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At about 2 a.m. on December 3, 1978 Terry Pahl, 21, went to wash and dry his clothes at an all-night coin laundromat at 3519 30th Street. The laundromat was in an isolated residential-business area and Pahl went alone. About an hour later, the laundromat's owner stopped by on a routine check of his business and found Pahl's body face down on the floor at the rear of the laundromat. Pahl had been shot twice in the back of the head at close range. Responding police officers discovered Pahl's walle ...
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  • Cold Case: Halley Watson and Terry Pahl - City of San Diego
  • Halley “Butch” Watson Jr. (1955-1978) - Find a Grave Memorial
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