Identity of a 1979 murder victim finally solved
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- She was shot in the head and killed in 1979. Her tombstone reads "unidentified girl." But now, years after her death, this girl's identity has finally been revealed.
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I am so glad that she was finally identified and given her name back. Nobody deserves to remain nameless. Rest in peace TAMMY.
soooo, where were Ma and Pa? Brothers, sisters??? Gramps or Grandma???????
@@MidlandTexan In this case, I think she had been a frequent runaway and had a history of hitchhiking and her family and friends had thought that she just started a new life somewhere else. Her mother died sometime in the late 90's and I'm not sure about her dad or anyone else. Just a tragic case of a young woman falling thru the cracks.
We don't commonly speak of love and law enforcement in the same breath, especially in recent years, but this man is surely a beautiful example of both.
❣️❤️♥️💞💓
I speak of love and law enforcement in the same breath. My family has had and still have people in law enforcement. They are angels on earth.
@@sabrinamurphy4009 you are lumping her family who have probably NEVER done any of the things you listed. Telling her to shut up says a lot more about you than any cop.
you might be the one that needs to "shut up"
@@sabrinamurphy4009 Get a life.
@@wofawarrior My daughter in law is a sheriff, she's the sweetest, calmest women I know.
I wish they could also find the identity of the 'Boy in the cardboard box', that case has haunted me forever.
Dave Nix Probably never will:( Too much time has passed, too many secrets, and keep in mind the time period. Unwed girls, pedophiles, homes for unwed mothers, child abuse, molestation, etc. Very sad for that little boy in the box.
Omg yes. That sweet little angel deserves justice. I hope they can find something. That story is always in my heart.
@@pinkrose5796 boy in box, very sad
What can you tell me more about this?
They have a very likely theory about who is the killer though.
There is a sense of dedication and grief in this officer's voice.
She ran away from home. 30 years later her half-sister filed another missing persons report and submitted DNA in Florida her family thought she ran away from home and just didn't want to be found
Kids run away from home for a reason.
@@xyz2121 this!
No...nothing was said about who killed her, and if they were brought to justice, nor yet why her family/friends hadn’t pushed more for her to be found.
Very sad, and how lucky she was to have this special tenacious man on her case all these years. Well done Sir.
Yes ,good job.I comemen you. .
Poor girl. God bless this man.
That is a good man. "All it takes for evil to take hold is for good men to turn their head and do nothing." John F. Kennedy
Edmund burke
Ironic quote from a murdered president! People still debate his death.
Kudos to this amazing relentless detective for staying vigilant and never giving up hope. It paid off
Tammy Alexander was formally identified on January 26, 2015, more than 35 years after her discovery. Laurel Nowell, a close friend in high school from Brooksville, Florida, had started trying to reach Alexander in the 2010s by social media. She eventually reached Alexander's half-sister, Pamela Dyson, of Panama City, Florida, who knew that she had often run away from home, but Dyson had not lived with her younger half-sister after about age eleven. She learned that no one in her family knew anything of Alexander's whereabouts since the girl had left sometime between 1977 and 1979.
Dyson and Nowell became concerned that Alexander had fallen victim to a crime after leaving home. Dyson said that her mother did report Alexander as missing, but she has since believed that, since Alexander had a history of running away and returning, police may not have taken the case seriously. In August 2014, the Hernando County sheriff's office told them no missing persons report had been filed for her, and promptly filed one.
Carl Koppelman, a California artist, came across the "missing person" report on Alexander as a moderator of the Websleuths online community, where volunteers try to solve cold cases including those of unidentified bodies. In 2010, he sketched the portrait of "Caledonia Jane Doe" and posted it in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs). In September 2014, he saw the new listing for Alexander and quickly realized that they were the same person. He emailed the Livingston County Sheriff's Office (with copies sent to the NamUs regional administrator, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), and the Hernando County, Florida Sheriff's Office) to tell them of the strong resemblance between the two images. Police arranged to take a DNA sample from Dyson.
