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Albert Hughes

Case from Tucson, AZ dated Aug 10, 1979

Victim Details

Albert Hughes

Male

Tucson

AZ

1979-08-10

Albert

Hughes

06/30/2026

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On a summer evening in Tucson, Arizona, on August 10, 1979, a fatal encounter unfolded at a known biker hangout, the Ranch House Bar. Albert Hughes, a male resident of the city, was at the bar when a dispute broke out involving three men and a biker named Jasper Newton McMurtrey. The confrontation escalated, tragically resulting in gunfire.

McMurtrey would later claim that one of the men he was arguing with pointed a gun at him, prompting him to open fire. In the ensuing chaos, Albert Hug ...
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  • Arizona Daily Star: After 20 years on death row, he's free
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