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Gene Ward Jr.

Case from Helena, AL dated Apr 27, 2015

Victim Details

Gene Ward Jr.

Male

Helena

AL

2015-04-27

61

Gene

Ward Jr.

Yes

06/29/2026

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Gene Ward Jr., a 61-year-old man, was found dead inside his home in Helena, Alabama, on the evening of April 27, 2015, after a relative went to check on him and made the grim discovery. Deputies were called to the 2500 block of Highway 93 around 8 p.m., where they found him deceased with apparent gunshot wounds, turning what should have been an ordinary visit into the start of a homicide investigation in rural Shelby County.

As detectives began sorting through what happened inside the ho ...
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  • https://m.shelbycountyreporter.com/2017/08/30/helena-man-sentenced-to-life-for-murder/
  • Investigators charge man with capital murder in 61-year-old's death
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