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Glenn Estes

Case from Tucson, AZ dated Jul 06, 1990

Victim Details

Glenn Estes

Male

Tucson

AZ

1990-07-06

16

Glenn

Estes

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In the heat of a southern Arizona summer, the life of 16-year-old Glenn Estes was brutally cut short. His body was discovered on the morning of July 6, 1990, in a water tank located in a desolate desert area on the outskirts of Tucson. The young man, a male, had sustained multiple gunshot wounds to his head and chest, as well as severe injuries from a machete to his neck and upper body.

The investigation into the homicide quickly led authorities to two suspects, Claude Eric Maturana and S ...
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  • Justia Law: State v. Maturana
  • Claude Eric Maturana | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers
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