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Lu/RosaFan429 · 12-19-2002, 08:57 PM

Hi Everyone,
I'am wondering if there's anything more about Edward Harold Bell then an update like newspapaper clippings or something, he's the man who killed Larry Dickens in 1978 when he was visiting his family in Texas. Please help if anyone knows how I can get some articles on him.

thanks, Erin

Makoto_4 · 12-20-2002, 04:37 AM

Hmmm... earlier today, I was watching "Unsolved Mysteries" and that segment reaired. If I remember correctly, Bell had been arrested some time ago, according to an update added on that segment.

-Makoto_4

Kane · 12-20-2002, 02:06 PM

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Originally posted by Makoto_4
Hmmm... earlier today, I was watching "Unsolved Mysteries" and that segment reaired. If I remember correctly, Bell had been arrested some time ago, according to an update added on that segment.

-Makoto_4

You are remembering it correctly, Makoto. And as mentioned in the update, Bell went on trial for Larry's murder in 1993, found guilty, and sentenced to 70 years in prison.

Knowing that he was in his 50s at the time of his arrest, he'll be in his 120s before he gets released. And his chances of living out that 70-year sentence are extremely slim to none. Obviously, the only way he'll get out of jail is in a box.

By the way, did you notice that, in the UM segment, Larry Dickens was portrayed by Matthew McConaughey?

KyooMac · 08-10-2005, 06:57 PM

Okay, I know I'm adding to an old post, but the segment aired today and did anyone else notice the "way over the top overacting" that the woman who chased Edward Bell out of her house did when she was reading the newspaper and saw the picture of Edward Bell? Classic! now we know why Matthew went on to become Mr. Penelope Cruz and she is.... where.....

dynoguy88 · 08-10-2005, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by KyooMac

Okay, I know I'm adding to an old post, but the segment aired today and did anyone else notice the "way over the top overacting" that the woman who chased Edward Bell out of her house did when she was reading the newspaper and saw the picture of Edward Bell? Classic! now we know why Matthew went on to become Mr. Penelope Cruz and she is.... where.....

LOL! Actually that woman is not an actress. She was a production crew worker on the Unsolved Mysteries set. They just decided to use her.

The commentary on the DVD segment (Bizarre murders) mentioned that. Call her an overactor if you want, but that looks like one woman I wouldn't want to mess with.

Fletch · 08-10-2005, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by dynoguy88

LOL! Actually that woman is not an actress. She was a production crew worker on the Unsolved Mysteries set. They just decided to use her.

The commentary on the DVD segment (Bizarre murders) mentioned that. Call her an overactor if you want, but that looks like one woman I wouldn't want to mess with.

In that commentary do they mention anything about McConaughey?

themaninblack · 08-10-2005, 08:14 PM

they mention this segment as his first national tv exposure...
in the light of things i would not say that she over acted, because after all she was driving a man with a knife out of her house!

KyooMac · 08-10-2005, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by themaninblack

....in the light of things i would not say that she over acted, because after all she was driving a man with a knife out of her house!

That's not the scene I was talking about. I'm talking about the scene where she's reading the newspaper and runs across the article mentioning Edward Bell. It looked like she bit into a rancid pickle the way she shook her head. Look any woman who has a gun in her house and chases a guy out of said house can overact all she wants. It was a funny scene.

KyooMac · 08-11-2005, 09:51 AM

I'm calling Matthew McConaughey Mr. Penelope Cruz, since they have been an item since filming Sahara. It beats calling them Penelothew or Matthewolope. Salma Hayek is smoking hot, but she hasn't made any good movies. I can't think of one movie she was in that I liked. Now why she keeps picking terrible movies to make is an Unsolved Mystery!

george ramos · 08-11-2005, 01:19 PM

Sorry, I made a mistake. When I saw this face.

I thought you were being sarcastic. I'll delete the message.

Salma was great in Desperado.

KyooMac · 08-11-2005, 03:47 PM

Does she get nekkid n Desperado?

SitcomsAreTheWay · 08-12-2005, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by dynoguy88

LOL! Actually that woman is not an actress. She was a production crew worker on the Unsolved Mysteries set. They just decided to use her.

The commentary on the DVD segment (Bizarre murders) mentioned that. Call her an overactor if you want, but that looks like one woman I wouldn't want to mess with.

