Thursday, 07 September 2023 14:15

Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office Continues Investigation of Greenfield Cold Case Homicide Case

BALLSTON SPA — The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office noted the 20-year-anniversary of the disappearance of 18-year-old Jennifer Marie “Moonbeam” Hammond, who was reported missing from a mobile home park in the town of Milton. 

Hammond had been working for a magazine company going door-to-door selling subscriptions. Originally from Colorado, she had traveled cross-country with the company and had been staying with co-workers in the Albany area.

On the afternoon of Aug. 30, 2003, Hammond had been dropped off at the entrance to the mobile home park but never showed up at the pick-up location. Her co-workers searched the area but were unable to locate her. She was reported missing after she failed to pick up her belongings at the hotel where she had stayed. She had previously made plans to return to Colorado but never returned there either, police said. 

In 2009, hunters in the area of Lake Desolation in the town of Greenfield located human remains which were confirmed to be Hammond’s after DNA analysis. The case was ruled a homicide.

The Sheriff’s Office encourages anyone who has any information about this case to contact them at: 518-885-6761.

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