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HOMICIDE - Paula Ellis - 1973 - 12/01/2007 7:01am
In the spring of 1973 an 18 year old female from Miami, Florida, Paula Ellis, was a freshman at the University of Alabama. On the night of April 21, 1973 Ellis left her residence at Martha Parham Hall and rode a bicycle to a concert being held on the University of Alabama campus. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band was playing a midnight concert on Woods Quad. Before noon the following day, Easter Sunday, her body was found approximately 10 miles away. Ellis had been strangled and her body dumped from a bridge. No suspect has ever been arrested in this case. If you have any information regarding this case, please contact Captain Loyd Baker at the Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit by telephone (205-752-0616) or by the Homicide Unit email at Homicide@tuscco.com. You can also contact CrimeStoppers at 205-752-STOP (7867) to leave confidential, anonymous tips