On June 1, 2026, a triple shooting in Old Louisville shook the city, serving as a grim reminder of the violence that continues to make headlines there. Meanwhile, true crime podcasts are looking backward at the city's unresolved history. On Crime Junkie, host Ashley Flowers brought attention to the 1965 murder of Alberta O. Jones, calling it "a story out of Louisville, Kentucky, that I bet you've never heard of," where "A call in the middle of the night lures a woman out of her home, and hours later, her body is found floating in a nearby river."
Flowers detailed how the investigation stalled for decades until "cold case investigators in Louisville asked the FBI to run prints in Alberta's case again," which yielded a match for a man who had been "living in Louisville, Kentucky" at the time of the murder. Despite this breakthrough, no charges were ever filed, leaving the city's legal system under a cloud of historical skepticism.
The case is getting fresh scrutiny from academics on the ground. Flowers pointed to Lee Remington, a professor at Bellarmine University in Louisville, who is writing a book on the murder. Remington is digging into new leads, and Flowers noted that "she expects to lay out more evidence, like a potential money trail leading back to Alberta's killer when she publishes."
As Louisville grapples with its current safety challenges, local activists and researchers are refusing to let its past injustices be forgotten. The renewed push for answers in the Jones case shows that the community's demand for accountability spans generations.