Ted Green

Josh hoped the post might jog people's memories.

Tips came in that went nowhere.

The tip involved a reservoir not far from the murder scene.

The person had heard stories about men taking apart a car that looked like the one Joseph Ambrose drove and pushing the car into the water shortly after Mary Kay's murder.

Ted Green also thought it was important.

He always wondered what happened to the car witnesses reported seeing Mary Kay get into, a car he believed belonged to Joseph Ambrose.

You think it's the Chevy that's in that lake?

There was blood on it.

It was a murder scene.

So Green tried to determine what was at the bottom of that reservoir.

It was a process, seen here, that went on for about five years, including having a portion dredged.

but he needed to come up with more.

Civilian divers cracking cold cases.

Then Green saw a YouTube video from an underwater search and recovery dive team called Adventures with Purpose.

The organization is primarily focused on searching underwater for missing persons.

Still, though, they could not prove the metal and fiber were from a car.

To determine anything more, the reservoir would need to be drained, which was not feasible.

If the reservoir couldn't provide more clues, Green and the county attorney thought perhaps Mary Kay herself could.

In 2024, the decision was made to have her body exhumed and perform another autopsy.

But first, the family had to consent.