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Paula Brien
Status: HOMICIDE
City: San Francisco
State: California
Date of birth: February 23, 1976
Date of death: June 18, 2001
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Cause of death: Knife Stabbing
Anniversary month: June
LEA: SFPD Cold Case Unit
Case Description
Paula Brien’s body was found at 455 Harriet St. on June 18, 2001, around 2 a.m. by a truck driver making a delivery. Paula was last seen leaving Gina’s Bar (no longer in operation) at Sixth and Market streets two hours before her body was found. Police say Brien was with an unidentified white man, approximately 6 feet tall, muscular in build, in a red car.
The San Francisco Police Department announced it is offering a $100,000 reward for information that leads to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the suspect(s) in this case. If you have any information on Paula’s murder, please call SFPD Homicide Cold Case Investigator Daniel Cunningham 415-553-9515. To remain anonymous you can contact the SFPD Anonymous Tip Line: (415) 575-4444.
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