Kate Ragsdale, 73, was found murdered in her home in Alberta, Alabama on February 24. Ragsdale worked at the University of Alabama for more than 25 years until retiring in 2006.
She started out in a clerical position, then joined the UA Libraries in 1983 and worked for the Business Library. Ragsdale was appointed a planning officer with the library association in 1987 and oversaw several library construction and renovation projects, according to a spokesperson for UA.
Authorities are calling the cause of death to be “sharp force injury,” meaning she was stabbed to death. The case is considered a home invasion homicide.