Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 06/02/1987
- Missing From:
- Missing From Stanaford, West Virginia
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Female
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 10/20/1962 (62)
- Age:
- Age 24 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’7, 130 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description A black t-shirt, a black leather jacket and blue jeans.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Light brown hair, blue eyes. Tammy’s maiden name is Hensdill. She has a splenectomy scar on her abdomen.
- Details of Disappearance:
- Tammy disappeared on June 2, 1987. Her parents dropped her off at her home in West Virginia at 3:00 a.m. Her husband, Gene, was asleep inside. Tammy chose to sleep in a tent outside instead of waking him. Her parents briefly left, but returned after hearing a door close, thinking Gene had let Tammy in. She was gone.
The next day, Tammy was missing. Gene claimed she left. Three days later, he borrowed a vacuum cleaner that was returned with a bad smell and sticky stuff – it turned out to be Tammy’s blood. Police also found possible bloodstains in the couple’s home.
Gene was later convicted of murdering someone else but claimed self-defense. He was also accused of Tammy’s murder but the charges were dropped due to lack of evidence. Tammy’s body has never been found, but the evidence suggests she was likely murdered.
- Agency:
- Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office 304-255-9300
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This person was missing Missing Since 06/02/1987