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Opal Ruby Bessent, 77, female, was following an ordinary Saturday rhythm in her East Las Vegas apartment when neighbors saw her outside around 7 a.m., tending to the roses by her front door. A few hours later, around late morning, her son arrived and found her inside the residence—life suddenly and violently cut short. Police were called, and the quiet of the small complex near North 28th Street gave way to the routines of a homicide scene as investigators began piecing together the short wind ...Read More
Opal Ruby Bessent, 77, female, was following an ordinary Saturday rhythm in her East Las Vegas apartment when neighbors saw her outside around 7 a.m., tending to the roses by her front door. A few hours later, around late morning, her son arrived and found her inside the residence—life suddenly and violently cut short. Police were called, and the quiet of the small complex near North 28th Street gave way to the routines of a homicide scene as investigators began piecing together the short wind ...Read More
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Opal Ruby Bessent
February 8, 2023
Female
Las Vegas
NV
1993-09-18
77
Opal Ruby
Bessent
11/09/2025
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