The body of Sadie Roberts-Joseph, a community activist who teamed up with police on an anti-drug and -violence program and also started a African American Museum, was found dead Friday afternoon in a trunk of a car about 3 miles from her home, police said.
āMs. Sadie was a tireless advocate of peace,ā the Baton Rouge Police Departmentsaid in a statement. āOur detectives are working diligently to bring the person or persons responsible for this heinous act to justice.ā