Decades of Silence Broken: 1987 Ohio Jane Doe Identified as Missing Michigan Teen Tammy Lowe
For nearly four decades, she was a ghost, an identity lost to her burnt remains and the passage of time. Discovered on June 16, 1987, the burned remains found wrapped in cloth behind an auto repair shop near Interstate 75 in Toledo, Ohio, presented investigators with a heartbreaking and frustrating mystery. Who was this young woman? What led her to this tragedy? For 38 years, these questions echoed unanswered, the case growing cold, her name unknown. Now, thanks to the relentless progress of forensic science and the relentless dedication of investigators and their collaborative efforts, this long-unnamed victim has been given back her identity: Tammy Lowe, an 18-year-old who had been missing from Taylor, Michigan.
