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Wilma Ida Woods

Case from Pasco County, FL dated Dec 29, 1973

Victim Details

Wilma Ida Woods

Female

Pasco County

FL

1973-12-29

49

Wilma

Ida Woods

06/23/2026

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Wilma Ida Woods, a 49-year-old woman, was found deceased on December 29, 1973. Her nude body was discovered behind a sand dune in Pasco County, Florida, approximately 100 feet from the highway. Woods had been strangled, and her death was one of several unsolved murders in the region during that time. She was employed as a bartender on Franklin Street in downtown Tampa and had a history of arrests, with over 100 recorded incidents, including charges of open profanity and disorderly conduct. Her l ...
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