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Joe Parrella

Case from Grand Island, NE dated Sep 29, 2000

Victim Details

Joe Parrella

Male

Grand Island

NE

2000-09-29

63

Joe

Parrella

07/02/2026

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In the early morning hours of September 29, 2000, the tranquility of Grand Island, Nebraska was shattered by a home security alarm. Responding to the alert, Hall County sheriff's deputies arrived at the residence of Joseph L. "Joe" Parrella Jr., a local businessman. Outside his home, they made a grim discovery: the body of 63-year-old Joe Parrella. He had been shot twice in the torso, and an autopsy would later confirm that one of the gunshot wounds was fatal. Near his body lay a handgun, which ...
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  • The Grand Island Independent: Today's Obituaries
  • ESPN.com - NFL - Police investigate shooting death of Joe Parrella
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