Good Samaritan Murder on Christmas Eve | Tucson News

Tucson News Today | 2 Min Now | The Daily News Now! · Jul 16, 2026 · 1m

On Christmas Eve, Paul Clifford, a towering, quiet giant, went to help a stranger whose truck broke down — only to become the victim of a brutal, fiery murder. His daughter, using tracking software on her dad’s truck, helped police locate the vehicle heading toward Tucson on an unfamiliar route. When found, Clifford’s charred body lay beside a burned truck. Prosecutors allege Jack Upchurch and two accomplices, in a stolen rig running on the wrong fuel, siphoned diesel — until Clifford arrived to lend a hand. What followed turned deadly. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow…