Remains Found 10 Years Ago Finally Identified as Detectives Put Out Fresh Plea for Information, ‘No Matter How Minor It May Seem’

Tammy Fortson disappeared from the Fox Chase Court area in Georgia in 1997

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  • Tammy Fortson disappeared from the Fox Chase Court area in Georgia in 1997, according to the Conyers Police Department
  • In 2016, skeletal remains were found in one of the locations where Fortson was last seen
  • After further investigative efforts and DNA testing, the remains were positively identified

Police in Georgia confirmed that skeletal remains found 10 years ago belong to a woman missing since 1997.

On Monday, Oct. 12, the Conyers Police Department identified the remains as those of Tammy Fortson, who disappeared from the Fox Chase Court area nearly 30 years ago. “Despite extensive investigative efforts at the time, the case eventually went cold,” police wrote…

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