Leonard Howard, 78
Gloria Howard, 72
Erica Bell, 24
Anthony Bell
Summary of Offense:
Bell was convicted of shooting and killing four-in-laws inside the Ministry of Jesus Christ Church in Baton Rouge on May 21, 2006. Bell was also convicted of shooting and killing his wife, Erica Bell, later that day at a nearby apartment complex. During the guilt phase of the trial, Bell represented himself.
Husband and wife Leonard Howard, 78, and Gloria Howard, 72, were shot and killed at the church May 21, 2006, along with Darlene Selvage, 47, and Doloris McGrew, 68.
Claudia Brown — the church pastor and Bell's mother-in-law — was shot and injured at the church. She testified against Bell at his trial.
Bell's 24-year-old wife, Erica Bell, was fatally shot in the parking lot of a nearby apartment complex later that day.
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