Tammy Lynn Belanger was 8 years old when she disappeared from Exeter, New Hampshire, on the morning of November 13, 1984. She was last seen at approximately 8:00 a.m. on Court Street while walking to school, and official missing-child and NamUs records describe her as a white female child with brown hair and brown eyes, a slender build, fair complexion, and a distinctive outward turn of her left eye.
That morning, Tammy was walking to Lincoln Street School, a route she had taken before. A neighbor reportedly saw her cross Court Street, but Tammy never arrived at school. According to The Charley Project, she was not reported missing to law enforcement until after the school day ended because, at that time, the school did not verify student absences until after her disappearance.
The New Hampshire Department of Justice lists Tammy’s case as a missing person case and states that she disappeared while walking to school on Court Street in Exeter. Despite what authorities describe as a massive search and years of investigation, Tammy has never been located.
The search for Tammy involved a deeply shaken community and multiple law enforcement efforts. Reports summarized in public case accounts describe searches by police, volunteers, and assisting agencies in the days after she vanished, including searches of the surrounding area. The urgency of the response reflected both Tammy’s young age and the suddenness of her disappearance during an ordinary school morning.
Tammy’s case remains one of New Hampshire’s long-standing missing-child cases. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children continues to maintain a poster for Tammy, noting that she was last seen in Exeter on November 13, 1984, and displaying an age-progressed image to help the public imagine what she may look like as an adult.
For Tammy’s family and the Exeter community, her disappearance has carried decades of uncertainty. The available public records describe a child who left for school and never came home, leaving behind unanswered questions and a case that investigators continue to ask the public to help resolve. The New Hampshire Department of Justice asks anyone with information to contact authorities through its cold case resources.
Last Seen: Nov 13, 1984
