Tammy Penner of Chilliwack, B.C., was 41 when she was reported missing in Febraury 2005. Her body was found on Aug. 28, 2005 in a wooded area of a rest stop near Guelph, Ont. Her death is considered suspicious and nearly 19 years later, police continue to investigate the case.
Nineteen years after a woman's body was found in a wooded area in southern Ontario, police have identified her as Tammy Eileen Penner, 41, of Chilliwack, B.C. Police previously released sketches and other artist renderings, but finally cracked the case using investigative genetic genealogy.Tammy Penner of Chilliwack, B.C., was 41 when she was reported missing in February 2005. Her body was found on Aug. 28 that year, in a wooded area of a rest stop near Guelph, Ont.
Penner's body was found under a Woods-brand sleeping bag. Police say it appeared she had been dragged a short distance into the woods about a month before the remains were found. She wasn't wearing any jewelry or identification, and it's believed her clothing — a pair of black shorts, a beige tank top, white underwear and a peach-coloured bra — was purchased in the Montreal area.
"This is 19 years in the making and the investigative genetic genealogy that we're utilizing, it's a big advancement in policing to help us solve not only crimes, but just identifying people for their family members," Gaynor said. The cause of death is undetermined but is considered suspicious, Gaynor said. It appears that before her death, police said, she had a broken left cheek, nose and left eye socket, which had healed.
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