Here what I found:
One of the most well known cases in Rockford happened at Searls Park. On May 27, 1987
Tammy Tracey washed her car at a friends house then came to the park to wax it. Fifteen years later detectives continue to look for her killer.
For eleven months a special task force combed Searls Park several times. A reward fund was built to over $30,000. And finally on April 16, 11 months after
Tammy disappeared skeletal remains found in Sugar River Forest Preserve in Winnebago County. They were positively identified to that of
Tammy Tracey. Rockford Deputy Chief of Detectives Dominic Lasparro says this is a case police want to solve and know people in the community know what happened.
Source:
http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/239566.html
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Skeleton Identified As Missing Woman
April 17, 1988
A skeleton discovered in the Sugar River Forest Preserve was identified Saturday as the remains of
Tammy Tracey, a 19-year-old Rockford receptionist who had been missing almost a year, authorities said. Rockford police had notified
Tracey's family Friday that the remains might be those of their daughter after a hiker discovered the skeleton. At that point, they weren`t "absolutely certain" the body was
Tracey's but did not want the family to learn of the discovery through the media, police said.
Her body had been in the preserve, about 15 miles northwest of Rockford, at least several months, said Lt. Jim Mays of the Rockford Police Department.
Source:
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1988-04-17/news/8803110294_1_skeleton-missing-remains
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Why did she want to wax her car at the park and not at their friends place or near friends place?
Hmm.. By the way... what happened to her car?
