Earlier this month, the community, led by the Livingston County Sheriff's Office, held a graveside ceremony for Tammy Jo Alexander, formerly known as 'Caledonia Jane Doe' who was brutally shot in the head at the age of 16 in 1979 and left unidentified until earlier this year. Yesterday was Father's day, my first in which I celebrate being a proud Dad. As I celebrated the special day, my thoughts circled back to Tammy Jo Alexander and the images … [Read more...]
Tammy Jo Alexander to Receive Proper Headstone and Remembrance
DANSVILLE – An emotional ceremony is planned for Tammy Jo Alexander, formerly 'Jane Doe' whose body was identified in January after 35 years of investigation by the Livingston County Sheriff's Office and thousands of astute civilians. According to Michael Dougherty of Kevin Dougherty Funeral Home, the previous gravestone will be removed and properly engraved with Tammy Jo's name. The ceremony will be June 10 at 10 a.m. at Tammy … [Read more...]
Timeline of ‘Jane Doe’ Investigation: 35 Years of Dedication
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The case of 'Jane Doe,' identified Monday as Tammy Jo Alexander, is 35 years in the making, with over 10,000 leads handled by the Livingston County Sheriff's Office and associated law enforcement, and 62 missing persons ruled out by the Livingston County Coroner's office as reported by the National Missing and Unidentified Persons Database. On November 10, 1978, Alexander's body was found in a Caledonia cornfield off of … [Read more...]
Digital Renderings of Jane Doe Eerily Accurate of Tammy Jo Alexander
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — The artistic rendering of 'Jane Doe' from the Livingston County Sheriff's Office is eerily accurate to yearbook photos of Tammy Jo Alexander. 'Jane Doe,' who has now been identified as Tammy Jo Alexander, a 13-year-old girl whose body has been unidentified since 1979 when she was discovered dead in a Caledonia corn field, shot in the back of the head. Comparing Tammy Jo Alexander's yearbook photo with the images that … [Read more...]