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Gayle Botelho

Death by Force
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 ...Read More
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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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    Victim Details

    Gayle Botelho

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Fall River

    MA

    1988-10-27

    32

    Gayle

    Botelho

    11/08/2025

    Forum Posts (3)
    I’ve been thinking a lot about the juncture where Daniel Tavares Jr.'s past actions and Gayle Bote... ...Read More
    07/04/2025
    I’ve been thinking a lot about the impact this whole tragedy must have had on Gayle Botelho’s th... ...Read More
    06/27/2025
    I've been thinking a lot about Gayle Botelho's case and what her family must have endured over those... ...Read More
    11/02/2023
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