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Case Description
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Manuel Reed, a 21-year-old African American man, tragically lost his life on May 13, 1999. His body was discovered on May 30, 1999, in a garbage bin in Kenner, Louisiana. The cause of death was determined to be strangulation, and evidence suggested that he had also been sexually assaulted. There were no defensive wounds on his body, indicating that he may have been incapacitated or unable to resist during the attack. Reed's death was part of a series of killings in the region that shared similar ...Read More
Victim Details

Manuel Reed

Male

Black / African American

Kenner

LA

1999-05

21

Manuel

Reed

11/30/2025