Disappearance of Tammy Rothganger

Tammy Sue Rothganger (born August 10, 1968) is a missing woman who was last seen on May 16, 1984.

Disappearance

The last time that Rothganger was seen was in front Eldon High School, when she was getting into a blue Plymouth at AbOUT 7:45 am. The school was across the street from where she lived in Eldon, Miller County, Missouri. Rothganger was last seen wearing a sweatshirt, a chain necklace, an arrowhead pendant, a leather wristband, and Nike shoes.

Investigation and aftermath

When an investigation was conducted, detectives were informed that Tammy’s mother was dating a man named Martin Priest who was living with her and Tammy for a few months before Tammy disappeared in 1984. It was revealed that in 1980, Priest had been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the second-degree [...] of a 12-year-old Nevada, Missouri girl, but was released three years later when the verdict was overturned on appeal. In January 2016, Priest was charged with the [...] of Rothganger, 32 years after her disappearance.

Priest was considered a suspect in the [...] of a 15-year-old girl whose mother he had similarly befriended, and is also suspected of several other murders.

See also

• List of people who disappeared mysteriously