How to permanently/manually delete User Account on MAC OS X 10.6.8

Hi There,
Can you please assist with providing instructions on how to manually delete USER accounts on MAC OS X 10.6.8.  Everyone but one user (who's account was deleted) can not log into the damain device.  As a test I tried to add a new user accout with the same name as before and even though nothing existing in the USERS folder; it states that a duplicate name exists.
How do I delete that duplicate?  Where could that be located?
Please let me know,
Sonia

Solution!
Command to locate the hidden User Profile:
dscl . list /users
Command to delete the now found hidden User Profile:
sudo dscl . delete /users/<userID>
Thanks,
SoniaCP

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