In January 2015, the Monroe County, New York medical examiner's office found that mitochondrial DNA (MtDNA) from the unidentified body matched that of Dyson, confirming that the victim was her half sister. A week later on January 26, 2015, the Livingston County sheriff, Thomas Dougherty, announced at a news conference that Caledonia Jane Doe had been identified after 35 years.
Thanks bc I didn’t get any info from this report it would’ve been nice to receive this background info. It makes more sense now
I'm sorry, but I have to consider whether the family themselves were involved with whatever happened to this young woman!
Hopefully she gets justice! Tammy didn’t deserve to die like this.
She will get justice maybe not in this life but the next.
This man is a great caring person
So who was the murderer? Why didn't the family try to find her or report her missing? Many unanswered questions.
I looked at her face and I heard it was my father
Sarah Graves ?
Sarah Graves do dna test, find out the truth set her soul free.
@John3:16 Pitbull I meant it was her father that killed him am a medium
@@sarahgraves4601 oh well if you're a medium, why don't you solve more cases, um like the Beaumont children?
I wish someone could solve my sister's almost 39 year old cold case murder. She was only 19.I don't know how to contact cold case detectives.
Just walk in your local office and start asking questions. Keep stopping and keep asking questions. Its hard to forget when they're being asked on a daily basis.
You should contact danelle Hollan
There's a variety of ways to go about it. The original department who handled the case & make some inquiries to the Chief & ask who was the last Detective assigned, your DNA to be entered in case something happens to you and you are supposed to have rights as a survivor of homicide, but that is rarely honored. I am a survivor of a very very brutal attempt on my life shortly after the kidnapping of my children and the theft of my identity at that time. Even in the past year some Medical Tests were ordered, but the order was written with the wrong birth date. Of course, that should be a lead. I have found that an old case was sent to another department sometimes. I would check to see if someone else has been using her name and associated fraudulent identity. We did what was recommended to us and that was if we could possibly connect any other case with our situation that might be the way to capture the criminals. DNA of violent offenders is collected these days if people are arrested. We tried to get the criminals living in my husband's 4 bedroom house arrested but the criminals were living in the beautiful home so they must be the nice people. Wrong Wrong Wrong!!! My husband's first wife is among the missing & hasn't been seen in years. However, in January of this year we had a car dealership in the same County where my husband's first wife was last seen alive contact us about someone else who has been shopping for a vehicle using our contact information in that County & we were given a name. The police won't do anything. You can do thing's to try to get the case activated. Some Case's are sitting dormant because nobody realizes they are there. We have a business card of a Special Investigation Detective that we can't find & anyone we've contacted with the same name says that they don't know the Detective & are no relation. The thing is that Detective's family are VICTIMS of at least one unsolved homicide & the disappearance of another & the Detective issued warrants on the Catholic Church. You need to understand that your sisters homicide is unsolved & that means that the person who killed her could be someone you know or is still killing people.
@@littlebit6211 wtf
Call the police department in the town where it happened. Tell them who you are & demand the detective's name. Call the man/woman often. Do it once a day, once a week or what have you. But keep the pressure on them to be accountable for the case. Remember one thing...they only give up on the case because the relatives do not make an effort to push them to continue. Ask, no demand, that the investigator on her case contact the Vidocq Society! They will only take the case from the current detective. Be this detective's shadow, call them, harass them, become who they have nightmares about when they sleep! You understand what I mean...be a true pain in their butt until they agree to contact the Vidocq Society! They have helped solve many old cases that sat open for years. I wish you luck. Take Care & Stay Determined. 👍
www.vidocq.org/
He seems so heartbroken
Poor officers who have to deal with these horrors too.
Now that is what you call a decent man . God bless you !!
@Hugh Jaanus what the. ! Why you filthy nasty piece of shit !!! did you do it ? (MULDEW)
This is really moving. God bless the sheriff for his work.
