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Judy Bell

Case from Tucson, AZ dated Jun 13, 1996

Victim Details

Judy Bell

Female

Tucson

AZ

1996-06-13

46

Judy

Bell

07/02/2026

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On a tragic evening in June of 1996, the life of 46-year-old Judy Bell was violently cut short in Tucson, Arizona. She was at the Firefighters' Union Hall with her husband, Arthur 'Taco' Bell, and two other friends when two men entered with hostile intent. The female victim and the others present were subjected to a horrifying ordeal that would end in bloodshed.

The assailants, later identified as Robert Jones and Scott Nordstrom, were in the midst of a violent crime spree. On the evening ...
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