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French Quarter performer "Uncle Louis" arrested for 1974 murder cold case
Posted on 5/20/17 at 9:15 am
Posted on 5/20/17 at 9:15 am
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The street performer known as "Uncle Louie" has been a French Quarter fixture for more than two decades, standing frozen as a human statue while wearing an Uncle Sam-like costume and holding the leash of a miniature stuffed dog.
But authorities now suspect that the longtime tourist favorite fatally shot a Jacksonville, Florida, father of four inside the man's grocery store 43 years ago this weekend.
New Orleans police on Tuesday booked Johnie Lewis Miller, 60, on a warrant obtained by Jacksonville Sheriff's Office investigators looking into the death of Fred A. Farah, 34, who was killed on May 22, 1974, during a botched holdup at his store.
The street performer known as "Uncle Louie" has been a French Quarter fixture for more than two decades, standing frozen as a human statue while wearing an Uncle Sam-like costume and holding the leash of a miniature stuffed dog.
But authorities now suspect that the longtime tourist favorite fatally shot a Jacksonville, Florida, father of four inside the man's grocery store 43 years ago this weekend.
New Orleans police on Tuesday booked Johnie Lewis Miller, 60, on a warrant obtained by Jacksonville Sheriff's Office investigators looking into the death of Fred A. Farah, 34, who was killed on May 22, 1974, during a botched holdup at his store.
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Posted on 5/20/17 at 9:16 am to Scooba
Dindu nuthin. Just trying to make a living on bourbon street
Posted on 5/20/17 at 9:17 am to Scooba
Good
Posted on 5/20/17 at 9:17 am to Scooba
now this is a statue that should have been removed...
Posted on 5/20/17 at 9:18 am to Scooba
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43 years ago this weekend.
5 more years and the possibility of solving the crime would have been cut in half.
Posted on 5/20/17 at 9:20 am to Chicken
:rimshot:
Posted on 5/20/17 at 9:20 am to Chicken
Is there a statute of limitations on 40+ year cold case across state lines?
Apparently not.
Apparently not.
Posted on 5/20/17 at 9:21 am to Sao
On the next episode of 48 years.
The. Clock. Is. Ticking.
The. Clock. Is. Ticking.
Posted on 5/20/17 at 9:22 am to Scooba
Ladies and gentlemen... WE GOT HIM.
Posted on 5/20/17 at 9:23 am to Chicken
quote:
now this is a statue that should have been removed...
Homerun Chicken! tss..tss..
Posted on 5/20/17 at 9:27 am to Chicken
Chicken with the Boom of the day
Posted on 5/20/17 at 9:30 am to Chicken
I was coming to make a statue joke.
Bravo!
Bravo!
Posted on 5/20/17 at 9:31 am to Scooba
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Is there a statute of limitations on 40+ year cold case across state lines?
No statute of limitations on murder. Not even for human statues.
Posted on 5/20/17 at 9:46 am to Scooba
I have a picture of him and my son, my son was holding the dog leash, both at in his famous pose. My son will get a kick out of being in a photo with a murderer
Posted on 5/20/17 at 9:51 am to Chicken
Did they yell "Freeze" when they found him?
Posted on 5/20/17 at 9:57 am to wickowick
I would imagine he has changed quite a bit since he was a teenager. He was a genuinely nice guy the times I've ran into him.
Posted on 5/20/17 at 10:00 am to CamdenTiger
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Did they yell "Freeze" when they found him?
I bet he broke character.
Posted on 5/20/17 at 10:09 am to Scooba
Lafayette just solved an old cold case. I wonder what new technology they're using.
Posted on 5/20/17 at 10:19 am to Scooba
Posted on 5/20/17 at 10:20 am to Y.A. Tittle
My sons just took a picture with this guy in December. I'll have to tell them they were hanging with an alleged murderer
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