On the night of July 21, 1994, 15-year-old Tammy Marie Lynds was going to sneak out of her home in Springfield, Massachusetts. She told her little sister she had to go out and would be back by 3 a.m. Her sister claims that Tammy seemed reluctant to leave and meet a friend or possible boyfriend. She told her sister that someone had threatened her to go.
She saw her father who had fallen asleep couch and woke him. She told him to go to bed and he did. Afterward, she went out of the front door. She left it open and snuck out of the side gate to avoid the motion sensor lights. She was never seen alive again. Her parents reported her missing the next day.
On November 4, 1994, a man and his 8-year-old son were riding bikes through the woods. He spotted a hub cap off of Old Fox Rd. in Springfield. He then found Tammy's body. It's believed she had died the night she disappeared. Her cause of death is either unknown or undetermined.
It's believed that Tammy's diary had important information. There was an entry a week before her disappearance she talked about sneaking out and meeting her boyfriend. She had walked by some bars and she was uncomfortable because a man started following her. She booked it and met up with her boyfriend. He was never named in the diary, and it's unknown if the police know who he is.
SOURCES:
Hampden District Attorney
The Boston Globe
Hell's Acres
True Crime Diva
Find a Grave
Thank u all for trying to help us fine who did this and keeping her memories live. Please keep on sharing any information can help.
ReplyDeleteYes, thank you all for the help you have given. We need more help from everyone who knew Tammy and also help from the families that have family members who knew Tammy.
ReplyDeleteI grew up with Tammy, my name is Elizabeth Colon (Muise) thank you for all your help in trying to find out what happened to Tammy, who will always be my sister in my heart! I hope people come forward to give what little info they have to help in Tammy's case, we all keep her alive in our hearts & memories! Thank you again, Tammy needs Justice so she can rest in peace!
ReplyDeleteHi Elizabeth I wish we could find out who did this to my aunt who i'm named after because its been way too long when you get too see this you can respond to this when you get the chance.
ReplyDeleteThis case is finally gaining traction, people can read more in the new Hells Acres blog posts. Hopefully more people start feeling comfortable sharing their memories of Tammy with these bloggers. We’re closer than ever to learning the truth about what happened the night she disappeared, I feel like it’ll be any day now.
ReplyDeleteFor anyone who follows this case, before Tammy’s father Richard passed away, he gave the blogger Hell’s Acres copies of all his files. A huge chunk of it has been shared on his blog, family notes, Tammy’s autopsy report and all of her remaining diary pages. There is also a Facebook memorial page. People can comment anonymously on Hell’s Acres blog, though they are screened. Maybe someone is willing to share something, without coming forward?
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