Christina Powell was 17 and a University of Florida student from Jacksonville when she was killed in Gainesville on August 26, 1990. Born November 30, 1972, she had recently moved to Gainesville to begin college and hoped to become an architect.

Powell and her 18-year-old roommate Sonja Larson were found murdered in their apartment on August 24, 1990; both had been stabbed, their bodies mutilated and posed. Their deaths were part of a three-day spree that left five University of Florida students dead—four women and one man—and horrified the Gainesville community.

Months after the killings, a tip led investigators to Danny Rolling, a drifter from Shreveport who was in custody on an unrelated charge. He was later linked to the murders by DNA and confessions and admitted to killing Powell and the other four students. Memorials were established in the city to honor the victims, including palm trees near the 34th Street Wall; one tree dedicated to Christina Powell was later reported to have died of disease in 2025.

Does anyone who knew Christina or lived in Gainesville at the time have memories or information to share?