WANTED: Justice for David Carter
Ohio State Highway Patrol were identifying unknown remains along the side of a highway in northern Ohio at the same time a man in Michigan was being reported missing. Now, over 5 years later, U.S. Marshals are still searching for the culprit of this despicable crime. And they know exactly who they’re looking for, she’s just been on the run since 2018.
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Episode Source Material
- Reddit: R/Unresolved Mysteries: Where is Tammy Williams?
- Prime Video: America’s Most Wanted: Tamera Williams, Larry Chism, and Christopher Burns (Season 1, Episode 2).
- Click on Detroit (Detroit, MI): Family friend: Missing Melvindale man found dead, by Kayla Clarke.
- Click on Detroit (Detroit, MI): Police suspect foul play in case of missing man in Melvindale, by Rod Meloni and Derick Hutchinson.
- Click on Detroit (Detroit, MI): U.S. marshals search for woman suspected of killing boyfriend in Melvindale, by Natasha Dado.
- Click on Detroit (Detroit, MI): US Marshals want help finding woman accused of brutal mutilation, murder of Melvindale man, by Sandra Ali and Kaylas Clarke.
- Fox 2 Detroit (Detroit, MI): Hundreds honor life of murdered Melvindale dad David Carter, by FOX 2 Detroit.
- FOX 2 Detroit (Detroit, MI): Search continues for Metro Detroit woman accused of dismembering boyfriend 3 years ago, by Amber Ainsworth.
- lhu.dave (TikTok).
- Ohio State Highway Patrol: Troopers Identify Victim Found Along I-75.
- The Lima News (Lima, OH): Autopsy done on remains found near Findlay, by Sam Shriver via Newspapers.com.
- The Lima News (Lima, OH): Remains found along I-75, by Sam Shriver via Newspapers.com.
- United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Michigan: Former Treasurer of the Detroit Fire Fighters Union Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Over $200,000 in Union Funds.
- Unsolved.com: Body in Bags.
- Unsolved Mysteries: Body in Bags (Volume 3, Episode 3).
- US Marshals: U.S. Marshals Increase Reward to $10K for Information on Woman Accused of Boyfriend’s Brutal 2018 Murder.
- U.S. Marshals Service: U.S. Marshals Elevate Eastern Michigan Woman Suspected of Murder, Dismembering Body to 15 Most Wanted List, by Jimmy Allen, Assistant Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal.
- WXYZ (Detroit, MI): Detroit’s Most Wanted: Girlfriend wanted in murder of Melvindale father found on Ohio road, by WXYZ.
- Weather Underground: Romulus, MI Weather History.
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