123:
10:30pm on 19 April, Tammen's roommate returned to their room and found the lights on, the radio playing, Tammen's coat - notably it was a snowy night - his wallet, car keys, and a book open on the desk. Tammen had not returned by the next morning and authorities were notified, but Tammen was never found. The last person to see Tammen was the Hall manager earlier in the evening.
135:
In 2009, detectives investigated records about a John Doe body found in 1953 in
Georgia, based on the theory that it might be the same person due to a height and weight match. They obtained DNA samples from Tammen's sister and the Georgia body, but there was no match. Nevertheless, it moved the case
126:
A woman from a nearby town said that someone matching Tammen's description had knocked on her door in the early morning of April 20, asking for directions to the bus stop. He appeared dazed and had a streak of dirt on his face. Other sightings over the years have been reported. When Fisher Hall was
122:
room at approximately 8PM on the evening of Sunday, April 19, 1953, to get new bed sheets from the Hall manager because a prankster had put a fish in his bed. Tammen took the sheets and returned to his dorm room to study psychology, which was the last time he was definitely seen alive. At around
105:
living on-campus in Fisher Hall; his younger brother also attended the university. He was described as a tall, handsome and muscular athlete; he was on the varsity wrestling team, and was a residence hall advisor. He played string bass in a band, and drove a 1938
145:
297:
89:, who went missing on April 19, 1953. His case remains unsolved. Students of the university have since dubbed him the "Phantom of Oxford".
287:
183:
292:
119:
230:
173:
282:
261:
136:
forward by entering Tammen's DNA into a database should any other search turn it up in the future.
98:
39:
179:
256:
102:
82:
276:
86:
53:
107:
101:, the second oldest of five children. In 1953, Tammen was a sophomore at
127:
demolished in 1978 the ruins were searched but nothing was found.
200:
175:
When The Ghost
Screams: True Stories of Victims Who Haunt
178:. Kansas City, Mo.: Andrews McMeel. pp. 10–12.
68:
60:
47:
28:
21:
8:
18:
225:
223:
221:
157:
167:
165:
163:
161:
81:(born July 23, 1933) was a student at
7:
14:
255:Vaccariello, Linda (March 2009).
16:1953 American missing person case
146:List of people who disappeared
1:
298:Missing person cases in Ohio
201:"A Good Man is Hard to Find"
314:
288:1950s missing person cases
231:"Ron Tammen Disappearance"
72:Mysterious disappearance
293:Miami University people
79:Ronald Henry Tammen Jr.
33:Ronald Henry Tammen Jr.
172:Rule, Leslie (2000).
131:Later investigations
262:Cincinnati Magazine
99:Maple Heights, Ohio
40:Maple Heights, Ohio
199:Jennifer Wenger.
76:
75:
305:
267:
266:
257:"The River Lady"
252:
246:
245:
243:
241:
227:
216:
215:
213:
211:
205:ronaldtammen.com
196:
190:
189:
169:
118:Tammen left his
103:Miami University
97:Tammen was from
83:Miami University
19:
313:
312:
308:
307:
306:
304:
303:
302:
273:
272:
271:
270:
254:
253:
249:
239:
237:
229:
228:
219:
209:
207:
198:
197:
193:
186:
171:
170:
159:
154:
142:
133:
116:
95:
52:
43:
37:
35:
34:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
311:
309:
301:
300:
295:
290:
285:
275:
274:
269:
268:
247:
217:
191:
184:
156:
155:
153:
150:
149:
148:
141:
138:
132:
129:
115:
112:
94:
91:
74:
73:
70:
69:Known for
66:
65:
62:
58:
57:
51:April 19, 1953
49:
45:
44:
38:
32:
30:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
310:
299:
296:
294:
291:
289:
286:
284:
281:
280:
278:
265:. p. 88.
264:
263:
258:
251:
248:
236:
235:miamialum.org
232:
226:
224:
222:
218:
206:
202:
195:
192:
187:
185:9780740761751
181:
177:
176:
168:
166:
164:
162:
158:
151:
147:
144:
143:
139:
137:
130:
128:
124:
121:
114:Disappearance
113:
111:
109:
104:
100:
92:
90:
88:
84:
80:
71:
67:
63:
59:
55:
50:
46:
41:
36:July 23, 1933
31:
27:
23:Ronald Tammen
20:
260:
250:
238:. Retrieved
234:
208:. Retrieved
204:
194:
174:
134:
125:
117:
96:
87:Oxford, Ohio
78:
77:
54:Oxford, Ohio
283:1933 births
120:Fisher Hall
48:Disappeared
277:Categories
240:January 2,
210:January 2,
152:References
108:Chevrolet
93:Biography
140:See also
64:Missing
182:
61:Status
56:, U.S.
42:, U.S.
242:2021
212:2021
180:ISBN
29:Born
85:in
279::
259:.
233:.
220:^
203:.
160:^
110:.
244:.
214:.
188:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.