Joe Abril, 58, was found in his Odessa home on June 18, 2022, after police responded to a 911 call placed by his wife, Stephanie Diane Tuell. Officers discovered Abril with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and head; he was pronounced dead at the scene after being rushed to the hospital.

Stephanie Diane Tuell, 37 at the time, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. The arrest affidavit says Tuell allegedly shot her husband and then waited in the front yard for police to arrive. The Ector County grand jury returned indictments; Tuell remains in custody and is on house arrest with GPS monitoring while her attorney seeks a bond reduction.

This left the community reeling. If anyone knew Joe Abril or has information about what happened that day, please come forward.