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Trudy Harrell

Case from Lexington, KY dated Apr 23, 1986

Victim Details

Trudy Harrell

Female

Lexington

KY

1986-04-23

59

Trudy

Harrell

06/25/2026

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In the spring of 1986, a wave of violence shattered the city of Lexington, Kentucky, forever marking April 23rd as a day of tragedy. Among the lives abruptly and brutally cut short was that of Trudy Harrell, a 59-year-old woman who found herself an unsuspecting victim in a senseless rampage. Her death was not an isolated incident but part of a horrific sequence of events that claimed four other lives and left the community in a state of shock and disbelief.

The day had begun with a desper ...
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  • Trudy Harrell (1927-1986) - Find a Grave Memorial
  • Jury sees photo of mass murder victims - UPI Archives
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