Im happy she has a name & she was sombody. R.I.P Pretty Tammy
May God Bless you and guide you always. Very genuine WORDS."That could have been somebody's kid...not in my lifetime" Amen.
I was at a Beach in Puerto Rico, I saw people standing watching this, kite surfer just not getting up again. I didn't knew him, it was around 4pm, Christmas Eve. I was wondering if all the people standing looking if they new him or were family. I could see him drifting away to the west and decided to call 911. I told what I've seen and how he was in the water so they told me "they" will send a boat service whatever to get him. It started to get dark, I saw a boat pass by, I called again. At the dispatch 911 second call I was informed the boat pass but they couldn't see anyone , so I asked if they had the chopper ( helicopter) the lady on the line answered"yes" , so I said, "is it beIN used right now?" she answered "no" so I said, "then what are you waiting for??!!!" She then asked me what was my relationship to the person at sea and my name. I stated my name , I said:" My name is Laira Calderon, my relation to the person at sea it's none, but it's Christmas Eve and that could be me, someone's son , cousin or father so could you spare the talk and send the chopper!!!??" The person was a male and was recovered around 7:30 pm far west reaching Caribe Hilton Hotel. When I arrived to the scene there were ambulances, the first thing they asked me:"are you the girl that called for the chopper?" (I went running towards them) I said "yes" the man told me "he's fine, was hanging on to the equipment, tierd but we got him, just left on the ambulance" I cried bcs I was happy, never seeing him in person or knowing his name, just knowing it was a human being in danger. Someone's son , cousin, or father. Amen to see people caring like this investigator. God Bless him.
OMFG! Good for you and thank God! This guy has no one but you and God to thank. Assuming he would have gone to heaven, that wouldn't be so bad but the way be would have died would have sucked! I sure hope you get recognition for your persistent actions!!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏
@@funbranditoo4763 🤗...we all can do it. "All we need is love" like the song. God Bless you.
The death body identified but the killer is free poor girl 😠
This one has truly got me baffled. A young woman disappears off the face of the earth for 37 years and nobody asks any questions. Where were her family? Why did she keep running away?
You would think that when she hadn't come home after a couple of days, family members would begin to get curious.
The shooting itself seems almost execution style... why would anyone kill her (and kill her like that?)
Great man there
I am fascinated by crime shows, because of the dogged persistence and amazing tenacity of the forensic and law enforcement people who bravely, despite everything and every obstacle, remain focused...and keep on. And seek answers. For the victims ("you can't just throw a kid away, not in my lifetime")..and those who stay the course until cases are solved. For victims, for families. Just for..what is the right thing to do! I am beyond admiration for this man. Bless you, sir.
Maybe there was some funny business with her parents that never came to lost a child. If so, then who would do that to a child or anyone. Bless her heart that she can finally R.I.P. Now💔💔🙏🏾🙏🏾
That’s a good man right there. You could see the emotion in his face the entire time. I’m glad he was able to put a name to Tammy Jo.
Poor baby
Title is misleading.. it doesn't show who she was...
RIP Tammy God Bless
Big Respect to this guy,
Documentary raised more questions than it answered.
Right? Ugh!
God Bless you Jonh !!
So uh, who is she?
Very sad. I am so grateful you brought light onto this very murder victim. Someone knows the truth.
I've been watching her photo for along time
So glad my prayers were answered
I don't even know what to say, but I guarantee her identity wasn't discovered because of prayers.
@@VioletJoy your wrong for that.When people come together and pray for someone,God places people in a line with prayers to be solved.Im sorry you feel that way
God Bless
@@VioletJoy furthermore the amazing dective was placed in the right position to help solve her identity. He was and is God's vessel exclusively for this case so let's ban to Heather and pray the murderer comes to justic.
