Dixie Mafia con artists extorted Carlos Marcello
This report wraps up our 4-part series on the mysteries surrounding the murder of Jefferson Downs jockey James Sibille, and this chapter begins as the first, inside the 1975 racketeering trial of reputed mafia kingpin Carlos Marcello.
Grand jury finds no true bill in jockey murder case
A Jefferson Parish grand jury, looking into the slaying of a young jockey in 1974, concluded their investigation in 1982 without indicting the two men police charged with the slaying of 19-year-old James Sibille. New Orleans Assistant District Attorney William Hall, who presented testimony about the case, said the grand jury hoped to continue the matter in two weeks, but no further prosecution took place, and in 2021, the case officially remains unsolved.
DA’s Cold Case Unit to revisit Sibille case, others
Last week, we recapped the unsolved 1974 murder of a 19-year-old Jefferson Downs thoroughbred jockey named James Robert Sibille. This is one of the many cold case files Bayou Justice has revisited from the New Orleans area, and this week, we share more related to Sibille’s death. However, I want to first take a moment to suggest that New Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams may have taken notice of our efforts. Wednesday, a news release from his office announced the formation of a new Cold Case Unit to “get murderers off the streets and bring healing to families.”