http://www.marinij.com/ci_7041839
As far as I know, the killer of Tammy Vincent has not been identified yet. In fact, I don’t believe that it was the godfather who had killed her. The MO (ice pick) is rather a Bittaker/Norris MO style. Also have they been very ‘active ‘ during that time, with Jackie Gilliam + Leah Lamp being killed only three weeks earlier and surviving victim Shirley Sanders just a few days later.
While Kimberly Alice King is not found yet, the case of victim Tammy Vincent could and imo should be used against Norris’ parole in 2019 as well – especially if the ice pick was found in Tammy’s sleeve, with the possibility to identify her amongst one of the 500 pictures from Bittaker’s van.
QT
The charred remains of a girl found shot and stabbed to death near Blackie’s Pasture in Tiburon 28 years ago have been identified as those of a Washington teenager slain weeks before she was due to testify in an organized crime case.
The victim’s identity remained a mystery for years until a DNA database analysis in February identified her as Tammy Vincent, 17, a runaway who worked in a sex trade establishment owned by a man known as a local "godfather."
Marin County sheriff’s Detective Steve Nash said the positive identification was made in February, after DNA extracted from a 3-centimeter strand of pubic hair matched DNA samples from Vincent’s mother and sister at a private DNA lab at the University of Texas in 2005.
Marin investigators are pursuing suspects they believe stabbed Vincent more than 40 times
in the chest with an ice pick, shot her in the head and then burned her body beyond recognition with acid on a Tiburon beach. Vincent’s upper torso and her face were disfigured by burns.
"When you think that this case is nearly 30 years old, and then to be able to identify the person, that’s just unbelievable," Marin County Sheriff Robert Doyle said.
"Not only does it further an ongoing criminal investigation, it gives a sense of closure to the family of this young lady. It’s not a happy ending, but at least they know. I’m confident we’ll ultimately be able to make some arrests and bring those responsible to justice."
After the DNA match was made, Marin authorities formed a team to investigate the unsolved murder. They have canvassed the country, interviewing possible witnesses and others they believe may have been involved. No arrests have been made.
Some of the burned evidence from the crime scene was useless to authorities. However, a bullet was recovered. Authorities declined to identify the type or caliber of the gun used. Tammy Vincent had a gunshot wound to her head.
The Vincent match was made through CODIS, the FBI’s Combined DNA Index System used in missing persons and other investigations by nearly 200 law enforcement agencies across the nation.
Most of the physical and biological evidence in the case had deteriorated after sitting in evidence lockers in Tiburon and at the sheriff’s office for more than 25 years. But the root and shaft of a hair found during the autopsy remained viable, and provided the key DNA material.
Before being uploaded to CODIS, DNA profiles must be developed through mitochondrial and nuclear DNA. Mitochondrial DNA is inherited from the mother and is generally found in hair, bones and teeth. Nuclear DNA comes from both parents and is found in a wider array of sources.
"DNA testing of skeletal remains is among the most difficult things to do in forensic science, just by the mere nature of the samples," said John Tonkyn, director of the Missing Persons Program at the state’s Department of Justice DNA lab in Richmond.
"The real key to unlocking this case was all the additional evidence gathered and retained under proper conditions. The identification was absolutely critical to furthering the investigation. It was stalled until the body was identified."
Senior criminalist Amy Hoover, who works at the Richmond DNA lab, compiled two binders of data during her work with Nash and the sheriff’s office on the Vincent case.
"For this one case, we’ll have 20 more that we never are able to make an identification," Hoover said. "We were lucky that area wasn’t burned and we had good pubic hair."
The body of Vincent was discovered by a jogger the morning of Sept. 26, 1979, at Richardson Bay Park at the end of Greenwood Beach Road. A witness reported seeing a bonfire on the beach just after 3 a.m.
Several hours later, Tiburon detectives who arrived at the scene found Vincent’s crumpled body. An ice pick and acetone were found nearby. A bullet was recovered.
Without any leads, authorities buried her body in an unmarked grave at Valley Memorial Park in Novato on Dec. 12, 1979. Her remains were exhumed twice, the first time in June 2002 so authorities could extract DNA samples from her skeletal remains. But authorities were only
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http://crimsonshadows.net/index.php?opt … Itemid=124
Additional info. A guy with a white suit went with his victim, Tammy, into a Woolworth near Geary/Mason, bought an ice pick and acetone, Tammy later to be found dead.
QT
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