This Detective is a True Blessing of many prayers
Thank you
@@VioletJoy First and foremost there is a God
Life is supernatural
I am going to give you some information that is way beyond human understanding about some things on this earth that is the Devil's playground.Just for starters, a man name Aleister Crowley, most evil man on the world, which is on the cover of Sgt.Peppers album along with other stars.Many music singers write a tribute to him.
Everything and everyone is connected like rows of dominoes.
Good luck and God Bless on Our mysterious world we live in.
@@purpleglitter3926 First of all, I love purple and I love glitter. Lol.
Secondly, anyone can make an assertion about anything, but in order for it to be proven, there must be evidence. There has never been evidence to support the idea the supernatural.
Religion was man's attempt to try to make sense of the world around him (lightening, thunder, floods, death, disease, etc.). Religion is a very antiquated and barbaric way of looking at life.
well who was she
tt Tammy Jo Alexander
You can’t just throw a kid away...I wish more people thought that way
God bless that man
What about Tammy Jo? I guess "god" didn't bless her. 💔
'Identity of a 1979 murder victim finally solved.' I watched this video twice, did I miss something? Who is/was the girl? Did she have a name?
Tammy jo alexander
Omg I was born November 10 1979
I was born in 1979
@@tanyakelly2482 i was born in 1979 also
I was born in 2019.
Get reckt.
I was born August 1991
3rd of November 1979 here...
R.I.P Angelx
Ok now what? Who is Tammy?
belinda hawkins thank you for clearing that up. Be blessed.
You are a good man. No one should be without their God given name, when they leave this world. She wouldn't rest until her name was given back to her. Thank you sir. Rest easy now, Tammy Jo.
Thank GOD FOR YOUR GOOD HEART , AND CAREING TAMMY AND OTHERS LIKE HER ,WE DO CARE GOD HELP US ALL.THANK YOU.
"God" evidently didn't care about Tammy.
HE NEVER GAVE UP...THANK YOU SIR!!!!
This retired Sheriff is my new hero.
I would love to meet this man a real hero
Unfortunately, New York just passed a law saying you can kill your unborn baby even at 9 months of pregnacy. So sir, I feel your pain about throwing your kid away but we are living in the last times.
Wow, Brooksville, FL is right next to my town. A little bit shocking to hear this.
An impressive man. How did they discover her identity, though?
DNA
Rest In Peace angel of heaven may your family and friends find healing and peace I’m so grateful that we now know who you are
❣God bless you sir! Thank you for sharing this video!❣
Where were her parents, grandparents, teachers, friends?
This video offered no background or basically much of a story. I don’t know more than I did when I clicked on it.
Wish they could identify Princess Doe who was killed in Blairstown , NJ in the summer of 1982. Hope they can ID the killer too even after so many decades. The police and scientists who work on these cold case investigations are so talented, tenacious and dedicated. God help them in their work .
They did, she’s Dawn Olanick.
It was a citizen sleuth who solved this case named Carl Koppleman. Watch Crime Watch Daily; The Caledonia Jane Doe. This man can't take any credit for solving this case
This shows how humble he is.
What a nasty statement. He DIDN'T try and take credit for it.
Anthony Collier chill he never said he solved the case 🙄🙄
You really should listen before you open your mouth. When you just throw out a demeaning comment that isn't even close to the truth --well, it just makes you look ignorant.
Poor Tammy. I won't forget your name 💖💖💖
That's a good person right there. I have a murdered sister no body since around 9/22/2011 this is the last day I heard from her and she said shed be home later. Maybe he'll get me answers. God bless you!
What a beautiful lady she was it's so tragic and sad rip.
I was reading about this case, after watching it, and I am sure they can catch who did this, by going to the DNA databases, to find matches of relatives. They found male DNA on the jacket she was wearing. I hope they catch him.
The male DNA on her jacket proves nothing except someone touched her jacket..
Who killed her?
Poor girl...
You can’t just throw a kid away.😢😢😢a sad truth that happens everyday. Evil is tangible my friends.
