The party that changed everything

Yet, behind the scenes, something dark was happening. Rumors began to swirl that Tammy had witnessed something chilling at a party — an event so disturbing it shook her to her core. After filming Spring Break wrapped, 18-year-old Tammy went to a weekend party without a chaperone. When she came back, she was unrecognizable — a completely different person.

As her mental health rapidly deteriorated, her once-promising career took a terrifying turn. She became consumed with paranoia, convinced that someone was out to get her. Her behavior grew increasingly erratic, and those who once knew her began to worry.

It was later revealed that something troubling also happened during the filming of Scarface, which began in Miami in March of 1983. Tammy stayed with a family friend, Walter Liebowitz, during the making of the movie. According to Walter, everything went smoothly until the fourth day of filming:

“I received a call from the casting director to tell me that Tami had a breakdown on the set. They said that it was a scene where someone was supposed to be shot and had artificial blood spurt out. And they said when Tami was watching the scene, she started crying hysterically and it got so bad that they had to take her to a trailer. She was in a tremendous state of fear, anxiety… What it was that caused this great fear in her I don’t know. When I spoke with Tami’s mother, I told her that she should take Tami to a doctor and also take her to the police to find out if the problem was psychological or if there was some basis in fact that someone was actually trying to kill her and get to the bottom of it.”

Tammy Lynn left the film and returned home. At her mother’s urging, she spoke with the local sheriff, but never mentioned that she felt her life was in danger. Even around her family, Tammy’s paranoia only grew stronger. According to Wing, she became convinced that someone was trying to poison her:

”There were good days and there were bad days. There were days when she was almost normal. And there were other days when she was real edgy.”