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Paula Prince

Case from Chicago, IL dated Oct 01, 1982

Victim Details

Paula Prince

Female

White / Caucasian

Chicago

IL

1982-10-01

35

Paula

Prince

07/08/2026

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Paula Prince, a 35-year-old female flight attendant based in Chicago, Illinois, became the seventh confirmed victim of the infamous Chicago Tylenol murders. On October 1, 1982, she was found deceased in her high-rise apartment on the Near North Side of Chicago. Investigators discovered an open bottle of Extra-Strength Tylenol on her bathroom sink, later determined to be laced with potassium cyanide. Prince had been last seen alive on September 29, purchasing the Tylenol at a drugstore. Her tragi ...
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