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Gayle Botelho

Case from Fall River, MA dated Oct 27, 1988

Victim Details

Name

Gayle Botelho

Gender

Female

Race

White / Caucasian

City

Fall River

State

MA

Date Of Death

1988-10-27

Age At Death

32

First Name

Gayle

Last Name

Botelho

Last Updated

07/10/2026

Case Description

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In the fall of 1988, Gayle Botelho, a 32-year-old Caucasian woman and mother of three, vanished from her Fall River, Massachusetts apartment on Prospect Street. On October 27th, she told her live-in boyfriend's brother she would be back in five minutes, leaving her personal belongings like her purse and identification behind. She was never seen alive again. A missing person report was filed by her family on November 5, 1988. Despite an extensive police investigation that included interviewing ov ...

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Prosecutor: Daniel Tavares killed Gayle Botelho over cocaine debt

Slain woman's family frustrated after tipster revealed

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I’ve been thinking a lot about the juncture where Daniel Tavares Jr.'s past actions and Gayle Bote... ...Read More
07/04/2025

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06/27/2025

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11/02/2023

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