Christine Paolilla : High School ‘Miss Irresistible’ Accused of Killing Friends

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26 Sep

Christine Paolilla Charmed Her Classmates. Then Came Murder Charges.

It was a horrific crime, even by the big-city standards of Houston. On the afternoon of July 18, 2003, two people entered a home in the manicured suburb of Clear Lake and shot to death the four young people inside. There were no obvious suspects. No arrests were made.

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Police worked the case for three years. They interviewed dozens of the victims’ friends and acquaintances, many of whom were classmates at Clear Lake High School. They fielded hundreds of tips, none of which panned out.

Family members of the victims pitched in. Leading the effort was George Koloroutis, father of victim Rachael Koloroutis, who was 18 when she died. He printed fliers, sent out mass mailings and went door to door to raise more than $100,000 for a reward in the case. Koloroutis also arranged for composite sketches of the potential suspects to be released to the public and posted on more than a dozen billboards along Houston freeways.

“He was able to think with his head when all I wanted to do was think with my heart. But George never gave up,” said Ann Koloroutis, Rachael’s mom, in an exclusive interview with “20/20.”

“I thought that would have a really meaningful and loud impact on the community,” said George Koloroutis of his efforts. “And it would … make these killers come out from hiding.”

Then, in July 2006, a tipster called a police hotline with details only an insider could have known. He knew the position that Rachael, a recent high school graduate, had died in. She had been crawling on the floor. A phone lay near her hand. She was trying to dial 911.

“This is your shot,” Houston Police Sgt. Brian Harris told ABC News, recalling the moment. “This is our one shot to make this happen.”

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