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Larry Dean Dickens

Case from Pasadena, TX dated Aug 24, 1978

Victim Details

Larry Dean Dickens

Male

White / Caucasian

Pasadena

TX

1978-08-24

26

Larry

Dean Dickens

07/18/2026

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Larry Dean Dickens, a 26-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically lost his life on August 24, 1978, in Pasadena, Texas. Dickens, an ex-Marine and youth counselor, was visiting his mother and sister in Pasadena when the incident occurred. He was shot multiple times by Edward Harold Bell, a 39-year-old man with a history of sexual offenses and indecent exposure.

On that fateful day, Bell pulled up in his pick-up truck and exposed himself to children playing nearby. Dickens, upon hea ...
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  • Edward Harold Bell - Wikipedia
  • FLASHER CONVICTED OF KILLING MAN WHO TRIED TO STOP HIM
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