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| Caledonia Jane Doe laid unidentified for 35 years. |
ON November 9, 1979, a grizzly discovery was made by a passing motorist in a corn field 20 feet from Route 20, about half a mile from the intersection of Route 5 in Caledonia, New York. A young girl, 13-19 years old was discovered. She had been shot twice in the head, with no evidence of being sexually assaulted. It was determined she had been shot by the road near where she was found. A waitress from a small diner in Lima, New York remembered seeing the young girl with a white male described as being 5'8"-5'9" with black wire rimmed glasses and a tan shirt. He was driving a tan station wagon with side paneling. Several truckers also called with information about a young girl trying to hitch rides with them to Boston at truck stops.
Meanwhile, on November 3, 1979, 16 year-old Tammy Jo Alexander went missing from Brooksville, Florida. She was last seen the day after her 16th birthday. Her case filed reads very little, besides the fact she was endangered missing. She was believed to be a run away.
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| The resting place of Tammy Alexander. |
Caledonia Jane Doe was laid to rest in the Mount Morris Cemetery in Dansville, New
York, no name on her grave stone. Her remains were exhumed in 2005 to
extract minerals from her teeth and pollen from her clothes to determine
what areas from the country she could have came from. The pollen tested
from her clothing could have only come from four places: Arizona,
Southern Florida, California or Mexico. Serial Killer Henry Lee Lucas
confessed to her murder in 1984, however, it was never confirmed and
could have been a false confession.
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| In January 2015, Tammy Jo Alexander was identified as Caledonia Jane Doe. |
Thirty-five years later, on January 26, 2015, the disappearance of Tammy Jo Alexander and unknown identity of Caledonia Jane Doe would be solved. Both these girls were one and the same. Tammy Jo Alexander was Caledonia Jane Doe. Many are questioning why it took 35 years to connect these two cases together. Tammy's family feels that there home town dropped the ball on Tammy's disappearance, and that she was wrote off because she was a teenager and a run away. A missing persons report was filed for Tammy by her high school friend in August, but police departments did not have the means of communication back then that they do now.
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| A sketch of a person of interest, last seen with Tammy before she was killed. |
Many people are questioning why the family did not report Tammy missing, and question if it's because she ran away before, and they believed she would come back. Sadly, many teens during this time period who went missing were written off as runaways, there cases being shoved to the bottom of the pile or disappearances not filed altogether. Thankfully, Tammy's close friend from high school (both were Hernando High School students) never let the ball drop. She pushed on to find answers, and 35 years later, thanks to many people's persistence and forensic technology, this mystery is solved. However, the search for Tammy's killer is still open and active.
Tammy's case is open and active. Police are now on the hunt to find her killer.
If you have any information about Tammy's killer, please contact Major Matthew Burgess,
Livingston Co Sheriff’s Office, NY
(585) 243-7171
mburgess@co.livingston.ny.us
Sources:
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2015/01/26/jane-doe-caledonia/22342077/
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/a/alexander_tammy.html
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1ufny.html
http://www.whec.com/news/stories/s3688486.shtml?cat=565
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/victim-in-unsolved-1979-new-york-homicide-identified-as-brooksville-girl/2215169
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