Vanished without a trace

Then, on July 1st, Tammy finally snapped. She began smashing all the windows in the house and attacked Wing. It was in that moment that Linda realized something was deeply wrong with her daughter. In an attempt to get Tammy the help she needed, her mother, Linda Curtis, checked her into Melbourne Mental Health for observation.

Tammy was kept there for 72 hours, but the results were startling —her blood and urine tests came back negative for drugs, and she had no history of drug use.

On July 6, 1983, just months after Scarface‘s release, Tammy disappeared without a trace. In fact, se vanished so cleanly it was as if she’d never existed.

When she left her Rockledge home on July 6, early afternoon, she called out: ”Bye Mommy, I’ll see you in a little bit, OK?”

According to Detective Jim Skragg of the Cocoa Beach, Florida Police Department, Tammy and a friend drove to the local beach, where they became involved in a heated argument.

“This friend picked her up at her home and they drove to the beach. And we talked to him. And he basically stated that they’d become involved in a verbal argument. She had requested that he let her out near the Glass Bank in Cocoa Beach and he complied.”

Tami’s friend said he dropped her off about five miles from her house. The model and actress wore a blue denim skirt and a blue top adorned with flower appliqués, along with sandals and carrying a gray purse.

Detective Skragg stated that it was the last time Tami Lynn would be seen alive.

“She disappeared without a trace. We talked to some of her close friends. They felt strongly that Tami was having problems at home and… she wanted to leave home.”