MN MN - Tamara Bradley, 30, Minneapolis, 30 Sept 1994

[Kat]

The Doe Network:
Case File 2226DFMN

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2226dfmn.html

Tamara Colleen Bradley
Missing since September 30, 1994 from Minneapolis, Minnesota
Classification: Endangered Missing



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Vital Statistics
•Date Of Birth: November 28, 1963
•Age at Time of Disappearance: 30 years old
•Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 64"; 135 lbs.
•Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown, shoulder-length hair; hazel eyes.
•Marks, Scars: Pierced ears, surgical scar on pinkie finger from reattachment, surgical scars on both knees, surgical scar on jaw, mole on left upper lip, previously broken left arm, a small but prominent black mole on her chin.
•Clothing: Blue jeans, a dark-colored T-shirt, a ski jacket with green, black or dark-blue colors, athletic shoes with a light reflector on back of them, usually carry a clutch purse (unknown color).
•AKA: Tammy
•Dentals: Partial plate



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Circumstances of Disappearance
Tamara was last seen at approximately 15:30 leaving her place of employment at Federal Foam Technologies in the 3500 block of 2nd Street N in Minneapolis, MN.
Her vehicle, described as a silver, four door, 1998 Buick Century Custom with MN License number 286CCY was located on October 3, 1994 in the Minneapolis impound lot, after it had been towed from a rush-hour no-parking zone at the front of the Greyhound bus terminal. It did not have a ticket on the windshield, so police are surmising the vehicle was in the spot for only a short time before it was towed. The keys were inside the car, which contained a seemingly ordinary assortment of papers, clothing and other personal items.
She had left her son in the care of her former husband's father. Later in the day, Bradley shared a meal with a friend. Bradley wasn't home when the boy returned from a weekend visit. There has been no movement in Bradley's financial accounts since then, and three of her paychecks haven't been cashed.
One of Bradley's coworkers at Federal Foam Technologies, 3558 N. 2nd Street, was the last to see Bradley as she left work. She was driving north on Washington Avenue, apparently taking her normal route to East River Road and on to the trailer home.



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Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Blaine Police Department
763-427-1212

Agency Case Number: 94-178393

NCIC Number: M-772905288
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
National Center for Missing Adults
St. Paul Pioneer Press

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/bradley_tamara.html

https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/304/5/
NamUs Profile:
Dental: Charted and entered
DNA: Sample submitted-tests complete
Fingerprints: NA

snipped from NamUs Report:

Circumstances Unknown. Tamara was last seen at approximately 3:30pm leaving her place of employment in the 3500 block of 2nd St. N in Minneapolis, MN. Her vehicle was located on October 3, 1994 in the 1000 block of Hawthorne Ave. in Minneapolis, MN.

All archived articles that were found were pay per view.

Tamara has a Son. Prayers for him.

Tamara has been missing almost 16 years. Come home soon.

 

[tackjeff]

Bumping

 

[RBNDBN]

I don't remember much of my cousin Tammy as I was only around 6 when she disappeared. I do remember many many years of the family getting together forming search parties to look for her. We are all just waiting for any news to come about with her whereabouts or even an explanation as to what happened. Please help us bring her back home.

The Doe Network:
Case File 2226DFMN

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2226dfmn.html

Tamara Colleen Bradley
Missing since September 30, 1994 from Minneapolis, Minnesota
Classification: Endangered Missing



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Vital Statistics
•Date Of Birth: November 28, 1963
•Age at Time of Disappearance: 30 years old
•Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 64"; 135 lbs.
•Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown, shoulder-length hair; hazel eyes.
•Marks, Scars: Pierced ears, surgical scar on pinkie finger from reattachment, surgical scars on both knees, surgical scar on jaw, mole on left upper lip, previously broken left arm, a small but prominent black mole on her chin.
•Clothing: Blue jeans, a dark-colored T-shirt, a ski jacket with green, black or dark-blue colors, athletic shoes with a light reflector on back of them, usually carry a clutch purse (unknown color).
•AKA: Tammy
•Dentals: Partial plate



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Circumstances of Disappearance
Tamara was last seen at approximately 15:30 leaving her place of employment at Federal Foam Technologies in the 3500 block of 2nd Street N in Minneapolis, MN.
Her vehicle, described as a silver, four door, 1998 Buick Century Custom with MN License number 286CCY was located on October 3, 1994 in the Minneapolis impound lot, after it had been towed from a rush-hour no-parking zone at the front of the Greyhound bus terminal. It did not have a ticket on the windshield, so police are surmising the vehicle was in the spot for only a short time before it was towed. The keys were inside the car, which contained a seemingly ordinary assortment of papers, clothing and other personal items.
She had left her son in the care of her former husband's father. Later in the day, Bradley shared a meal with a friend. Bradley wasn't home when the boy returned from a weekend visit. There has been no movement in Bradley's financial accounts since then, and three of her paychecks haven't been cashed.
One of Bradley's coworkers at Federal Foam Technologies, 3558 N. 2nd Street, was the last to see Bradley as she left work. She was driving north on Washington Avenue, apparently taking her normal route to East River Road and on to the trailer home.



