Winthrop, Oct 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Tom Shamshak, a retired police chief from Winthrop, Mass. has taken up Kathy Gloddy’s case. He has worked very hard to help families’ track down their missing loved ones. He also works as program director of the Certificate in Professional Investigation program at Boston University, where students are trained over six months to become premier private investigators.

“At this point in my career, it’s about giving back,” he said. “I think it’s the right thing to do.”

It may be recalled that, Kathy Lynn Gloddy was the 13-year-old girl who was beaten, raped and severely hit over the head. She was murdered on November 1971 after been ran over by a car several times, in the most brutal fashion. Her family is not hopeless and they are determined that the accused shall be brought to justice and punished.


Kathy’s sister Janet said that, “We are excited that 20/20 has chosen to take on Kathy’s case. We are hoping through continued media exposure and through the creation of the Kathy Lynn Gloddy Reward Fund we will be able to find some answers and peace for our family.”