Tina Elizabeth Foglia was 19 when she left her Brentwood home the night of January 31, 1982, to see a friend’s band at Hammerheads nightclub on Sunrise Highway in West Islip. She was last seen leaving the venue around 3:00 a.m. and was reported missing February 1 after she failed to return.

On February 3, 1982, Department of Transportation workers found Tina’s dismembered remains inside three plastic bags along the shoulder of a ramp from the Southern State Parkway to the Sagtikos State Parkway in North Bay Shore. An autopsy determined she died of asphyxia by smothering; investigators believe sexual assault was a motive and note her diamond ring was missing though robbery was not considered primary. A male DNA profile was recovered but has not matched CODIS.

Police interviewed friends, band members, and an ex-boyfriend; Tina’s sister later said Tina had been dating a doctor she met at the club, though no name was given. The precise dismemberment prompted speculation about medical knowledge. Possible links to other regional suspects were explored but never proven, and no arrests have been made.

If anyone knew Tina, where she spent time that night, or has information about the ramp area in early February 1982, please come forward.