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Arthur Backus

Death by Force
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On a winter day in West Haven, Utah, the life of Arthur Sherman Backus, a 48-year-old male, came to a violent and abrupt end. On February 3, 2006, outside his own home, he was confronted by an assailant in his driveway. The man, identified as 44-year-old Warren Dee Fellows, fatally shot Backus multiple times. The motive for this tragic event was later revealed to be Fellows' discovery of an affair between his wife and Backus.

Following the shooting, Fellows did not flee the scene. Instead ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Arthur Backus

    Male

    West Haven

    UT

    2006-02-03

    48

    Arthur

    Backus

    Yes

    11/05/2025

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