Paula Payne

Murdered

Paula Payne, a 20-year-old from Dayton, Ohio, was tragically murdered on August 9, 1977. Paula was a nature enthusiast and a valedictorian, known for her passion for biology. On the morning of her death, she left her home on Manhattan Avenue to head to her summer job as a teacher at the Dayton Museum of Natural History. This was the last time her family saw her alive. When she failed to arrive at work, a search was initiated, and later that day, Paula’s naked body was discovered in a wooded ar ...Read More

Paula Jean Payne Unsolved homicide - Ohio Attorney General

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