On January 1, 2011, Paula Bohovesky would have celebrated her 47th birthday. We can only imagine the woman she would have become.

Why, what happened to her? On the night of October 28, 1980, Richard LaBarbera and Robert McCain savagely attacked, sexually assaulted, and brutally murdered Paula.

She died never having seen her 17th birthday.

Donations will help defray the cost of the long term efforts, including plans to build a memorial for Paula at P.R.H.S. as well as administrative and website costs. Due to the singular purpose of this non-profit organization, your donation is not tax-deductible.

Both "men" were tried and convicted for the murder of Paula Bohovesky and received the maximum sentence of 25 years to life. They were denied parole in 2005 and 2007, and now are up for parole again in May of 2011. Commenting on a report by the New York State Department of Correctional Services, former NYS Senator Joseph L. Bruno noted, "Almost half of the people who commit sexually violent offenses are returned to prison for committing a new crime."

We believe that those who commit violent sex crimes cannot be trusted not to kill again. We do not believe that Richard LaBarbera and Robert McCain should be granted parole and we plead with you to help deny it to them. Society has a responsibility to protect the innocent. We cannot afford to lose another Paula.

This website exists for the purpose of keeping her memory alive, and we intend to do everything possible and necessary to see that these two monsters do not see the light of freedom, ever. Their crime was not just against Paula, it was against the community we live in and all that is precious about it. We hope this site will help ensure that the opposition to the paroling of Paula's murderers goes on for as long as they live. We have established a not-for-profit agency named "Petition for Paula", and will begin accepting donations shortly.

Thanks for helping and if you have any questions, please email us at info@petitionforpaula.org.