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79-year-old Tucson woman arrested in connection with 1975 homicide case
KVOA ^ | 5/28/2026 | Marissa Orr

Posted on 05/28/2026 9:49:05 PM PDT by simpson96

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — A 79-year-old woman has been arrested and charged in connection with a 1975 cold case.

According to the Pima County Sheriff's Department, Carol Ann Beall, 79, was arrested on May 28. PCSD Homicide and Cold Case Unit detectives located the woman in the 7800 block of N. Starr Grass Drive. She faces a first-degree murder charge in the 1975 death of 73-year-old William Reginald Sipfle.

Play Video Carol Ann Beall, 79, has been arrested and charged in connection with a 1975 cold case. The victim was identified as 73-year-old William Reginald Sipfle.

In October 1975, a man contacted deputies after he discovered human remains at the Pima County Waste Transfer Station. Detectives collected evidence but could not identify the remains found at the scene. Investigators determined the human remains belonged to a man.

The case went cold after an extensive follow-up with no new leads.

In 2025, PCSD partnered with a company specializing in forensic genealogy to help identify the human remains. Evidence was submitted for advanced DNA testing and genealogical analysis, the department said.

"DNA efforts led investigators to identify the granddaughter of the deceased," PCSD said. "She stated her grandfather had gone missing in 1975, though no missing person report had been filed."

From that information, detectives developed a new lead that positively identified the victim at Sipfle.

Beall, who appears to be the victim's stepdaughter, was booked into the Pima County Adult Detention Complex, PCSD said.

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KEYWORDS: arizona; carolannbeall; genealogy; helixmakemineadouble; pimacounty; tucson; williamsipfle
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To: Bob434
Hmmmm

Just everything in your post #15.

21 posted on 05/29/2026 5:55:33 AM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: Deaf Smith

Yeah I didn’t condemn her my follow-up post explains it have a nice day


22 posted on 05/29/2026 5:56:28 AM PDT by Bob434 (Time flies like an arrow, Fruit flies like a banana)
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To: Deaf Smith

It was a misunderstanding. That was responding to the fellow that said she she got away with it for 15 years. I should have put in if she is guilty I didn’t mean to imply that she was guilty if she is guilty she’ll pay an eternity if she doesn’t accept Christ as that’s.


23 posted on 05/29/2026 5:59:49 AM PDT by Bob434 (Time flies like an arrow, Fruit flies like a banana)
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To: simpson96

Her bond is $500,000. William Sipfle had been the city engineer for Hermiston, OR, and retired in 1969 to Tucson, AZ. Some more info here:

https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052826_sipfle_cold_case/tucson-woman-charged-cold-case-murder-stepfather-missing-since-1975/


24 posted on 05/29/2026 6:08:58 AM PDT by guthunde47
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To: Bob434
Bob, you just can’t stop digging that hole deeper.

I’m sure it was all just a “misunderstanding”.

25 posted on 05/29/2026 6:18:01 AM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: simpson96

Follow The Money

Someone benefited in some way from his death.


26 posted on 05/29/2026 6:20:43 AM PDT by Iron Munro (A Fool's Lack Of Sense Is Evident In Everything They Do - Ecclesiastes 10:3)
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To: simpson96

Maybe she was hot in 1975 and her stepfather wanted to be more than that and she took him out...apparently only her and God know the truth.


27 posted on 05/29/2026 6:26:55 AM PDT by Democrat = party of treason
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To: Democrat = party of treason

“Carol’s Got A Gun”


28 posted on 05/29/2026 6:27:43 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: Deaf Smith

Deafsnith... you just can’t stop sticking the knife in huh? I explained that I DID NOT INTEND to imply she was guilty. You seem to get some kind of pleasure out of attacking freepers for some reason. I made a mistake, it was not my intention to declare her guilty.


29 posted on 05/29/2026 6:48:15 AM PDT by Bob434 (Time flies like an arrow, Fruit flies like a banana)
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To: simpson96

Sentence her to free room, board and health care for the rest of her life!


30 posted on 05/29/2026 7:00:39 AM PDT by Poison Pill
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To: dayglored

Sociopaths have NO conscience.


31 posted on 05/29/2026 7:12:33 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Democrat = party of treason
Maybe she was hot in 1975 and her stepfather wanted to be more than that and she took him out...apparently only her and God know the truth.

What crimes has she committed in the past 51 years to make anyone suspect she killed him? What evidence can the prosecutor present against her? Testimony of her step-brother or step-sister? In addition to being old memories of events long ago, there is the step family issue here. Without a confession from her, I think she will walk free. It's gotten very easy to get people arrested to play the Persian bazaar of plea bargains. When the defendant gets a tough defense attorney who will take the case to trial, convictions become harder for prosecutors.
32 posted on 05/29/2026 7:19:25 AM PDT by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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To: Bob434

Like our pastor said last week, not one person who ended up in hell thought they were going there.


33 posted on 05/29/2026 7:41:20 AM PDT by subterfuge (What happened to my tagline?)
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To: subterfuge

Your pastor is living in a bubble. Get a new one. This has been repeatedly studied and although small in % millions of people are ok to go to Hell. Get a pastor who is intellectually curious and doesn’t just make shit up to fit his own narrative.


34 posted on 05/29/2026 7:47:46 AM PDT by anton
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To: anton

Sorry. You have no idea what you’re talking about. You have the context all wrong. And my pastor is a true man of God so I’ll take what he says over you every time. I will not debate this with you as you have proven you’ll rush to JUDGEMENT without hesitation.


35 posted on 05/29/2026 7:56:42 AM PDT by subterfuge (What happened to my tagline?)
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To: subterfuge

ive heard that before too, but I dunno how true that is. Some seem to know they are going and don’t care and evrn brag about it. They don’t understsnd how terrible it’s going to be. Saw a fella in a shirt that said “I’m going to hell in 24 different religions”.

I’ve heard people proclaim that they would rather be in h3ll than bow in obeisance to God” stating that they feel God uses hell as a threat to coerce people, or frighten them into accepting Him.

i hope there is a “deathbed” conversion where God gives them one last chance, maybe shows them what they are in for if they continue to refuse him, but i dont think that isthe case (hope im wrong).


36 posted on 05/29/2026 8:00:34 AM PDT by Bob434 (Time flies like an arrow, Fruit flies like a banana)
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To: simpson96

I hope she gets life in prison with no chance of parole. (Should be over with in 5 years or so).


37 posted on 05/29/2026 8:59:21 AM PDT by FrankRizzo890
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To: simpson96
Investigators determined the human remains belonged to a man. Now, he could've identified as one of 160+ genders, we should not assume that...

Oh, in 1975, I guess they were back in the stone age with only TWO GENDERS!! 🤓

38 posted on 05/29/2026 9:51:33 AM PDT by DeplorableTrumpSupporter (FKA ConservaTeen)
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To: dayglored

And she will still get her monthly SS check deposited into her Prison Commissary account.

Its a win-win for her. Free heath care, no rent, free tv, free food, and government money to live out her remaining years


39 posted on 05/29/2026 10:04:03 AM PDT by shotgun
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To: simpson96

Better check to see what happened to his SS checks after he disappeared.


40 posted on 05/29/2026 12:26:36 PM PDT by Valpal1 (Yes, I did vote for this!)
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