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Lee Wright

Case from Chandler, AZ dated Jan 13, 1930

Victim Details

Lee Wright

Male

Chandler

AZ

1930-01-13

63

Lee

Wright

Yes

07/03/2026

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In the winter of 1930, a cross-country crime spree culminated in the tragic death of Deputy Sheriff Robert Lee Wright in Chandler, Arizona. A man and a woman, already wanted for the murder of a Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol corporal, had made their way to Arizona, where they were joined by a third accomplice recently released from a Texas prison. Their violent journey continued as they abducted a Pinal County sheriff's deputy, drawing the attention of law enforcement in the region.

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