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Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Blaine Police Department
763-427-1212

Agency Case Number: 94-178393

NCIC Number: M-772905288
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
National Center for Missing Adults
St. Paul Pioneer Press

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/bradley_tamara.html

https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/304/5/
NamUs Profile:
Dental: Charted and entered
DNA: Sample submitted-tests complete
Fingerprints: NA

snipped from NamUs Report:


All archived articles that were found were pay per view.

Tamara has a Son. Prayers for him.

Tamara has been missing almost 16 years. Come home soon.

 

[tackjeff]

Hi RBNDBN,

I knew Tami back in the early 80s and was shocked to see her listed here.

Does the family have any theories or ideas of what occurred?

 

[Piknik]

The Greyhound bus terminal really makes it feel like she left on her own accord.

 

[tackjeff]

It's possible she left on her own. However, it's also possible that the person who did something to her left her vehicle there to make it appear she left on her own.

 

[Savemecastiel]

bumping.

 

[alb1on]

Tamara was married at least twice (to Alvin Engelhaupt and then to Brian J Bradley, her sons father). However I am puzzled by the Social Security Index entry on Ancestry. I had assumed her maiden name was Hokanson from the marriage records. However, the SSI record shows a name change from Tamara Kenney to Tamara Hokanson in 1980 when she was 16 (her DoB is 28/11/1963). Whilst this is probably irrelevant to the case it is always useful to know all possible aka's - but does anyone know her maiden name and the reason for the change in 1980?

 

[tackjeff]

I met her in late 1982 and knew her through late 1983. We went to the same school after high school. I knew her only as Hokanson then and don't recall her ever saying anything about a name change.

 

[GuyfromCanada]

Tamara Colleen Bradley left work for the weekend, focused on looking for a new house. Her company, Federal Foam Technologies in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was moving to a different state and she wanted to move out of her house in Blaine, Minnesota and move closer to the new office.

Tamara never got a new house. On September 30, 1994, Tamara, walked out of the building and hasn’t been seen since.

More at Family of Minnesota mother Tamara Colleen Bradley missing since 1994 say they just want closure

 

[tarabull]

Snipped...
...Wendy told Dateline there was no way her sister drove to the Greyhound station.

“My sister was 5 foot something, she was small,” Wendy said. “But the driver’s seat of her car had been pushed all the back when it was found. Someone else was in there.”

 

[kelsie]

Bump for Tami

 

[GeneaoLisa]

I think she could be this woman. I have submitted the potential match. The most striking similarity is that they both had their right pinkie finger amputated and then reattached.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Pennysmom1]

Missing Person / NamUs #MP304

View NamUs missing person case MP304 for Tamara Colleen Bradley missing from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Date of last contact: Sep 30, 1994. NCMEC case number: --.

namus.nij.ojp.gov

Last updated 5/18/2022, still missing

2226DFMN - Tamara Colleen Bradley

 

[alb1on]

Just to update my post at #8. Her birth name was Kenney but she took the name of her stepfather (Hokanson) as a teenager.

 

[asmi106082]

I think she could be this woman. I have submitted the potential match. The most striking similarity is that they both had their right pinkie finger amputated and then reattached.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Was this ever submitted? I’m not super familiar with the process but I agree that these look like they could be a match. MOO

 

[Caring1]

Was this ever submitted? I’m not super familiar with the process but I agree that these look like they could be a match. MOO

UP2262 was submitted and ruled out as being Tamara Bradley.

10 Unidentified Person Exclusions

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Tamara Colleen Bradley vanished on Sept. 30, 1994, and authorities say they suspect foul play. She was last seen leaving her job in Minneapolis. Her vehicle, a 1998 silver Buick Century, was found on Oct. 4, 1994.

The new $10,000 reward is valid until June 30, 2024, or before then if it is claimed earlier, according to a statement sent by Bradley's family. The hope is that the reward will spur people who know the circumstances around Bradley's disappearance to share what they know and where her remains are located.

Tamara Bradley: $10,000 reward for information on woman missing for nearly 30 years

Tamara Colleen Bradley vanished on Sept. 30, 1994, and authorities say they suspect foul play.

www.fox9.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Two weeks ago, Blaine police said, they received a tip on where Bradley's remains might be. On Monday, they teamed up with the BCA Crime Scene Team and Anoka County Crime Scene Unit to scour the northern part of Laddie Lake Park and an area just south of 89th Ave NE in Blaine. The search began at 7 a.m. and as of noon, no evidence had been located.

New tip leads to renewed search in cold case of missing Blaine woman

Tamara Colleen Bradley left work on Sept. 30, 1994, and hasn't been seen or heard from since. A tip received two weeks ago prompted a new search Monday in Blaine.

www.kare11.com

 

[cenazoic]

Her vehicle, a 1998 silver Buick Century, was found on Oct. 4, 1994.

Small typo there in the car date? Not really relevant to finding her, unless she was really a time traveler from 1998.

(The attached clip from the Star Tribune reports it as a 1988 model.)

Interesting details:

- she went missing on a Friday, but they don’t believe she ever made it home that day (uncollected mail)

- doesn’t mention the “dinner with a friend”

- wasn’t reported missing until Monday when she didn’t show up for work.

- she was divorced 3 years prior, and the ex-husband wasn’t considered a suspect.

That was the only story I could find in newspapers.com.