Governor Bentley Offers Reward for Unsolved Murder in Calhoun County

MONTGOMERY– Governor Robert Bentley is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murder of 56-year-old Barbara Exum. Exum was robbed and shot in Oxford, Alabama at the Papa John’s restaurant where she worked on September 9, 2011.

 

“Sometimes tips from the public are the only leads law enforcement officers have to help them solve a case,” said Governor Bentley. “I hope this reward will encourage anyone with any information to come forward and help authorities solve this case and bring Ms. Exum’s killer to justice.”

 

Papa John’s Pizza has also offered a $5,000 reward in the case bringing the total reward to $10,000.

 

Anyone with information regarding this case should contact Oxford Police Department Investigator Dewitt Ashley at (256) 835-6119 or Lt. L.G. Owens at (256) 835-6136. You can also contact the Oxford Police Department online at www.oxfordalabama.org or oxfordpd@cableone.net