I am so glad that she was finally identified and given her name back. Nobody deserves to remain nameless. Rest in peace TAMMY.

I wish they could also find the identity of the 'Boy in the cardboard box', that case has haunted me forever.

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.

There is a sense of dedication and grief in this officer's voice.

Poor girl. God bless this man.

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.

Kudos to this amazing relentless detective for staying vigilant and never giving up hope. It paid off

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

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.

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

This man is a great caring person

Hopefully she gets justice! Tammy didn’t deserve to die like this.

So who was the murderer? Why didn't the family try to find her or report her missing? Many unanswered questions.

He seems so heartbroken

Now that is what you call a decent man . God bless you !!

Poor officers who have to deal with these horrors too.

This is really moving. God bless the sheriff for his work.

The death body identified but the killer is free poor girl 😠

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.

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.

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.

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

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💔💔🙏🏾🙏🏾

RIP Tammy God Bless

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?)

Title is misleading.. it doesn't show who she was...

Big Respect to this guy,

Documentary raised more questions than it answered.

Very sad. I am so grateful you brought light onto this very murder victim. Someone knows the truth.

well who was she

God Bless you Jonh !!

So uh, who is she?

R.I.P Angelx

You can’t just throw a kid away...I wish more people thought that way

God bless that man

Omg I was born November 10 1979

This retired Sheriff is my new hero.

HE NEVER GAVE UP...THANK YOU SIR!!!!

I've been watching her photo for along time So glad my prayers were answered

Thank GOD FOR YOUR GOOD HEART , AND CAREING TAMMY AND OTHERS LIKE HER ,WE DO CARE GOD HELP US ALL.THANK YOU.

Ok now what? Who is Tammy?

I would love to meet this man a real hero

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.

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

'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?

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.

Wow, Brooksville, FL is right next to my town. A little bit shocking to hear this.

How do we order 4 billion clones of this man? ❤

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 .

An impressive man. How did they discover her identity, though?

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!

Who killed her?

R.i.p aunty

What a beautiful lady she was it's so tragic and sad rip.

❣God bless you sir! Thank you for sharing this video!❣

Poor girl...

You can’t just throw a kid away.😢😢😢a sad truth that happens everyday. Evil is tangible my friends.

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

That heart and key necklace , I once saw offered for sale in an old ad in House and Gardens magazine

Poor little beautiful runaway girl nobody wanted. If that nice policeman would have been her father her life would have been good.

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.

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 💔😢

How did no one look into this in Florida? Lazy law enforcement down in Florida.

The identikit of the suspect: but is Gerald Stano!

I can’t help thinking, what if you die and everyone forgets that it can be anyone even people of your relation.

Will they now go after the killer?? I guess she waited long enough for justice to be done!

Sad, God Bless Her Soul Amen.

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?

Will she be given a new headstone now that her real name is known, "I hope So"

What a beautiful man.!

Great man. ❤

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.

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.

Soo beautiful young girl. What devilish this is. The Heaven is FOR all children and Youngsters. Bible says...Amen

Wooow. I seen that on missing persons

Sometimes nobody cares Maybe some stranger but by then its too late

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 🙊😬😳😱🙄🙄👀

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.

Interesting.

Is it just me or the thumbnail looks kinda like Michael Jackson? lol

Bruh it took y’all that long to find out her name? Ik y’all never caught the killers

why do you keep showing an artists sketch?? You had her body so how did the sketches look so different than her real photo

Ripmom

So... technically, this case is still not solved. They only identified her?

God bless those people that truly care.

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

1 800 THE LOST

Such a pretty girl

Top man for sure 👌👍

I looked at her face and something said to me it was my father

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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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