A Fairbanks man has been convicted in a brutal double murder that took place in 2022.

23-year-old Joshua Bell was found guilty by a jury on two counts of first-degree murder, as well as tampering with physical evidence and solicitation of murder in the first degree.

Court records show that on August 7, 2022, Bell entered a residence in the Birchwood Homes neighborhood and shot 28-year-old Ricardo Duperior. He then killed 18-year-old Rachel Wright as she lay in bed.

After the murders, Bell disposed of two firearms and later attempted to hire someone to kill his co-defendant, Kapri Willis. Willis was acquitted in a separate trial last August.

Bell remains in custody without bail. He is scheduled to be sentenced on May 18, 2026. First-degree murder carries a mandatory sentence of 30 to 99

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