Murdered between 2:30–4:30 AM
The coroner determined Alberta was beaten, put into the Ohio River alive, and drowned sometime between 2:30 and 4:30 in the morning on August 5, 1965.
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The Night Alberta Was Lured Out
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Alberta had become fearful for her safety in the weeks leading up to her death, so she initially refused Gladys Wyckoff's late-night request to come over. But Gladys laid on a guilt trip — accusing Alberta of getting 'snobby' since her new prosecutor job — and Alberta relented, arriving at Gladys's home by 11:30 PM. They chatted, picked up the Louisville Defender newspaper, Gladys trimmed Alberta's wig, and Alberta left between 1:30 and 2:00 AM. By morning, Alberta's sister Flora and mother Sadie knew something was badly wrong: she wasn't home, her car wasn't visible, and she would have called if she was staying out.
The Night Alberta Was Lured Out
Alberta Jones didn't want to go out that night — she'd been scared and cautious for months. Her hairstylist friend Gladys guilted her into a late-night visit with a wig fitting and a guilt trip about getting 'snobby.' Alberta left between 1:30 and 2:00 AM and was never seen alive again.
The Body in the River
A group of boys walking along the Ohio River found Alberta floating face down at dawn on August 5, 1965. She'd been beaten, put into the river alive, and drowned between 2:30 and 4:30 AM — shortly after Gladys watched her drive away.
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