It was during the afternoon of Nov. 4, 1997, that the body of Tammy Tignor was found near a hiking trail off Gilbride Road in Bridgewater, near Washington…
A first-degree murder charge against the suspect was authorized in May 2023, but there was an issue: He had moved to Canada in 2002, so officials had to go through the long extradition process for him to face justiceDecades after a woman was killed and her body was dumped in the woods of New Jersey , a suspect has been extradited from Canada to face murder charges, according to law enforcement.
"Tammy’s mom called our office every year on November 4, the anniversary of Tammy’s death, looking for an update," said Somerset County Assistant Prosecutor Mike McLaughlin.For years, investigators with the county's major crimes and cold case units, along with town police, continued to look into the mysterious killing.
Just before Thanksgiving, there was a big development in the search for justice for Tignor: On Tuesday, Creter was extradited back to New Jersey and taken into custody in connection to the killing nearly three decades ago.
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