Suspect identified in 1979 cold case strangling death of a woman found on highway with ankles bound

ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C (TCD) -- Investigators recently identified a suspect who allegedly kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and fatally strangled a female jogger nearly 45 years ago. According to a press conference held on April 4 by the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office, Tammy Sue Aldridge went out for a jog on June 30, 1979, and never returned home. Aldridge was reportedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted before her body was found several days later on Highway 54. Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson said that when investigators found Aldridge, her body was still warm to the touch