Tammy Ruth Huntley was 16 when she was abducted on April 7, 1972, while waiting for her mother to pick her up. During that period she was repeatedly assaulted and ultimately strangled; Carr later said he killed her because she appeared to be getting despondent.

Carr is reported to have been responsible for several other murders, including two 11-year-old boys and a 21-year-old woman. His pattern reportedly involved targeting vulnerable people, such as hitchhikers, holding them for extended periods, and abusing them before killing them. He was arrested in 1976, confessed during interrogation to Tammy’s murder and others, and was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment; he remained in prison until his death in 2007.

Does anyone have memories of Tammy or information about her life in 1972 that could help keep her story known?