Murder of Tammy Zywicki

Tammy Jo Zywicki (March 13, 1971 – August 23 or 24, 1992)[1][2] was an American Caucasian female murder victim. Her vehicle was a white, 1985 Pontiac T1000 with New Jersey license plates.[3][4] Zwyicki was born in Pleasant Hill, Pennsylvania (in the area of Lebanon in the county by the same name as the city).[5]

Developments of the crime

Zywicki had been last seen with her car on the sweltering late August 1992 days in question; she was seen at the mile marker 83 on Interstate 80 in Central Illinois between 3:10 and 4pm August 23.[6] According to witnesses, a tractor-trailer truck was observed right next to the Zywicki Pontiac at these very times. The semi's driver was a Caucasian male between age 35–40 who was either at or just over six feet tall. The semi's driver, according to witnesses, had dark and bushy hair.[7]

Earlier on August 23, Zywicki left from Evanston, Illinois (north of Chicago) and was headed for college in Grinnell, Iowa; she was headed to the Grinnell College for completing her college senior year.[8] But later that day, Zywicki's 1985 Pontiac was discovered by an Illinois State Trooper and ticketed for abandonment; furthermore, the vehicle was towed by Illinois State Police the following day.[9] Later that Monday evening, Zywicki's mother informed the Illinois State Police, warning them her daughter hadn't arrived at the intended college.

Alas, on September 1, 1992, Zywicki was found dead on the Interstate Highway 44 in southwestern Missouri between Springfield and Joplin. Zywicki was stabbed eight times before she died.[10][11] According to Federal Bureau of Investigation and Illinois State Police, Zywicki may have been also sexually assaulted.[12]

When Zywicki's body was found, some of her personal items were gone: A St. Giles Soccer Club patch from Greenville, South Carolina and a time watch.[13]

Later years

As of 2021–22, Zywicki's murder has not been solved, nor have any prime suspects been arrested in the case. Zywicki might have been living in Marlton, New Jersey not far from Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) and the Atlantic City region of New Jersey during earlier years.[14]

References
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  2. "Tammy J. Zywicki". The Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved February 7, 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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  5. "The Tammy Jo Zywicki Murder". Iowa's Cold Cases. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  6. "Tammy Zywicki" (PDF). Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  7. "Tammy Zywicki" (PDF). Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  8. "Unsolved 1992 Killing of Tammy Zywicki on People Magazine Investigates". The People Magazine. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  9. "Tammy Zywicki" (PDF). Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  10. "Tammy Zywicki" (PDF). Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
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  12. "The Tammy Jo Zywicki Murder". Iowa's Cold Cases. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  13. "Unsolved 1992 Killing of Tammy Zywicki on People Magazine Investigates". The People Magazine. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  14. "PSI Seek to Solve the 1992 Tammy Zywicki Murder". Patch.Com. Retrieved February 7, 2022. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
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