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How sleuths solved identity of girl, 16, murdered and dumped in field after one mistake sparked decades-long mystery

FOR over 35 years, young Tammy Jo Alexander was the focus of one of America's most mysterious cold cases thanks to a single tragic mistake. Civilian sleuths managed to solve the mystery after they matched missing Tammy Jo to the body of a murdered 16-year-old girl dumped in a field after a gruellin...

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What happened How sleuths solved identity of girl, 16, murdered and dumped in field after one mistake sparked decades-long mystery.
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The SunNews report · Aug 22, 8:58 AM

How sleuths solved identity of girl, 16, murdered and dumped in field after one mistake sparked decades-long mystery

FOR over 35 years, young Tammy Jo Alexander was the focus of one of America's most mysterious cold cases thanks to a single tragic mistake. Civilian sleuths managed to solve the mystery aft...

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The Sun (US)News report · Aug 22, 8:58 AM

How sleuths solved identity of girl, 16, murdered and dumped in field after one mistake sparked decades-long mystery

FOR over 35 years, young Tammy Jo Alexander was the focus of one of America's most mysterious cold cases thanks to a single tragic mistake. Civilian sleuths managed to solve the mystery aft...

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Aug 22, 8:58 AM: The Sun joined the source map.

Aug 22, 8:58 AM: The Sun (US) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.