Tommy Boling was born on 5 July 1957 in Maryville, Tennessee, USA. He was married to Jolie Boling. He died on 18 November 1977 in Norwood Park Township, Illinois, USA.
20-year-old father-of-one Tommy Boling disappeared after leaving a Chicago bar. Three weeks after the murder of Tommy Boling, on December 9, a 19-year-old U.S. Marine named David Talsma disappeared.