What happened?
_x000D_On January 26, 2001, Jonah Dale arrived at the home of his 25-year-old daughter, Missy Hammond, and found her dead in her bed.
_x000D_Missy’s seven-year-old daughter, Liddie, was also in the home, bewildered after apparently spending the night with her mother’s body.
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- What happened to this young mother? _x000D_
- Who could’ve wanted to hurt her? _x000D_
- What, if anything, did the child see and hear? _x000D_
Physical evidence was collected at the scene and witnesses are being questioned.
_x000D_No suspects were immediately identified, but Missy had an ex-husband, a boyfriend, a doting neighbor, and a married ex-boyfriend.
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Help investigate the case
_x000D_Case documents are presented in chronological order in the Case Files section.
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If this is your first look at the investigation, you may want to start here:
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- TV news report from the crime scene _x000D_
- The YCSD incident report _x000D_
- Local newspaper coverage of the death _x000D_
- Interview with Jonah Dale, called 911 _x000D_