Paul G. Gabelia


Paul George Gabelia was a 46-year-old Alexandria lawyer who was found strangled in the trunk of his burned 1991 Mercury Sable in a parking lot at River Birch and Dulles Technology Drive Herndon on September 1, 1996.[1]

Gabelia was found with his feet and knees bound with wire, and jumper cables wrapped around his neck.[2] The Fairfax County Police Department ruled his death was "suspicious", although the 2 detectives working the case, Bob Murphy and Dennis Harris, later came to believe it was an extremely bizarre suicide.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Body in Car Identified." The Washington Post (pre-1997 Fulltext): 0. Sep 04 1996. National Newspapers Core. Web. 26 Oct. 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jackman, Tom. "Murder Or Suicide?; Court to Decide Whether Fairfax Man Killed Himself to Free Up Insurance Money." The Washington Post: 0. Jan 24 1999. National Newspapers Core. Web. 26 Oct. 2012 .