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Do you know who murdered Tammy Corrine Terrell in 1980?
In the vast, unforgiving desert landscape just outside of Las Vegas, the story of a young woman's life came to a brutal and tragic end. On the evening of October 5, 1980, the body of 17-year-old Caucasian female Tammy Corrine Terrell was discovered in a desolate area near what is now the Arroyo Grande wash in Henderson, Nevada. She had been the victim of a savage attack, her body bearing the marks of extreme violence. An autopsy would later reveal that she had suffered from blunt force trauma, w ...Read More
In the vast, unforgiving desert landscape just outside of Las Vegas, the story of a young woman's life came to a brutal and tragic end. On the evening of October 5, 1980, the body of 17-year-old Caucasian female Tammy Corrine Terrell was discovered in a desolate area near what is now the Arroyo Grande wash in Henderson, Nevada. She had been the victim of a savage attack, her body bearing the marks of extreme violence. An autopsy would later reveal that she had suffered from blunt force trauma, w ...Read More
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Tammy Terrell
November 28, 2022
Female
Caucasian / White
Henderson
NV
1980-10-05
1980-09-28
1980-10-05
1963-07-04
17
Tammy
Terrell
11/09/2025
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