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

[branmuffin]

More info and more pictures. She had another child in addition to the son who's been public. Wedding photo of Patricia included in article

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

Has the other child be found?

 

[CheddarMom]

I'm so grateful she's been identified. RIP Patricia.

 

[LadyBadWolf]

So glad she has her name back.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

After 45 years, Granby Jane Doe is Identified

The Massachusetts State Police, Granby Police and Northwestern District Attorney’s Office Partner with Othram to Identify Granby Jane Doe

dnasolves.com

 

[evilwise]

In 1978 you could just drop your kids off with some lady, kill your wife and walk away?

 

[WingsOverTX]

Thread needs to be updated with her identity.

I'm still confused about her marriages, children & who their fathers are. Anyone else?

I also wonder if she might have been pregnant when murdered.

She's not smiling in the pictures posted here. Such a somber bride.

 

[wary]

Do we know why her husband was in prison?

 

[HmmMysterious]

Do we know why her husband was in prison?

Rape, assault, and battery charges

 

[DSCrime]

Another article with the same details I mentioned above

Her skeleton was found in the woods in Western Mass. Decades later, officials have finally identified 'Granby Girl.'

“Old-fashioned police work and new-age technology” helped investigators name the young woman whose body was found in Granby in 1978.

www.boston.com

from the article:

"Investigators learned that Coleman had previously been arrested in Connecticut in 1968 for attempted kidnapping, aggravated assault, and carrying a firearm. In 1995, he was convicted in Hampden County Superior Court of rape, indecent assault and battery, and assault with a dangerous weapon. He died in state prison in 1996."



Hope they put out a timeline on this guy b/c he could be responsible for other cases in CT, MA...

 

[DSCrime]

Murder Victim Known for Decades Only as ‘Granby Girl' IDd by Mass. Authorities

"Tucker was born on July 28, 1950, meaning that she turned 28 years old the year she was killed. Other, married names that Tucker went by during her life included Patricia Heckman, Patricia Dale, and, at the time of her disappearance and death, Patricia Coleman."

 

[wary]

Woman found shot dead in 1978, known for decades as 'Granby Girl,' is finally identified

A young woman whose remains were found in the woods in Granby, Massachusetts, in 1978 and known for decades only as "Granby Girl" has finally been identified.

abcnews.go.com

There’s a bit more information in this. The August date for Coleman dumping the son on someone—I wonder if it’s really correct.

 

[nhmemorymaker]

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The posted article upthread a few... indicates that her son said he was dropped off at the juvenile playground....He was in the back seat of a car with his mother and a man driving, but he did not know the man who was driving.

So a bit confused about Gerald Coleman on the day she went missing.

A day or two after Patricia went missing....... the son was reunited with his biological father, who died in 2015.

 

[UnlicensedPI]

She's not smiling in the pictures posted here. Such a somber bride.

I wonder if that's because she had bad teeth. I recall her front teeth had noticeable decay.

 

[UnlicensedPI]

The posted article upthread a few... indicates that her son said he was dropped off at the juvenile playground....He was in the back seat of a car with his mother and a man driving, but he did not know the man who was driving.

So a bit confused about Gerald Coleman on the day she went missing.

A day or two after Patricia went missing....... the son was reunited with his biological father, who died in 2015.

It's possible Patricia tried to protect her son by sending him to the juvenile home. Perhaps Coleman found out where Dale was, killed Tucker either before or after retrieving him, and sent him to the woman in Chicopee thinking it would take longer for the authorities to notice. Or, as Dale was only 5 years old, his memory could be inaccurate.

I wonder what Coleman's connection was to the woman in Chicopee. I'm sure he didn't knock on a random door.

 

[rrsafety]

I wonder if there is DNA in this case. If so, money could be raised to have it analyzed by the DNA Doe Project and her ID determined using forensic genealogy.

Such great news. I had a strong hunch that this would be resolved through genealogy.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

An unidentified woman whose gravestone read "Unknown" for decades now has a name, Massachusetts State Police announced Monday.

The remains of the woman, Patricia Ann Tucker, were found on Nov. 15, 1978 buried under leaves on a logging road off in Granby, Massachusetts, about 15 miles north of Springfield.

For years, the unnamed woman was called "Granby Girl" and while her remains have been identified, her killer still remains unknown. Police have a person of interest in mind but the man, her late husband, is now deceased.

She was found in 1978 and her gravestone read 'Unknown'. Now, the 'Granby Girl' has a name.

The remains of the woman, Patricia Ann Tucker, were found on Nov. 15, 1978 buried under leaves on a logging road off in Granby, Massachusetts.

www.usatoday.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Police said the breakthrough came due to "old-fashioned police work and some recent advances in forensic genetic genealogy,” WTNH News-9 reported. A forensic laboratory called Othram became involved in the case two years ago, using the victim's DNA and forensic genetic genealogy to find a woman in Maryland related to Coleman.

The relative connected authorities to Coleman's son who was 5 years old when she disappeared.

Police said that Gerald Coleman, Patricia Coleman's husband when she died, was identified as a person of interest in the case. Gerald Coleman died in a Massachusetts state prison in 1996, according to NBC CT. He never reported his wife missing.

Murder Victim Found in 1978 Identified As East Hampton Woman: Reports

Police have identified a woman whose body was found in 1978 in Massachusetts.

patch.com

 

[DSCrime]

I wonder if that's because she had bad teeth. I recall her front teeth had noticeable decay.

That's a really good point

 

[UnderSea]

A very brief update: Police provide another update on “Granby Girl” case

Laura Holmes' family located and spoken to by police.

 

[LMB162]

Has the other child be found?

The other child was never missing. He was with other family.