Teri Lynn Matthews murdered or death by force in Tampa, Florida.

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Teri Lynn Matthews, a 26-year-old woman, was tragically murdered on December 5, 1986. She was abducted from a post office in Pasco County, just north of Tampa, Florida. Matthews' body was discovered later, and it was determined that she had been brutally stabbed. The case remained unsolved for several years until an anonymous tip in 1990 led authorities to Oscar Ray Bolin, a former carnival worker who was already serving a prison sentence in Ohio for kidnapping and raping a 20-year-old waitress. ...Read More

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Victim Details

name

Teri Lynn Matthews

gender

Female

race

White / Caucasian

city

Tampa

state

Date of Death

1986-12-05

Age at Death

First Name

Teri

Last Name

Lynn Matthews

Last Updated

11/09/2025

Teri Lynn Matthews
Death by Force

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Teri Lynn Matthews
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