FL FL - Tracy McClelland, 36, Tampa, 2007

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On March 6, 2007, employees of a business on North 71st Street in Tampa made a disturbing discovery. They found human remains sticking out of the dirt in the back of the parking lot. Someone had been buried in a shallow grave...

Tampa police soon identified the victim as 36-year-old Tracy McClelland of Tampa. Her sister had suspected for some time that Tracy had run into trouble. Lisa Whidden had just given birth to a son and Tracy never showed up at the hospital.

Unsolved: 2007 murder of Tampa mom found in shallow grave remains a mystery

 

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Published May 13, 2019

Who Killed Tracey McClelland? New Details On The Unsolved Murder Of The Tampa Woman

According to News Channel 8, Tracey McClelland was buried in a very shallow grave, which is why her body parts were sticking out from the ground.

According to My Fox Tampa Bay, Tracey McClelland’s official cause of death involved blunt force trauma to her upper body.

According to the local NBC affiliate, WFLA-TV, Lisa Whidden believes that her sister’s drug addiction contributed to her murder. When Tracey and Lisa’s brother committed suicide, according to Lisa, Tracey became addicted to prescription painkillers — and, later, harder “street” drugs.

 

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Published 5/10/2019

WFLA NOW: 12 years later, murder of Tampa mom still unsolved

 

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Published 5/17/2019

Unknown Tracey McClelland Killer- Florida- 2007 | America's Most Wanted Fans (an unofficial fan page for America's Most Wanted & In Pursuit with John Walsh)

From NBC 8 Tampa (wfla.com):

Her sister had suspected for some time that Tracy had run into trouble. Lisa Whidden had just given birth to a son and Tracy never showed up at the hospital.

Police believe McClelland had been missing since Valentine's day.

"She had went shopping and had bought Valentine's day gifts for her kids," said Whidden.

McClelland was the mother of three children. She had been popular in high school and a good student from a middle-class family.

Detective Sandel says he needs someone to come forward who knows about Tracy's last days.

"Witnesses, people - not just people that knew of her or were friends with her - but people. If there is anybody out there that knew anything about any conflicts she was having or any problems she had with anybody - any leads are going to help me," said Sandel.