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Bradford Franklin Isbell

Case from Sylacauga, AL dated Jun 23, 2021

Victim Details

Bradford Franklin Isbell

Male

White / Caucasian

Sylacauga

AL

2021-06-23

46

Bradford

Franklin Isbell

Yes

07/03/2026

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On a summer evening in Sylacauga, Alabama, the life of Bradford Franklin Isbell, a 46-year-old White/Caucasian male, was brought to a violent and tragic end. On June 23, 2021, outside a residence on Harper Springs Road, Isbell was fatally shot in what investigators would later describe as a calculated murder-for-hire plot. When Sylacauga Police officers responded to a call around 10:00 p.m., they discovered Isbell deceased at the scene. Inside the home, another individual, 32-year-old Rachel Eli ...
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    Has anyone else been following the case concerning Bradford Franklin Isbell's murder? I can't stop t... ...Read More
    08/12/2024
    I've been following the case of Bradford Franklin Isbell's murder, and my thoughts go out to his fam... ...Read More
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    The revelation of a murder-for-hire plot being orchestrated from within a jail cell is straight out ... ...Read More
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