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Cynthia Renate Cindy Paulson

Case from Allendale, MI dated Mar 13, 1982

Victim Details

Cynthia Renate “Cindy” Paulson

Female

White / Caucasian

Allendale

MI

1982-03-13

18

Cynthia

Renate Cindy Paulson

06/21/2026

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Cynthia Renate “Cindy” Paulson, an 18-year-old Caucasian female, tragically lost her life on March 13, 1982, in what would become a horrific and senseless act of violence that shook the small community of Allendale, Michigan. Cindy was not the sole victim of this tragedy; her entire family perished alongside her. Her father, Robert Paulson, 42, his wife Mary Jane, 40, and Cindy’s younger sisters, 13-year-old Carla and 8-year-old Casey, were all brutally murdered in their own home.

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  • AROUND THE NATION; Religious Zealot Is Guilty Of Killing Family of 5 (Published 1983)
  • UPI: Allendale murder suspect arraigned - UPI Archives
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