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Lilly Russell

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Nov 27, 1987

Victim Details

Lilly Russell

Female

New-orleans

LA

1987-11-27

50

Lilly

Russell

07/15/2026

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Lilly Russell, a 50-year-old woman, was killed in New Orleans on November 27, 1987, in a violent and senseless act. Her death was the result of a calculated plan by two men, Tyrone Bridges and his accomplice, Jimmy Johnson. The two men deliberately rammed Lilly's car on a New Orleans street. When she got out of her vehicle to assess the damage, Bridges, a career criminal with a long record of arrests, confronted her.

Brandishing a pistol, Bridges demanded money from Lilly. When she refuse ...
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