Body of Woman Found in Kentucky Pond

Police in Southeastern Kentucky discovered the body of a woman on Friday near Manchester. The rural area of Clay County is shocked at this discovery. The identity of the woman has not been released but investigators are sure an autopsy will reveal the cause of death and other details.

Charles Sizemore, of the Clay County area, told police that he discovered the body when he first retrieved a metal storage cabinet from the pond. The cabinet, which was poking from the surface of the pond, contained the duct-tape wrapped body of a woman. Obviously, foul play is suspected. So far, Charles Sizemore seems to believe the body of the woman may be his niece. However, police refuse to confirm this until after an autopsy. Usually when the next of kind identifies a body it is accepted, but this time police want to investigate further before identifying the body. This is possibly due to the level of decomposition the body is experiencing. Tammy Faye Sizemore is Charles Sizemore's niece. She's an older woman who lives her life youthfully, and has had minor run-ins with the law. She went missing more than a week ago.

What is interesting about this particular case is the details that it shares with that of the missing Holly Bobo, a 20-year old student who went missing around April 13th. Holly Bobo was abducted about 5 hours east of the location in which Sizemore discovered the body of the woman. During the primary search for Holly Bobo, searchers found different pieces of evidence, including a strip of duct tape with blonde hairs on it.

Could these two cases be related in any way? Look at the resemblance Holly Bobo and Tammy Faye Sizemore share. Both are blonde, relatively attractive women who are young, although Sizemore is considerably older than Bobo. If the body that was just found in the Kentucky pond is in fact Tammy Faye Sizemore, could there be any correlation between the disappearance of Bobo and other reported attempted kidnappings in the region?

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Debbie W. May 8, 2011, 12:17pm UTC

There seems to be a surge in kidnappings/killings of women lately! I know statistics state there are a certain number of serial killers operating in our country at any given time. Is it that there is more of this going on now or that more of these crimes are getting exposure? Chelsea, do you do any research in this area of crime?

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Heather - child of God, C. May 9, 2011, 12:29am UTC

Wow, it makes you wonder. Sounds like a serial killer is on the loose and the target is blondes petite women.

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Jolie Adams May 9, 2011, 8:55am UTC

What was this family thinking in retrieving the cabinet out of the pond by themselves, instead of calling the authorities once they were able to verify that the tip led them to something substantial? They tampered with a crime scene.

I just think it's a bit strange that it was a family member to actually find the body and then go a step further and start to unwrap it. Not only that but the uncle uses a log pole to fish it out and speculates that it was the same pole that the perp likely used to push the cabinet into the middle of the pond--what are the odds of not only finding the box but the pole, too? Who would call with that tip with the location of the body, except the killer or the witness? Why would they tip the family off? Tammy Sizemore went missing April 28, less than two weeks ago.

For all we know of the Tammy Sizemore case, this could be connected directly to a friend or family member instead of an outside perp. There isn't much news about her disappearance, only the discovery of the body that is suspected to be hers:

http://www.wkyt.com/news/headlines/121416454.html?storySection=comments

Thanks for sharing this. It's definitely a case to keep any eye on, although with the amount of crime in our country, a crime occurring a five-hour drive away from where Holly Bobo lives very well may be unconnected to Holly's disappearance.

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Jolie Adams May 9, 2011, 10:22am UTC

I've been reading comments from local community members on Topix for Manchester, KY, where Tammy Sizemore is from. The son named a possible suspect (local guy) as though he was sure of who did it.

Tammy's led quite a life. Following a clue in the recent thread, I went back and did a search and discovered that her boyfriend at the time, Doug Roberts, was shot and killed in November 2010, while she was still in jail. From what is posted by folks, Doug Roberts was trouble and some thought he got what he had coming to him for quite a long time.

