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William Bell

Case from Pontiac, MI dated May 11, 2018

Victim Details

William Bell

Male

Black / African American

Pontiac

MI

2018-05-11

36

William

Bell

07/05/2026

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In the late hours of a Friday in Pontiac, Michigan, a domestic dispute escalated to a fatal conclusion, ending the life of 36-year-old William Spencer Bell. On May 11, 2018, police received a 911 call from a woman who admitted to shooting her boyfriend. The caller, Marita Glynise Talley, informed the dispatcher that the gun was still inside their home on Lydia Lane and that she would be waiting outside for deputies to arrive.

Upon their arrival at the residence just before midnight, offic ...
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  • Detroit Free Press: Pontiac woman who called 911 for boyfriend charged in his fatal shooting
  • Detroit News: Police: Woman fatally shoots boyfriend in Pontiac
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