13 things about Maple Grove, Minnesota physical therapist Paulette Thompson

Paulette Melinda “Pauley” Reveiz Thompson is a Lebanese-Colombian-American physical therapist specializing in rehabilitation and wellness. On December 4, 2024, her husband Brian Robert “B.T.” Thompson was fatally shot in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States by Luigi Mangione, an Italian-American data engineer from Towson, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA.

Based in Maple Grove, Minnesota, USA, Pauley is Dr. Eduardo Reveiz and Paulette Mefferd‘s daughter. Eduardo and Paulette have four other daughters namely Analisa Reveiz Haberman, Maria Cristina Reveiz, Elena Jane Reveiz and Karime Samira Reveiz Westrum.

Eduardo was born in Cali, Colombia to Carim Reveiz and Mary Roldan de Reveiz. Carim was a from Lebanon.

BIOGRAPHY

In December 2025, Pauley turned 52. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She was born and raised in Webster City, Iowa, USA while B.T. was born in Ames, Iowa.
2. Aside from Webster City, she has lived in other parts of Iowa including Des Moines and Iowa City.
3. She previously lived in Mound, Minnesota.
4. She was 1 year older than B.T.
5. She is 2 years older than Elena.
6. She and B.T. have two sons together.
7. In 1999, she graduated from the University of Iowa in Iowa City with a master’s degree in physical therapy.
8. In 2005, she gave birth to Bryce Reveiz Thompson.
9. In 2008, she gave birth to Dane Reveiz Thompson.
10. In 2018, B.T. bought a second house for $1 million close to where she and their sons were living.
11. In 2021, her father passed away.
12. She was employed at Park Nicollet Health Services in Minneapolis, Minnesota as a physical therapist when B.T. was killed in 2024.
13. In 2026, she saw Luigi in person for the first time.

TIMELINE

Pauley and B.T. had been living in separate residences less than a mile apart in Maple Grove years before he died in 2024. That year, their son Bryce graduated from high school where he lettered three years on the lacrosse team.

2020s

• Her father turned 83 on February 6, 2021 and died at Every Step Bright Kavanaugh House in Des Moines on December 21, 2021.
• On December 5, 2024, she told NBC News that B.T. had told her “there were some people that had been threatening him”.
• On August 14, 2026, she came face-to-face with Luigi for the first time in court in Manhattan where he admitted to fatally shooting B.T.