Body Found on Sandlin Branch, Friday, May 6, 2011
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/manchester-ky/TJ96HE6QQUPOUUOGJ

Who Got Shot On Beech Creek, November 27, 2010
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/manchester-ky/TT40LBNG2CG9UL2JS

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Jolie Adams May 9, 2011, 10:51am UTC

This TOPIX thread of Manchester, KY, community members discusses Tammy's boyfriend, Kenny Gregory, and his possible involvement in her death which could be connected to his alleged involvement in drug crimes and her possible cooperation with the police.

http://www.topix.com/forum/city/manchester-ky/TCG3EDVODHLP4U3UH

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Jolie Adams May 9, 2011, 12:29pm UTC

I was a little suspicious of the uncle being the one to find the cabinet with the body in the lake and drag it out, etc.. However, after reading all of the comments posted on the local TOPIX in Manchester, I'd say law enforcement might not have been doing their job properly, forcing the family to be self-sufficient in their search. Here's a link to a comment posted this morning (05/09/11) on Topix that points to that situation:

http://www.topix.com/forum/city/manchester-ky/TRIHID4J2S28LVM33/p5#c92

Also, with the amount of personal gossiping about everybodies's lives and goings-on that some people in Manchester do online (you can only imagine the phone lines burning up), I can imagine it very likely that someone did find out what happened to Tammy Sizemore and tipped off the family.

I've also read several comments that Tammy's boyfriend used drugs and was violently abusive to women, particularly when under the influence. Apparently, by many, many comments made about Tammy, she, too, had used (and still might have been using) drugs.

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Jolie Adams May 9, 2011, 12:44pm UTC

Coroner Releases ID of Woman Whose Body Was Found in Pond
May 9, 2011

http://www.lex18.com/news/coroner-releases-id-of-woman-whose-body-was-found-in-pond

It is the body of Tammy Faye Jarvis Sizemore Roberts.

(She was once married to Don Jarvis (Jarvis is raising their children) and then later to Doug Roberts. As I mentioned earlier, Doug Roberts was shot to death in November 2010.)

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Jolie Adams May 9, 2011, 12:59pm UTC

I went ahead and deleted my earlier comment about the murder of Doug Roberts, Tammy Faye's husband, and am reposting it here, because the first one wasn't completely visible--the right-hand margin was cutting off words.

These two articles are about the arrest and arraignment of Terry Grubb, the man suspected of shooting and killing Doug Roberts.

http://www.lex18.com/news/man-arrested-in-clay-county-murder

http://www.wkyt.com/wymtnews/headlines/111003714.html?storySection=story

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This recent article about Tammy Sizemore's death states she was last seen with her boyfriend riding a 4-wheeler. Her uncle is reported to have said that the authorities have questioned the boyfriend (Kenny Gregory) but local folks are posting comments on Topix that he hasn't been seen around for the last couple of days.

KSP Suspects Foul Play in Clay County Woman's Death
May 6, 2011

http://www.lex18.com/news/ksp-suspects-foul-play-in-clay-county-woman-s-death/

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Jolie Adams May 9, 2011, 1:38pm UTC

Note the difference in treatment of the cases between Holly Bobo in Decatur County, Tennessee, and Tammy Faye Jarvis Sizemore Roberts in Clay County, Kentucky.

Apparently, if local commenters are to be believed, even though the family reported her missing, the sheriff's office took no action whatsoever.

http://www.topix.com/forum/city/big-creek-ky/TR16M21C0U8JCT266

However, from what we know of Holly, she was living a clean life and her brother reported an abduction. Tammy Faye, on the other hand, was almost twice as old as Holly, had been in trouble with the law and, if online numerous online comments from locals are to be believed, was involved with drugs and thievery. Also, no one knew why she disappeared (as opposed to having a witness 'know' what happened).

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mark dawson May 9, 2011, 5:10pm UTC

http://www.examiner.com/missing-persons-in-national/missing-8-days-ky-woman-s-body-found-file-cabinet-floating-pond

Hmmm, seems like Isabelle likes your news, too.

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Jessie Marie May 9, 2011, 5:36pm UTC

that's terrible news to hear...what goes through someone's mind to make them kidnap and/or torture anyone...sick ppl out there everyone keep very close eyes on ur children

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Heather - child of God, C. May 10, 2011, 4:24am UTC

I think there is a serial killer killing blonde haired ladies... too many are going missing. On another article an high school senior, petite and blonde just went missing too.

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