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Barbara Grams

Case from Tampa, FL dated Aug 18, 1983

Victim Details

Barbara Grams

Female

White / Caucasian

Tampa

FL

1983-08-18

19

Barbara

Grams

07/20/2026

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Barbara Grams was a 19‑year‑old white female who worked as an assistant manager—or server, depending on the account—at the Hot Potato restaurant in Tampa Bay Center, Florida. On the night of August 18, 1983, after finishing her shift, she began walking the approximately 2‑mile trip home through Tampa Heights. The following morning, her beaten and sexually assaulted body was discovered behind a dental office about ten blocks from her residence. Investigators determined she had been brut ...
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