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On May 28, 1955, in a motel court at 2133 East Monroe Street in Phoenix, Arizona, a domestic dispute turned deadly, ending the life of 23-year-old Marie Bartholomew. Her husband, Lester Edward Bartholomew, used a 22-caliber semi-automatic rifle to shoot and kill her. The violence of that day did not end with Marie. Lester also turned the weapon on their children, killing their three-year-old son, Rickie, and two-year-old daughter, Pamela.
Marie was shot in the front, just below her left n ...Read More
Marie was shot in the front, just below her left n ...Read More
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Marie Good Bartholomew
Female
Phoenix
AZ
1955-05-28
23
Marie
Good Bartholomew
Yes
12/02/2025
Forum Posts (3)
This tragic case has haunted me since I first heard about it. I’ve been thinking a lot about how M... ...Read More
12/16/2024
12/16/2024
Something that's really been weighing on my mind about the tragic case of Marie Goodman Bartholomew ... ...Read More
11/22/2023
11/22/2023
I've been thinking about Lester Bartholomew’s actions leading up to that tragic day in May 1955. I... ...Read More
11/06/2023
11/06/2023
