Jury Convicts Killer Of BR Civil Rights Leader Sadie Roberts-Joseph

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The man convicted of murdering Baton Rouge civil rights leader Sadie Roberts-Joseph in 2019 will be sentenced on August 7.

A jury found Ronn Bell guilty of second-degree murder on Saturday.

Bell was a tenant of the victim, and investigators believe he killed her after falling behind on his rent.

Roberts-Joseph was the founder of the Baton Rouge African American Museum.

Bell's conviction of second-degree murder results in a mandatory life sentence.

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