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Rachel Morningstar Hoffman

Case from Perry, FL dated May 07, 2008

Victim Details

Rachel Morningstar Hoffman

Female

White / Caucasian

Perry

FL

2008-05-07

23

Rachel

Morningstar Hoffman

06/25/2026

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Rachel Morningstar Hoffman, a 23-year-old white female, was tragically murdered on May 7, 2008, in a botched drug sting operation orchestrated by the Tallahassee Police Department. Rachel, who had recently graduated from Florida State University and was planning to attend culinary school, was pressured into becoming a confidential informant after being caught with drugs. She was under drug court supervision for possession of cannabis and ecstasy, and faced potential prison time if convicted on a ...
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  • The New Yorker: The Throwaways
  • Murder of Rachel Hoffman - Wikipedia
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