For someone who wasn't a professional actress, she acted her butt off.

george ramos · 08-13-2005, 01:46 PM

Yes she did, though we don't see any body parts. It was a love scene with Selma and Antonio Banderas.

synthisislab · 04-26-2008, 01:32 PM

I wonder why this guy didn't get the death penalty. There is no doubt at all that he killed Larry Dickens.

kadrmas15 · 04-26-2008, 04:53 PM

Bell didnt get the death penalty because under Texas law not all murders are death penalty eligible. Bell was charged with "murder" which in Texas is the equivelant to what 2nd degree murder would be in most states. If a murder is death penalty eligible in Texas it is called "capital murder". Especially up until the middle 1990's it was very restrictive on what murders were death penalty eligible in Texas. Up until that time, for a crime to be death penalty eligible it usually had to be a murder that happened in the commission of another felony such as armed robbery, rape, etc. In the mid 90's, the statue was expanded some to include murders of children and elderly people and things of that nature. However Bell was charged with "murder" and he was convicted and was sentenced to 70 years in prison. He is eligible for parole in 2013 and his mandatory release date is 2023.

12-19-2002, 08:57 PM	#1
Lu/RosaFan429 Dr. Lu Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 10, 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 35	Edward Harold Bell Case..... Hi Everyone, I'am wondering if there's anything more about Edward Harold Bell then an update like newspapaper clippings or something, he's the man who killed Larry Dickens in 1978 when he was visiting his family in Texas. Please help if anyone knows how I can get some articles on him. thanks, Erin
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12-20-2002, 04:37 AM	#2
Makoto_4 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 02, 2002 Location: California Posts: 117	Hmmm... earlier today, I was watching "Unsolved Mysteries" and that segment reaired. If I remember correctly, Bell had been arrested some time ago, according to an update added on that segment. -Makoto_4

08-10-2005, 06:57 PM	#4
KyooMac Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 05, 2005 Location: Chicago Illinois Posts: 123	Okay, I know I'm adding to an old post, but the segment aired today and did anyone else notice the "way over the top overacting" that the woman who chased Edward Bell out of her house did when she was reading the newspaper and saw the picture of Edward Bell? Classic! now we know why Matthew went on to become Mr. Penelope Cruz and she is.... where.....

08-10-2005, 08:14 PM	#7
themaninblack Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 08, 2005 Posts: 573	they mention this segment as his first national tv exposure... in the light of things i would not say that she over acted, because after all she was driving a man with a knife out of her house!

08-11-2005, 09:51 AM	#9
KyooMac Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 05, 2005 Location: Chicago Illinois Posts: 123	I'm calling Matthew McConaughey Mr. Penelope Cruz, since they have been an item since filming Sahara. It beats calling them Penelothew or Matthewolope. Salma Hayek is smoking hot, but she hasn't made any good movies. I can't think of one movie she was in that I liked. Now why she keeps picking terrible movies to make is an Unsolved Mystery!

08-11-2005, 01:19 PM	#10
george ramos Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 28, 2005 Posts: 148	Sorry, I made a mistake. When I saw this face. I thought you were being sarcastic. I'll delete the message. Salma was great in Desperado.

08-11-2005, 03:47 PM	#11
KyooMac Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 05, 2005 Location: Chicago Illinois Posts: 123	Does she get nekkid n Desperado?

08-13-2005, 01:46 PM	#13
george ramos Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 28, 2005 Posts: 148	Yes she did, though we don't see any body parts. It was a love scene with Selma and Antonio Banderas.

04-26-2008, 01:32 PM	#14
synthisislab Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 11, 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 552	I wonder why this guy didn't get the death penalty. There is no doubt at all that he killed Larry Dickens.

04-26-2008, 04:53 PM	#15
kadrmas15 Retired from Board 03/03/11 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 11, 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,910	Bell didnt get the death penalty because under Texas law not all murders are death penalty eligible. Bell was charged with "murder" which in Texas is the equivelant to what 2nd degree murder would be in most states. If a murder is death penalty eligible in Texas it is called "capital murder". Especially up until the middle 1990's it was very restrictive on what murders were death penalty eligible in Texas. Up until that time, for a crime to be death penalty eligible it usually had to be a murder that happened in the commission of another felony such as armed robbery, rape, etc. In the mid 90's, the statue was expanded some to include murders of children and elderly people and things of that nature. However Bell was charged with "murder" and he was convicted and was sentenced to 70 years in prison. He is eligible for parole in 2013 and his mandatory release date is 2023.