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Odessa Murder Wave Strains Police as Violent Crime Surges
Odessa faces a rising wave of violent crime with 12 city killings in four months and police stretched to cover a growing metropolis. Investigators trace threats linked to Joe Neal case while protecting associates. Chief Alan Stewart pushes budget measures and expanded media access amid manpower shortages.
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Fowler
Neal
Odessa
Brookshire
Andrews County
Ike Isaacs
Isaacs
Titan Chemical
Stewart
BATF
San Francisco
U.S
Vietnam
Fort Bliss
Houston
Tyler
Joe Neal
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church
Peggy
Joe
Joe VanArsdall
VanArsdall
Sheriff’s Department
NALCO
West Texas
Husky Steam Cleaners
American Steam Cleaners
D&r Roustabout Services
Andrews
Ray
American
Ben Pool
Pool
Erco Petroleum Services
West
Texas
ERCO
Sterling City
Ed Reese
University of Texas
Reese
Internal Revenue Service
Dallas
IRS
New Mexico
Town and Country
Alan Stewart
Patrick Ryan
Denver City
Floretta Sawyer
Ector County Sheriff’s Department
Velma Nesset
Permian Mall
Joe Lee Neal
Big Spring
Ector County
Grand Jury
N. Lee Ave