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Helen Phelps

Case from Phoenix, AZ dated Dec 31, 1980

Victim Details

Helen Phelps

Female

Phoenix

AZ

1980-12-31

70

Helen

Phelps

07/07/2026

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On the eve of a new year, a quiet home in Phoenix, Arizona, became the scene of a brutal and calculated crime. On December 31, 1980, Helen Genevieve Phelps, a 70-year-old female, was with her daughter, Marilyn Redmond, and son-in-law, William 'Pat' Redmond, preparing for a small New Year's Eve gathering. The festive atmosphere was shattered when three men, armed with a gun, forced their way into the Redmonds' home.

The intruders, identified as Murray Hooper, William Bracy, and a former Ph ...
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  • Murders of William Redmond and Helen Phelps - Wikipedia
  • Arizona Executes Man In 1980 Murder-For-Hire Of Two People
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    It's hard not to feel for Marilyn Redmond, who went through such a harrowing ordeal and still had th... ...Read More
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    I've been revisiting this case and something that's always stuck with me is the resilience Marilyn s... ...Read More
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    I've been diving deep into the Phelps and Redmond case, and one detail that always ... ...Read More
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