Identified! MA - Granby, off Route 116, WhtFem 15-26, UP14969, shallow grave, clothes, gold ring, Nov'78 - Patricia Ann Tucker

[CheddarMom]

I was driving by there a few weeks back and thinking of her. I hate that she's been left for so long without a name. I agree CheddarMom, it's weird that she's so completely forgotten.

Well, not completely forgotten. Here we are not forgetting her 40+ years later! And that's wonderful but it's still so sad that the right people seem to have forgotten her. I really hope someone comes along one of these days or finds a missing spot in their family tree or something.
The dental thing can be so many things, I've seen so much speculation throughout the thread. I'm not so quick to peg her as mentally disabled or as a prostitute or a meth head, but who knows? I hope it wasn't a result of a sad or neglectful childhood as well. I assumed she had weak enamel, maybe was a runaway, or at worst someone who had been kidnapped for maybe a while (kidnappers don't take their victims to the dentist, and that shirt could have come from anywhere). That shirt is odd, but again who knows where she got it, a thrift store, a friend along the way, something she made, ect. I get the feeling she was not from around here.

 

[branmuffin]

I know LE exhumed her body over two years ago but does anyone think Othram would be interested in this case? Everything they touch seems to turn to gold.

 

[CheddarMom]

I know LE exhumed her body over two years ago but does anyone think Othram would be interested in this case? Everything they touch seems to turn to gold.

It's worth a shot, I think. Who pays for that kind of thing? LE? Concerned citizen crowdfunding?

 

[CheddarMom]

I know LE exhumed her body over two years ago but does anyone think Othram would be interested in this case? Everything they touch seems to turn to gold.

It's worth a shot, I think. Who pays for that kind of thing? LE? Concerned citizen crowdfunding?

 

[UnderSea]

I feel like I just saw them elsewhere on Websleuths looking for new case suggestions to add to their pile. I do think it's a long shot because there are so many cases needing attention, but I think it's worth suggesting. Yes, I think it's often crowdfunded work, though I'm assuming that's only part of their work?

 

[branmuffin]

It's worth a shot, I think. Who pays for that kind of thing? LE? Concerned citizen crowdfunding?

A lot of it is from crowdfunding.

 

[carbuff]

@othram, is this a case you might be able to take on?

 

[UnderSea]

The only additional thing I could find in the reporting at the time was that the medical examiner suggested the ring could have been a wedding ring, which leads me to believe it was a gold band rather than a more detailed piece. Still would be nice to see the "illegible initials" (from NamUs).

 

[CCJD]

The only additional thing I could find in the reporting at the time was that the medical examiner suggested the ring could have been a wedding ring, which leads me to believe it was a gold band rather than a more detailed piece. Still would be nice to see the "illegible initials" (from NamUs).

Pertinent part attached.

Jan 04, 1979, page 15 - Transcript-Telegram at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com

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[CCJD]

Jan 08, 1979, page 12 - Transcript-Telegram at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com

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[CheddarMom]

Jan 08, 1979, page 12 - Transcript-Telegram at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com

View the digital scanned newspaper from Transcript-Telegram dated Jan 08, 1979, page 12.

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Good find! At least, I had never seen those pictures of her clothes before.

 

[CheddarMom]

CCJD's post with the newspaper articles got me digging around on GenealogyBank a bit. I found an article about Granby Girl side by side with another article about a girl from Springfield, MA, Anne Marie Besner who had been shot in the head and dumped by the side of the road and found in CT about a month before G.G. was found. Anne Marie was 15 and a runaway from the Pelletier Detention Center in Marlborough, MA, she had not been reported as a runaway. They got the guy, Antonio Vega. I'm curious if there is any connection between the two. I'll try to get a screenshot of the article and get it up here. If this has already been discussed, sorry, I tried to browse through the forum and didn't happen to catch it.

 

[CCJD]

CCJD's post with the newspaper articles got me digging around on GenealogyBank a bit. I found an article about Granby Girl side by side with another article about a girl from Springfield, MA, Anne Marie Besner who had been shot in the head and dumped by the side of the road and found in CT about a month before G.G. was found. Anne Marie was 15 and a runaway from the Pelletier Detention Center in Marlborough, MA, she had not been reported as a runaway. They got the guy, Antonio Vega. I'm curious if there is any connection between the two. I'll try to get a screenshot of the article and get it up here. If this has already been discussed, sorry, I tried to browse through the forum and didn't happen to catch it.

Greenfield Recorder 18 Nov 1978, page 14 - Newspapers.com

View the digital scanned newspaper from Greenfield Recorder dated 18 Nov 1978, page 14.

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[CheddarMom]

Here's the one I found. They should really test that belt if they still have it.

 

[theshadow45]

Granby Jane Doe has been unidentified for 44 years today.

 

[UnderSea]

Major announcement coming on Monday.

Northwestern DA identifies woman in 1978 unsolved homicide “Granby Girl”

The Northwestern District Attorney and Granby police have identified “Granby Girl,” a woman in a 1978 unsolved homicide.

www.wwlp.com

 

[Alleykins]

I'm hoping this means this set of remains has been identified.

 

[Mrs. Badcrumble]

A non-geo restricted link for all us non-US folks:

Authorities to discuss breakthrough in 45-year-old unsolved Granby homicide

NORTHAMPTON — A breakthrough in a 45-year-old unsolved homicide in Granby is expected to be announced at a Monday press conference.The case is that of the “Granby girl,” an unnamed woman, believed to have been around 20 years old, whose body was...

www.gazettenet.com

 

[branmuffin]

A non-geo restricted link for all us non-US folks:

Authorities to discuss breakthrough in 45-year-old unsolved Granby homicide

NORTHAMPTON — A breakthrough in a 45-year-old unsolved homicide in Granby is expected to be announced at a Monday press conference.The case is that of the “Granby girl,” an unnamed woman, believed to have been around 20 years old, whose body was...

www.gazettenet.com

That's the first time it's been mentioned that the bullet was never found, to my recollection. It would be nice to know what temple she had been shot in, since it could determine if she was shot as a passenger in a vehicle.

Also, I thought I had read (without combing through all the posts) that it was determined that she wasn't buried but that a log had fallen on her body effectively hiding her.

I hope this is good news.

 

[UnderSea]

Yes, autopsy showed gunshot to left temple, with belt used either to drag or strangle (as well, I suppose).