On July 6, 1983, Tammy Lynn Leppert, an 18-year-old aspiring actress disappeared near Cocoa Beach, Florida following a mental health crisis. Her family believes she may have been a target
I wish there was something more to tell. All we found is the party was "out of town" and no one has come forward with any details about who attended or where it was located. Unsolved Mysteries covered this case in season 5, episode 1. But no details there either.
To answer the questions surrounding the party she attended. There really aren't many details about what went down at that party other than the account given by her friend, Wing Flannagan, and her family member. Just as you, I have a feeling there might be a breakthrough in this case if something could really pop up about that party.
That said, it was recorded that Tammy was taken to the mental health facility by her mother, Linda Curtis. And during her time there, no reports describe any visits from family, friends, or others. Most public coverage on this case focuses on the evaluation results rather than her interactions while hospitalized. Personally, I know if anyone came around, it would have been mentioned.
The poison thing is…odd. It seems very specific for mere paranoia. It feels like a specific threat; something someone said to her to keep her scared. Speaking of, The timeline between the party and the out burst at home was about 30 days, yes? any odd phone calls or correspondence? The outburst seems like a reaction to a threat and her feeling powerless. She receives the threat, then grabs the bat to protect herself but the perp isn’t physically there. So she breaks what is in front of her…or perhaps someone was outside, who she could see through window?
The time between the party and the baseball bat incident lasted several months, starting after she finished filming Spring Break in late 1982. Her fear and anxiety were already growing and got worse throughout 1983. Her fear and anxiety were already growing and only got worse in 1983.
There was no record of her seeing anyone to bring about that violent action. It was rather a gust of wind slamming a door that set her off and caused her reaction. Truthfully, cold cases are not easy to deal with.
Her witnessing a drug operation can't explain it, since such things were common in the Miami areas in those days (i.e. people unloading unknown stuff from boats) but since she couldn't have proven it was drugs the drug traffickers would have had no reason to get her, since it was "she said, he said." Al Capone did not need to kill, intimidate, or bribe ALL the witnesses, jurors, judges, and security officers: he simply was not stupid enough to leave hard evidence or even circumstantial evidence (there is no reason to kill, intimidate, or bribe witnesses if you made sure you were alone at the time). The serial killers were nowhere near the film crew and cast, but Michael Scorsese was a drug user. Michael Scorsese, Al Pacino, and Michelle Pfeiffer all signed the Polanski petition on the basis of separating the artist from the art but the milieu of Hollywood combined with the sexualization of the victim and Pfeiffer indicate Michael Scorsese scared her off: since it was an old woman who claimed the victim went to nursing school, this indicates Scorsese did not kill her but paid her off so his drug habit would not be exposed (unlike rape, this would NOT be a "he said, she said" since whilst the casting couch could be passed off as seduction without sex - although there would still be a power imbalance - and thus not rape (fathers chaperone their daughters) drug abuse cannot be dismissed as medicine (due to the fact it was well known the Mafia dominated Hollywood).
We can assume the victim's friend supplied drugs to Michael Scorsese, and that the victim could be involved as a nurse and in regional theatre productions and art films all over the world.
Hi Rikhard, I see where you’re coming from, and I appreciate the effort to think critically about the theories surrounding Tammy’s disappearance.
However, it was noted in the article that much of what’s been suggested relies on assumptions, second-hand claims, or connections that haven’t been verified.
For sure, your skepticism of the drug-operation theory is logically sound, but trying to assume the victim's friend supplied drugs to "Martin Scorsese" still lacks evidentiary support.
In all, I appreciate your line of thought and for sharing this piece.
More details on that party?
I wish there was something more to tell. All we found is the party was "out of town" and no one has come forward with any details about who attended or where it was located. Unsolved Mysteries covered this case in season 5, episode 1. But no details there either.
Doesn’t appear the local cops were very trustworthy, either.
https://www.cityofcocoabeach.com/151/_1980
Were there any whispers about police involvement?
Also, you know…Florida. 🙄
Also, who drove her to the mental health facility and did she get any visitors.
Hi Davis, Thank you for your comment.
To answer the questions surrounding the party she attended. There really aren't many details about what went down at that party other than the account given by her friend, Wing Flannagan, and her family member. Just as you, I have a feeling there might be a breakthrough in this case if something could really pop up about that party.
That said, it was recorded that Tammy was taken to the mental health facility by her mother, Linda Curtis. And during her time there, no reports describe any visits from family, friends, or others. Most public coverage on this case focuses on the evaluation results rather than her interactions while hospitalized. Personally, I know if anyone came around, it would have been mentioned.
The poison thing is…odd. It seems very specific for mere paranoia. It feels like a specific threat; something someone said to her to keep her scared. Speaking of, The timeline between the party and the out burst at home was about 30 days, yes? any odd phone calls or correspondence? The outburst seems like a reaction to a threat and her feeling powerless. She receives the threat, then grabs the bat to protect herself but the perp isn’t physically there. So she breaks what is in front of her…or perhaps someone was outside, who she could see through window?
Urg. Cold cases are the worst.
The time between the party and the baseball bat incident lasted several months, starting after she finished filming Spring Break in late 1982. Her fear and anxiety were already growing and got worse throughout 1983. Her fear and anxiety were already growing and only got worse in 1983.
There was no record of her seeing anyone to bring about that violent action. It was rather a gust of wind slamming a door that set her off and caused her reaction. Truthfully, cold cases are not easy to deal with.
Her witnessing a drug operation can't explain it, since such things were common in the Miami areas in those days (i.e. people unloading unknown stuff from boats) but since she couldn't have proven it was drugs the drug traffickers would have had no reason to get her, since it was "she said, he said." Al Capone did not need to kill, intimidate, or bribe ALL the witnesses, jurors, judges, and security officers: he simply was not stupid enough to leave hard evidence or even circumstantial evidence (there is no reason to kill, intimidate, or bribe witnesses if you made sure you were alone at the time). The serial killers were nowhere near the film crew and cast, but Michael Scorsese was a drug user. Michael Scorsese, Al Pacino, and Michelle Pfeiffer all signed the Polanski petition on the basis of separating the artist from the art but the milieu of Hollywood combined with the sexualization of the victim and Pfeiffer indicate Michael Scorsese scared her off: since it was an old woman who claimed the victim went to nursing school, this indicates Scorsese did not kill her but paid her off so his drug habit would not be exposed (unlike rape, this would NOT be a "he said, she said" since whilst the casting couch could be passed off as seduction without sex - although there would still be a power imbalance - and thus not rape (fathers chaperone their daughters) drug abuse cannot be dismissed as medicine (due to the fact it was well known the Mafia dominated Hollywood).
We can assume the victim's friend supplied drugs to Michael Scorsese, and that the victim could be involved as a nurse and in regional theatre productions and art films all over the world.
Hi Rikhard, I see where you’re coming from, and I appreciate the effort to think critically about the theories surrounding Tammy’s disappearance.
However, it was noted in the article that much of what’s been suggested relies on assumptions, second-hand claims, or connections that haven’t been verified.
For sure, your skepticism of the drug-operation theory is logically sound, but trying to assume the victim's friend supplied drugs to "Martin Scorsese" still lacks evidentiary support.
In all, I appreciate your line of thought and for sharing this piece.
Martin Scorsese, not Michael Scorsese.