Ashley Flowers

But all lines of inquiry into this stopped when the detective's wife started receiving threats, said that if her husband didn't back off, that they would put her in the river.

Seems like he just backed off.

Yeah.

But this avenue is getting renewed attention now, thanks to a professor at Bellarmine University in Louisville named Lee Remington.

She has been studying this case for a book that she's writing about Alberta's life and death.

And so far, she says this is the direction that seems most promising.

She expects to lay out more evidence, like a potential money trail leading back to Alberta's killer when she publishes, though there is no published date quite yet.

Like I mentioned, the book is about more than just Alberta's death.

Alberta made a huge impact on her community in the 34 years of life that she had.

And Flora and Lee have made sure that she won't be lost in history.

In 2017, Louisville honored Alberta as a hometown hero and hung a banner with her picture on a massive bank building along a street named after Muhammad Ali.

The city named a park after Alberta.

And there is an annual Alberta O. Jones Park Day.

Alberta's been gone for over 60 years, but it's never too late for justice.

So if anyone out there has any information about her death, you can contact the Louisville Metro Police Department's Cold Case Squad at 502-574-7055, or you can email us directly, tips at audiochuck.com.

You can find all the source material for this episode on our website, CrimeJunkie.com.

We'll be back next week with a brand new episode.

Crime Junkie is an AudioChuck production.

I think Chuck would approve.

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