Carla Tucker – 1979 Homicide – Detroit
Name: Carla Tucker
Date: June 1979
Age: 14
Location: Detroit, MI
Carla Tucker was reported missing from Detroit’s east side by her mother on June 19, 1979. She was last seen at her home located on Elmwood at McDougal near Gratiot. Her body was found in a landfill on February 11, 1992.
Carla was later identified by DNA on file. Carla was strangled, sexually assaulted and left in a 55-gallon drum encased in concrete. The landfill is located in New Boston, MI. at 28800 Clark Rd. at Oakville Waltz Rd. Carla was 14 years old.
Information via Crime Stoppers of Michigan
Updates/In The News
Reward Offered in 36 Year Old Cold Case – Fox 2 News Detroit
DNA Solves 2 Longtime Detroit Missing Person Cases – The Detroit News
Reward Offered in 36 Year Old Detroit Murder Case – The Detroit News
Missing Persons Cold Case Unit Helps Two Families – ABC 12
$2,500 Reward Offered in 36 Year Old Case of Murdered Girl – CBS Detroit
Submitting a Tip
If you have any information on Carla Tucker’s case please contact Crime Stoppers of Michigan at 1-800-SPEAK-UP or submit a tip anonymously.
