Summary

A convicted murderer is put to death in South Carolina's electric chair. Larry Gene Bell had been on death row for more than a decade for murdering two girls in the Columbia area. He was also the prime suspect in the disappearance of a Charlotte woman. Steve Crump was in Columbia for the execution and has the latest.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 30907
Story Slug Larry Gene Bell Execution (10/04/1996)
Location Columbia, South Carolina
Format Pkg
Date 10/4/1996
Archive Time 22:27
TRT 1:45
Supers Columbia, S.C. Kim Curtis, Associated Press Rick Cartrel, Smith Family Spokesman Detective Larry Walker, Charlotte Macklenbury Police Dept. Sherwood Helmick, Victim's Father Steve Crump, Reporting
Video Description Night video, crowd counting down and cheering, woman with bull horn, still of suspect, Larry Gene Bell, sot, still of victims, Shari Faye Smith & Debra Helmic, sot, night video of people gathered, homicide detectives in car, photo of missing woman Sandee Cornett, sot, people gathered for candlelight vigil, hearse passing by, sot, standup
Description A convicted murderer is put to death in South Carolina's electric chair. Larry Gene Bell had been on death row for more than a decade for murdering two girls in the Columbia area. He was also the prime suspect in the disappearance of a Charlotte woman. Steve Crump was in Columbia for the execution and has the latest.
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Keywords

Shari Faye Smith
Debra Helmick
killer
murder
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