On a summer day in 1978, 12-year-old Tina Anderson, a Caucasian female, and her friend, 15-year-old Patricia "Patsy" Campbell, vanished from a Pioneer Day celebration at Alameda Park in Pocatello, Idaho. The two girls were last seen on July 22, and their disappearance sparked a search that would leave a community in suspense for years. Tina had been expected at a babysitting job that evening across the street from the park, but she never arrived.
For three years, the fate of the two
friends remained a mystery. Then, in October 1981, hunters stumbled upon their remains in a remote area of Oneida County, approximately 60 miles from where they were last seen. Investigators found. 22-caliber bullet casings at the scene, and it was determined that both girls had been shot to death. The case was officially a homicide, but the trail for their killer or killers had grown cold.
Despite the passage of decades, the case of Tina Anderson and Patricia Campbell remains unsolved, and no arrests have ever been made. Over the years, investigators have revisited the evidence, and in 2007, the site where the remains were found was excavated again, yielding new evidence described as vital to prosecuting a group of suspects. A witness had reported seeing the girls with a young man wearing a hooded blue sweatshirt and a large ring on the day they disappeared. Although law enforcement has stated they have evidence that could lead to justice, the identities of any suspects have not been publicly released, and the case continues to be an open and haunting mystery for Oneida County.