R.i.p aunty
Such a sick world! That person was probably never caught, and murdered many more..I was 15-16 years of age, back then. How do you Murder a child? Why? Why and how do these evil monsters 😠 get away? Breaks my heart 💔😢
She was probably raped and then the rapist didn't want a living witness.
That heart and key necklace , I once saw offered for sale in an old ad in House and Gardens magazine
Sad, God Bless Her Soul Amen.
Will they now go after the killer?? I guess she waited long enough for justice to be done!
the killer is probably dead.
How did no one look into this in Florida? Lazy law enforcement down in Florida.
Very careing man 💕💕
This is a very frustrating video because it leaves totally unanswered the question of who killed her. And that preys on my mind. I want the bastard caught and punished. What is the present status of this case?
Great man. ❤
Poor little beautiful runaway girl nobody wanted. If that nice policeman would have been her father her life would have been good.
How do we order 4 billion clones of this man? ❤
On March 2015, the department said that Alexander had ties to a former "prison ministry" in Young Harris, Georgia, which specialized in working with individuals "on probation or parole."By early 2016, the police had identified three male persons of interest who had known Alexander, and took male DNA from her clothing. By November 2016, the FBI had reported that none of the three matched the sample from Alexander's clothing, and continued to receive and investigate new leads in the case.
P.S. If there is no match in DNA database police have to do familial search.
Just because someone touched her clothing, doesn't mean they killed her.
@@xyz2121 Sure, but this can be a great help, if DNA would be not from Chinese worker but from someone from the list of suspects.
What a beautiful man.!
I can’t help thinking, what if you die and everyone forgets that it can be anyone even people of your relation.
Wooow. I seen that on missing persons
Ripmom
Soo beautiful young girl.
What devilish this is. The Heaven is FOR all children and Youngsters.
Bible says...Amen
Interesting.
I never knew what that was for when I would done by. I thought maybe a car crash. Things like this never happen here. Thank God they finally found her identity.
Will she be given a new headstone now that her real name is known, "I hope So"
The identikit of the suspect: but is Gerald Stano!
I’m curious...for those cases such as this...why hasn’t anyone someone thought of maybe adding whatever they can to “21 & me” or some other thing...just think 🤔 if they got a hit of possible relative then you’re that much closer to figuring out the persons identity. Or what’s that other one called...anyway they can pin you down to what your hair color eye color etc...I’ve heard that’s how they solved a few murders...maybe they could get someone’s identity that way too...maybe even paternity 😂 oops 🙊😬😳😱🙄🙄👀
It's happening now, which is pretty incredible!
Sometimes nobody cares
Maybe some stranger but by then its too late
Bruh it took y’all that long to find out her name? Ik y’all never caught the killers
So... technically, this case is still not solved. They only identified her?
in another 40 years they will identify the killer.
@ Who will then be dead himself.
why do you keep showing an artists sketch?? You had her body so how did the sketches look so different than her real photo
Decomposition.
1 800 THE LOST
Top man for sure 👌👍
Such a pretty girl
It's a good thing she wasn't ugly.
I looked at her face and something said to me it was my father
I can be your daddy also
@@rogerbabzai9160 your a sick man.
Sarah is a troll
@Sarah Graves, if that is true, I hope it can be proven and justice served.
@@texastea5686 thanks
We should not kill each other at no time God Love us all we are his kids:and he love all of us ✝️ His Son died for all of us
Is it just me or the thumbnail looks kinda like Michael Jackson? lol
God bless those people that truly care.
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What a disappointingly uninformative video. Was she abandoned at birth and raised in the system? Who were her parents? Did you inform anyone she was identified? How did you get the DNA that identified her? Who provided it? How did they make the DNA match? How old was she when she was killed? What was her job? Shame on you USA Today! Go back to journalism school. You have to answer the five "w's" and one "h". Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?
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Hey Joe Biden you need to get out of political work and go into COMEDY you’d make Billions