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Authorities announce new lead in 34-year-old Tammy Zywicki murder case, seeking public assistance

Headline from WCBD News 2

On the 34th anniversary of the kidnapping and murder of Tammy J. Zywicki, an Iowa college student reportedly last seen in southwest suburban LaSalle County, Illinois, authorities say they have a new lead in her case.

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  1. NBC Chicago

    1992 kidnapping, murder case remains active as police seek person of interest (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Authorities are seeking information about a person of interest in an unsolved 34-year-old kidnapping and murder case. Tammy J. Zywicki went missing Aug. 23, 1992, while on her way back to college in Grinnell, Iowa, after dropping her brother off at Northwestern.

  2. WCBD News 2

    Authorities announce new lead in 34-year-old Tammy Zywicki murder case, seeking public assistance (opens WCBD News 2)

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    On the 34th anniversary of the kidnapping and murder of Tammy J. Zywicki, an Iowa college student reportedly last seen in southwest suburban LaSalle County, Illinois, authorities say they have a new lead in her case.

  3. Central Illinois Proud

    Illinois State Police identify person of interest in Tammy Zywicki murder (opens Central Illinois Proud)

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    The Illinois State Police and the FBI are pursuing a new lead in the 34-year-old kidnapping and murder of Tammy J. Zywicki by seeking information regarding a deceased former associate of an unidentified truck driver.

  4. ABC 7 Chicago

    ISP seeks information on person of interest in kidnapping, murder of Tammy Zywicki 34 years ago (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    Thirty-four years after a Chicago-area woman was kidnapped and murdered on her way to college in Iowa, Illinois State Police are searching for information about woman who may have interacted with a suspect.

  5. Sun Times

    1992 kidnapping and murder case remains active as authorities seek person of interest (opens Sun Times)

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    Authorities are seeking information about a person of interest in an unsolved 34-year-old kidnapping and murder case . Tammy J.

  6. Ozarks First

    Authorities announce new lead in 34-year-old Illinois murder case, seeking public assistance (opens Ozarks First)

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    On the 34th anniversary of the kidnapping and murder of Tammy J. Zywicki, an Iowa college student reportedly last seen in southwest suburban LaSalle County, Illinois, authorities say they have a new lead in her case.

  7. NBC Chicago

    New developments in Tammy Zywicki kidnapping, murder lead to person of interest (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NOTE: The video in this story is from a previously published report. The investigation into the decades-old kidnapping and murder of Tammy J. Zywicki has taken yet another turn as police release new information on a person of interest.

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