Missing Deborah Ann Quimby Deborah, approximately 1977; Age at the time of disappearance: -progression to Age at the time of disappearance: 52 (approximately 2015) Date reported missing : 05/03/1977 Missing location (approx) : Townsend, Massachusetts Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White DOB : 10/09/1963 (57) Age at the time of disappearance: 13 years old Height / Weight : 5'1, 120 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : Blue jeans, a multicolored shirt and a royal blue Pop Warner cheerleader's jacket with "Debbie" written on one of the sleeves. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Deborah has freckles. Her nickname is Debbie. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Deborah was last seen in Townsend, Massachusetts on May 3, 1977. Deborah left a note for her parents, saying she was going to ride her bicycle from their home in the 10 block of Smith Street to her grandparents' campsite in on Vinton Pond Road in West Townsend, near Pearl Hill State Park, about four miles from her own home. She said she would return later that day. After her disappearance, police found an undelivered letter in Deborah's locker. It was written to a friend and stated that Deborah was upset and wanted to talk to her, and gave directions to her grandparents' home. A friend accompanied Deborah as far as Turnpike Road in the woods near her grandmother's residence, then turned back while Deborah continued onward. She was last seen cresting a hill on Turnpike Road, westbound. She has never been heard from again. Deborah's bicycle, a boy's brown Takara or Schwinn 10-speed model, has never been recovered. In May 2003 investigators searched Walker Pond for evidence relating to Deborah's case but found nothing. The pond is about half a mile from where Deborah was last seen. Police searched again in June and July 2004 and found a piece of clothing, two buttons, and the remnants of two bicycles, all of which they sent for testing in a forensics laboratory. The bicycles were later both determined to be unrelated to Deborah's case, and the fabric produced no leads either. There is speculation that Deborah was pregnant at the time of her disappearance, but no evidence to support this theory. Deborah's parents believe she was going to a specific destination to meet someone, not her grandparents, and possibly ran into foul play afterwards. Her family still lives in the area and hopes she may yet be found. Deborah was a student at Spaulding Memorial School at the time of her disappearance. Her case remains unsolved. Some Age at the time of disappearance: ncies classify it as a non-family abduction. Other information and links : ncy Townsend Police Department 978-597-2242 September 2021 updates and sources The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children The Doe Network The Boston Globe The Child Seek Network The Boston Herald ABC 7 News October 12, 2004. August 8, 2016; Age at the time of disappearance: -progression updated. |