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Tammy Akers Missing Person Case

Last seen in Roanoke, Virginia on Feb 07, 1977

Victim Details

Apr 02, 2009

Dec 18, 2023

Tammy

Akers

63

14

64 inches

85 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Feb 07, 1977

Roanoke

Virginia

Roanoke County

25667

ROANOKE POLICE DEPARTMENT

ROANOKE

Virginia

Roanoke City

24016

348 CAMPBELL AVE, Virginia

5408532211

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.roanokeva.gov/Directory.aspx?did=4

06-120677

ROANOKE POLICE DEPARTMENT

6743

Red/Auburn

Blue

Blue

07/11/2026


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On a cold day in February of 1977, two teenage friends, 14-year-old Tammy Lynn Akers and Angela Rader, were dropped off at William Ruffner Junior High School in Roanoke, Virginia. However, the girls never attended their classes that day and were last seen hitchhiking with the intention of traveling to Florida. Tammy was a young girl with red hair and blue eyes, and had several distinguishing marks including a protruding navel, scarred earlobes, and a black mark on her left cheek. At the time of ...
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Last Seen: Feb 07, 1977

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  • Tammy Lynn Akers - The Charley Project
  • Angela Rader & Tammy Akers Part 1 - And Then They Were Gone
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