Rozanne Gailiunas was attacked in her Texas home in 1983 and died from her injuries. Investigators eventually uncovered a murder-for-hire plot connected to Joy Aylor, whose husband had been involved with Rozanne. Aylor fled overseas before being brought back to face justice, extending the case across years and international borders.
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Telling Secrets (1993) — film information
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Somebody's Hiding Something — Some Flowers Before Dying (2023)
IMDb episode reference connected to the Rozanne Gailiunas & Joy Aylor case. Listed release: 2023. Cast, credits, and title information; viewing availability is separate.
IMDb episode reference connected to the Rozanne Gailiunas & Joy Aylor case. Listed release: 2020. Cast, credits, and title information; viewing availability is separate.
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The Monitor · 1994-08-19 · Page 47
Aylor convicted and sentenced to life
The verdict report recounts the trial in Rozanne Gailiunas’s murder and the extradition agreement with France.
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Murder on Her Mind: Joy Aylor
Video from True Crime Brewery covering the Rozanne Gailiunas & Joy Aylor case. Length: 1:44:51.
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09Internet Archive
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Internet Archive · Library record · 1994
Open secrets
Carlton Stowers. A library catalog record for a book connected with Rozanne Gailiunas & Joy Aylor. The record may offer a preview or borrowing options; full reading access is not guaranteed.
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11Court records & documents
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Co-defendant habeas appealOfficial court
Hopper v. Dretke — federal appeal in Rozanne Gailiunas’s murder
Federal habeas appeal by George Anderson Hopper, convicted in the murder-for-hire killing of Rozanne Gailiunas. The opinion describes the scheme associated with Joy Aylor and reviews Hopper’s legal claims.
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13Where are they now?
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Rozanne Gailiunas & Joy Aylor — media, court records & case files | Unforgotten Casebook
07Social Media
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True Crime Brewery
Murder on Her Mind: Joy Aylor
Video from True Crime Brewery covering the Rozanne Gailiunas & Joy Aylor case. Length: 1:44:51.
Watch on YouTubeCase on 48 Hours
Snapped [2026] 🩵Joy Aylor🩵| 48 Hours Documentary True Crime.
Video from Case on 48 Hours covering the Rozanne Gailiunas & Joy Aylor case. Length: 1:17:45.
Watch on YouTubeTrue Crime Campfire
Bound By Hate: The Murder of Rozanne Gailiunas, Pt 2
Video from True Crime Campfire covering the Rozanne Gailiunas & Joy Aylor case. Length: 51:13.
Watch on YouTubeOxygen
Single Mother Killed At Texas Home | Snapped Highlights | Oxygen
Episode recap or excerpt from Oxygen covering the Rozanne Gailiunas & Joy Aylor case. Length: 15:28.
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