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Paula Nelson, a 21-year-old African American woman from Cleveland, Ohio, was tragically found strangled to death in her bedroom on October 23, 1980. At the time, she was living with her sister, Ramola Washington, who was in a relationship with Reginald Perkins. Perkins had been asked to return a set of keys to Paula Nelson shortly before her death. Five days after this request, Paula was discovered deceased, and although Perkins was arrested as a suspect in her murder, he was never tried for thi ...Read More

Victim Details

Paula Nelson

Female

Black / African American

Cleveland

OH

1980-10-23

21

Paula

Nelson

04/15/2026