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Richard Alberts

Case from Tucson, AZ dated Nov 23, 1989

Victim Details

Richard Alberts

Male

White / Caucasian

Tucson

AZ

1989-11-23

Richard

Alberts

06/25/2026

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On a cool Thanksgiving night in 1989, Richard Alberts, a Caucasian man from Tucson, Arizona, drove across town believing he was on the brink of a lucrative drug deal that would bring a kilogram of cocaine into his hands for about $20,000. He was no stranger to the cocaine trade and trusted that his acquaintance, Eric Owen Mann, who shared that world, could deliver on the promise. Mann and his girlfriend, Karen Miller, were renting a modest house in Tucson where they sold cocaine, marijuana, and ...
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  • Woman turns in ex-boyfriend in 1989 murder - ABC15
  • Death row inmate loses appeal in 1989 Tucson killings case
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