Summary of Offense:
Paul Hildwin raped and murdered a woman by strangling her in Hernando County. On the night of September 8, 1985, Hildwin and two women went to a drive-in movie, where they spent all their money. Returning home early the next morning, their car ran out of fuel. They collected some soda bottles that were lying on the roadside, redeemed them for cash and bought some gasoline. However, they were still not able to start the car. After spending the night in the car, Hildwin at nine a.m. began walking toward a convenience store near a coin laundry. He had no money left, but when he returned approximately an hour and a half later he had money and a radio. Later that day he forged a check written to him on the account of Vronzettie Cox, the victim. The check led police to Hildwin. A search of his home turned up a radio and a ring, both of which belonged to the victim. The victim had been missing for four days when her body was found in the trunk of her car, which was hidden in dense woods in Hernando County. The man she lived with said she left home to wash clothes at a coin laundry near a convenience store.
Hildwin was resentenced to death in Hernando County on December 4, 1996.
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