Suspect arrested in 1997 cold case murder of New Jersey woman found in woods
Decades after a woman was killed and her body was dumped in the woods of New Jersey, a suspect has been extradited from Canada to face murder charges, according to law enforcement.
Decades after a woman was killed and her body was dumped in the woods of New Jersey, a suspect has been extradited from Canada to face murder charges, according to law enforcement.
It was during the afternoon of Nov. 4, 1997, that the body of Tammy Tignor was found near a hiking trail off Gilbride Road in Bridgewater, near Washington Valley Park. The 23-year-old had been strangled and her death was ruled to be a homicide.
It was an ATV rider who had found Tignor’s body on the dirt access road that ended in a cul-de-sac, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said. Bridgewater police and Somerset County investigators searched the woods for days, looking for any evidence or clues that could lead them to the killer. But for years, the case remained unsolved.
Tammy TignorSomerset County Prosecutor's OfficeDNA evidence found on the Newark woman’s body provided no answers. Her family, meanwhile, suffered the agony of losing their daughter while knowing the person who killed her was walking free.
“Tammy’s mom called our office every year on November 4, the anniversary of Tammy’s death, looking for an update,” said Somerset County Assistant Prosecutor Mike McLaughlin.
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