Alice Henrietta Curtis was a 65-year-old retired schoolteacher who was murdered on July 26, 1974, in Jacksonville, Florida. Paul John Knowles broke into her home, gagged her and ransacked the house before stealing her car. Curtis choked to death from the gag placed on her.

Knowles was a serial killer whose crimes in 1974 spanned multiple states; he was linked to at least 18 victims and claimed up to 35. Authorities later recovered audiotaped confessions Knowles had recorded and mailed to an attorney, though those tapes were not released publicly. Knowles was captured on November 17, 1974, and was shot and killed while attempting to escape police custody on December 18, 1974. Curtis was buried at H. Warren Smith Memorial Cemetery in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.

If anyone knew Alice Curtis or saw suspicious activity near her home in July 1974, please share what might help clarify the events of that night.