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Elbert Bell

Case from Birmingham, AL dated Dec 25, 2007

Victim Details

Elbert Bell

Male

Birmingham

AL

2007-12-25

52

Elbert

Bell

06/23/2026

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Elbert Bell, a 52-year-old man from Birmingham, Alabama, died on December 25, 2007, in a killing that turned a holiday into a crime scene. He was known in his community as “Minister Elbert, Sr.” and worked as a maintenance man at the Airport Inn Motel, a steady job that suggested a life built around routine, repairs, and responsibility.

That Christmas Day, police were drawn to the 5100 block of 9th Avenue North, where Bell was found shot inside the garage of a house. Accounts tied to ...
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  • List of Birmingham homicides in 2007 - Bhamwiki
  • Police investigate homicide in eastern Birmingham - AL.com
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