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Marydell Elswood Lupinacci

Case from Sand, UT dated Aug 19, 2004

Victim Details

Marydell Lupinacci

Female

White / Caucasian

Sand

UT

2004-08-19

49

Marydell

Elswood Lupinacci

06/27/2026

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On a tragic morning in Sandy, Utah, on August 19, 2004, the life of 49-year-old Marydell Lupinacci was cut short. A female resident of the Coppergate Apartments for the preceding two months, she was confronted by her estranged husband as she left for work. Words were exchanged before the encounter turned fatal.

The man, 46-year-old Frank Lupinacci Jr., produced a handgun and shot his wife in the head. Marydell was pronounced dead at the scene. Shortly after taking his wife's life, Frank L ...
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