$100K Award Offered In Bay Area For Information On 2001 SF homicide

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Police in San Francisco announced on Friday that a $100,000 award was being offered for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of a suspect responsible for murdering a woman in 2001.

Paula Brien was last seen on June 18, 2001 with an unidentified man in a red vehicle, the San Francisco Police Department said in a statement. She was seen in front of Gina's bar near 6th and Mission streets in San Francisco.

Brien, a mother of two, was found dead near 455 Harriet Street. The suspect is described as white, 5 feet 11 inches tall and muscular. He wa wearing short pants, police said. She was 25 years old.

Anyone with information on the case was urged to contact homicide cold case investigator Daniel Cunningham of the San Francisco Police Department at 1-415-553-9515, Investigator Daniel Dedet at 1-415-553-1450, Sgt. Alan Levy at 1-415-553-9245 or through Department Operations Center (DOC) at 1-415-553-1071. Those wishing to stay anonymous may contact the SFPD 24-Hour Tip Line at 1-415-575-4444 or by sending a text message to Text-A-Tip at TIP411 and begin the text message with SFPD.