New Orleans Unsolved

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.      

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.   

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. 

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.  

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.  

The law catches up with Stanley Burkhardt, but not before a shocking a conversation Richard says he had with him.  That conversation supposedly took place at Vaughan’s Lounge in the Bywater, and it revolved around the death of Eddie Wells. 

In the aftermath of the prison system releasing Stanley Burkhardt multiple times, Richard decides to go on the offensive.  He begins what he calls “the crucible.”  It set off a chain of events that ultimately leads to the cold case investigation of Eddie Wells’ death.

As the current cold case investigation into Eddie Wells’ death continues, we hear from a woman who has intimate knowledge of the man whom multiple people believe had a role in Eddie’s death in 1982.  She is also the man's niece, and a victim of his criminal side.    

A woman who has never spoken publicly about her alleged ordeals with Stanley Burkhardt finally comes forward. Her revelations about Burkhardt and Eddie Wells are shocking.  We travel to Florida to get her story.   

After revealing her story about her time with Stanley Burkhardt, Kristin now is ready to detail what she knows about the death of Eddie Wells.  Her  accounts seem to build a stronger connection between Burkhardt and Eddie’s mysterious death in 1982. 

Two people with intimate details of Stanley Burkhardt’s career as a New Orleans police detective are coming forward.  They both believe Burkhardt is capable of murder.  They only agreed to speak under a cloak of anonymity.   

Robert details a set of serial killings that predates the death of Eddie Wells.  He believes all the cases could be linked to Stanley Burkhardt, but is there evidence to support any of it?

New Orleans is in the 1980’s was a very dark place and time for one man.  As a boy, he lived in New Orleans East, not far from Stanley Burkhardt’s home.  His memories of certain events are some of the most detailed we’ve heard so far, including details of a disturbing photo of Eddie Wells.   

A man who says he was one of Eddie Wells’ best friends cautiously shares what he knows of a fateful day in 1982.  He claims he was with Eddie the day he disappeared.  To get his story, we go inside a parish jail.

On the very same day of the jailhouse interview, a second interview followed. It was unexpected and took place in the Lower 9th Ward. What did one of Eddie's closest friends say to him before he disappeared?

In the season finale, Stanley Burkhardt gets arrested again, but will he stay in prison?  His testimony in a court hearing weighs heavily in that decision.  The testimony includes details in Eddie Wells’ case. 

A man who says he was one of Eddie Wells’ best friends cautiously shares what he knows of a fateful day in 1982.  He claims he was with Eddie the day he disappeared.  To get his story, we go inside a parish jail.

Investigative producer Anna Christie and veteran journalist Thanh Truong are back with the second season of their independent true crime podcast. Season 2 of New Orleans Unsolved, The Rope Murders, begins October 11th, 2023.