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Flowers and memorial notes hang from the gate to Kiesel Park in Auburn, Ala., Tuesday Sept. 9, 2025 as a memorial to Julie Gard Schnuelle. (AP Photo/Kimberly Chandler)

AUBURN, Ala. – Flowers and memorial messages were tied to the gate of Kiesel Park in Auburn, Alabama, to remember retired professor veterinary professor Julie Gard Schnuelle, who was attacked and killed there over the weekend.

The murder of the retired professor at a city park has rattled the college town of 83,757 people. The sprawling green space, in a rural-feeling area of the city about four miles (6 kilometers) from the university campus, is popular with dog walkers and exercisers because of its fields and two miles of walking trails.

Authorities said

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