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Tracy Paules

Case from Gainesville, FL dated Aug 27, 1990

Victim Details

Tracy Paules

Female

White / Caucasian

Gainesville

FL

1990-08-27

23

Tracy

Paules

07/03/2026

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Tracy Paules, a 23-year-old white female, was one of five college students brutally murdered in Gainesville, Florida, in late August 1990. She was a student at the University of Florida and shared an apartment with fellow student Manuel Taboada. On August 27, 1990, both Tracy and Manuel were found dead in their apartment. Tracy had been raped and stabbed to death. Her body was left in a sexually provocative position, a disturbing signature that linked her murder to the other killings in the area ...
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  • Episode 4: The Victims - Gainesville - WUFT
  • Student murders of 1990 - Gainesville Sun
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