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Nancy Lee Paiva

Case from Dartmouth, MA dated Jul 30, 1988

Victim Details

Nancy Lee Paiva

February 6, 2023

Female

Caucasian / White

Dartmouth

MA

1988-07-30

1988-07-07

1988-07-30

36

Nancy Lee

Paiva

Victim

07/29/2026


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In the summer of 1988, the life of 36-year-old Caucasian female Nancy Lee Paiva came to a tragic end, her death becoming a chapter in a terrifying series of unsolved murders. A mother of two teenage daughters, Paiva was last seen on July 7, 1988. Following a reported argument with her boyfriend, she was seen walking home from a bar called Whisper's Pub in the South End of New Bedford, Massachusetts.

More than three weeks later, on July 30, 1988, her nude body was discovered by two men rid ...
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