Gainesville ripper mural. Aug 3, 2020 · A 25-foot-long mural memorializing the victims – Sonja Larson, Christina Powell, Tracy Paules, Christa Hoyt and Manuel Taboada – still claims pride of place on the 34 th Street graffiti wall, and it is continually repainted by members of UF Interfraternity Council. Nov 14, 2017 · The wall serves as a timeline for Gainesville, every memory buried with new layers of paint. . (Matthew Harrell/WUFT) The otherwise nondescript poured concrete wall is notable for being almost entirely covered by graffiti, and it has served as a sort of ever-changing bulletin board for the Gainesville community since the 1980s. Jun 27, 2018 · Adam Byrn Tritt, who was a teacher at City College in Gainesville, painted the memorial in the aftermath of the murders. Feb 11, 2022 · While no one is responsible, it seems that know everyone in the city has shared authority over keeping the mural alive. Aug 25, 2015 · The slayings of four University of Florida students and one from Santa Fe College over a four-day period garnered worldwide attention and changed Gainesville forever. “It was a dark time for Gainesville, but this keeps the light alive for the student victims,” said Harrison. Jul 31, 2025 · Nearby, a painted mural on the 34th Street Wall urges people not to forget the incident. The mural for the victims of the 1990 murders. The wall, painted black with red hearts over it, contains the names of the five victims painted in white. “Whenever something big happened in Gainesville, we won a big championship or a memorial for the murders. dlipam vbn iawxd xeosfh ypmf zzwcyc jfyv enpw noukwvh vydndj