steak knife, and they had both of them tested.
Yet both of these weapons came back negative for any human blood. So police crossed this woman off their list of suspects. They next turned their sights to another man in Sharon's life, a guy named Charles McRae. Now, this is a second Charles, not her soon-to-be ex-husband, so to avoid confusion, I'm just going to refer to him as McCray.
Yet both of these weapons came back negative for any human blood. So police crossed this woman off their list of suspects. They next turned their sights to another man in Sharon's life, a guy named Charles McRae. Now, this is a second Charles, not her soon-to-be ex-husband, so to avoid confusion, I'm just going to refer to him as McCray.
Yet both of these weapons came back negative for any human blood. So police crossed this woman off their list of suspects. They next turned their sights to another man in Sharon's life, a guy named Charles McRae. Now, this is a second Charles, not her soon-to-be ex-husband, so to avoid confusion, I'm just going to refer to him as McCray.
Well, detectives heard rumors from some of Sharon's friends that McCray was a sex trafficker and could possibly have been trafficking Sharon at the time. McRae's criminal history returned drug trafficking charges and one count of murder. He's actually serving time in Texas for that. There were no sex trafficking charges.
Well, detectives heard rumors from some of Sharon's friends that McCray was a sex trafficker and could possibly have been trafficking Sharon at the time. McRae's criminal history returned drug trafficking charges and one count of murder. He's actually serving time in Texas for that. There were no sex trafficking charges.
Well, detectives heard rumors from some of Sharon's friends that McCray was a sex trafficker and could possibly have been trafficking Sharon at the time. McRae's criminal history returned drug trafficking charges and one count of murder. He's actually serving time in Texas for that. There were no sex trafficking charges.
But Detective Jackson explained that in the early 90s, police were usually well aware of men who were trafficking women for sex. But in an area like Shreveport, where violent crime was rampant, these sex traffickers were rarely arrested or charged. Police were more concerned with drug busts and homicides.
But Detective Jackson explained that in the early 90s, police were usually well aware of men who were trafficking women for sex. But in an area like Shreveport, where violent crime was rampant, these sex traffickers were rarely arrested or charged. Police were more concerned with drug busts and homicides.
But Detective Jackson explained that in the early 90s, police were usually well aware of men who were trafficking women for sex. But in an area like Shreveport, where violent crime was rampant, these sex traffickers were rarely arrested or charged. Police were more concerned with drug busts and homicides.
So with this context in mind, police also were hearing rumors that Sharon was known to use drugs with her clients and then set them up to be robbed.
So with this context in mind, police also were hearing rumors that Sharon was known to use drugs with her clients and then set them up to be robbed.