WA WA - Tonya Lee Clemmons, 27, King County, November 1983

[Fede]

Tonya has been missing for almost 25 years now. There is not much data on the case. I wonder why since it was the period where the Green River Killer was most active.
Here is her NamUs page: https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/7042/5/
Also a Seattle TImes article from 1993:
http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19930530&slug=1704049

 

[Fede]

There is almost nothing about her on the net. I wonder what LE has about this case.

 

[Murkywaters]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Reported missing by relative on 11-05-1984. Had not been seen by family members for almost a year prior.

 

[Murkywaters]

Travel & Outdoors | Three More Green River Victims? -- Missing Women Not On Public List | Seattle Times Newspaper

Three More Green River Victims? -- Missing Women Not On Public List

-- Tonya Lee Clemmons was last seen by relatives in December 1983. There is no record of Clemmons being arrested for prostitution, but she frequented areas of prostitution. Born with a disfigured left arm, Clemmons was a 26-year-old African American who stood 5-feet-4 and weighed 100 pounds.

`SHE ALWAYS CALLED'

"If she was alive, she would have contacted me," said one of Clemmons' aunts. "I raised her. I would always hear from her during the holidays. Even if she was angry, she would call. We have no idea what happened to her.''

 

[CastlesBurning]

Bumping for Tonya...it's now been over 37 years.

 

[Pennysmom1]

Tonya is still missing

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Added 4/22/25

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/mp-main.html?id=5113DFWA

Date of Birth: circa 1957
Age: 26 years old
Race: Black
Gender: Female
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 120 lbs.
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Deformed left arm.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

<<Tonya Lee Clemmons disappeared from the SeaTac area in 1983 but was not reported missing for a year. Tonya’s aunt said that Tonya always called, especially on holidays but the phone calls stopped in 1983. Tonya did not have a record for prostitution but frequented areas known for sex work such as the SeaTac strip.>>