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Paula Hamric

Case from Titusville, FL dated Nov 17, 1973

Victim Details

Paula Hamric

Female

White / Caucasian

Titusville

FL

1973-11-17

22

Paula

Hamric

07/05/2026

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Paula Hamric, a 22-year-old Caucasian woman, tragically lost her life on November 17, 1973, in Titusville, Florida. Her death was part of a series of murders committed by Bernard Eugene Giles, a convicted serial killer and rapist. Giles targeted young women, often hitchhikers, and lured them into his car before driving them to secluded areas where he would assault and murder them. Paula Hamric's body was discovered eight days after her disappearance, bound and strangled, in a wooded area. Her mu ...
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