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Melanie Heather Bounds Shoemaker

Case from Hillister, TX dated Oct 05, 2014

Victim Details

Melanie Heather Bounds Shoemaker

Female

White / Caucasian

Hillister

TX

2014-10-05

42

Melanie

Heather Bounds Shoemaker

07/06/2026

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Melanie Heather Bounds Shoemaker, a 42-year-old woman from Hillister, Texas, tragically passed away on October 5, 2014. She was a surgical registered nurse and a member of the Methodist faith. Graveside services were held for her on October 12, 2014, at Magnolia Cemetery in Hillister.

The circumstances surrounding her death were particularly harrowing. She was kidnapped and found tied to a beam in Hillister. The investigation into her death led to the arrest of Christopher Paulette, a 34- ...
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