Who killed Eddie Wells?
New Orleans Unsolved is a new true crime podcast franchise that examines the more mysterious and complex cases of unsolved crime in the historic city of New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana. In the first season, the wife and husband team of Anna Christie and Thanh Truong take on the case of a 17-year old whose body was found floating in the Mississippi River. Turns out, the couple lives in the same neighborhood where that disturbing discovery took place decades ago. Join them as they answer the complicated question of who killed Eddie Wells?
Episode 6: New Orleans East
The narrative shifts to New Orleans East. Vic’s family moves to that neighborhood and he believes he can avoid Stanley Burkhardt. He’s proven wrong and something proves to be even more chilling when he says Burkhardt shows him a set of photos.
Episode 5: North Carrollton and Banks
An already twisted situation for Richard worsens and it begins to unfold just blocks away from his home in Mid-City. Meanwhile, Vic recalls the first time he met Eddie Wells. All of this takes place with Stanley Burkhardt looming over their lives.
Episode 4: South Broad and Gravier
Detailed accounts and accusations of corruption deepen. Serious questions about a New Orleans Police Detective are swirling. It’s the same detective who was adamant that Eddie Wells was murdered back in 1982.
Episode 3: Mid-City
The current cold case investigation into the death of Eddie Wells began after complaints filed with the New Orleans Police Department by two men. They believe one man killed Eddie. The accounts of what they endured and witnessed begin to uncover a long history of cover-up.
Episode 2: The Bywater
We get a clearer picture of the life Eddie Wells led in the neighborhood where he grew up: Bywater. Eddie was portrayed in a less than favorable way in the newspaper, but those who grew up with him paint a different portrait. They also describe a person who often put Eddie on edge. Did he have anything to do with Eddie’s death? The web of questions expands.
Episode 1: Piety and Desire
The death of Eddie Wells in 1982 would seem like a straightforward case. His body was found floating in the Mississippi River in New Orleans’ Upper 9th Ward. The coroner determined he likely drowned, but a police detective believed the 17-year old boy was murdered. The New Orleans Police Department is now re-examining Eddie’s death, and so are we. The mystery begins between Piety and Desire streets.
New Orleans Unsolved Trailer
The new podcast is a narrative dive into the decades old case of a 17-year old boy who drowned in New Orleans. The investigation into the mysterious death uncovers a web of crime, corruption and cover up. At the center of it all is a criminal who has been hiding in plain sight.
