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Deborah Joan Farmer, a 26-year-old mother from Midwest City, Oklahoma, was last seen on June 1, 1981. On the day of her disappearance, she dropped off her children with a babysitter but never returned to pick them up. Her sudden disappearance has left the case unsolved for over four decades. Deborah's car was reported stolen shortly after she went missing, and it was later found abandoned about a year later. However, the details surrounding how and why the car was abandoned remain unclear. ...Read More
Last Seen: Jun 01, 1981

Victim Details

Sep 15, 2016

Apr 30, 2024

Deborah

Farmer

70

26

62 inches

115 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

In the early summer of 1981, a young mother named Deborah Joan Farmer vanished from her life in Midwest City, Oklahoma. On June 1st of that year, the 26-year-old left her children with a babysitter and was never heard from again. At the time of her disappearance, Deborah was described as a Caucasian female with blue eyes and blonde-brown hair that she often dyed blonde. She stood at 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighed approximately 115 pounds. Deborah had several distinguishing physical features, including pierced ears and a prominent surgical scar that ran from under her right breast to her left hip. She also had a unique issue with her middle finger that caused it to stick up, and at the time she went missing, her wrist was in a cast. The circumstances surrounding Deborah's disappearance remain shrouded in mystery, with very few details available to the public. What is known is that after dropping off her children, she seemingly disappeared without a trace. A significant development in the case came a year later when her car, which had been reported stolen, was found abandoned. The location of the car's recovery has not been widely publicized, leaving another piece of the puzzle missing. The investigation into her vanishing has been handled by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, but decades later, the case remains cold. The years have done little to unravel the mystery of what happened to Deborah Joan Farmer. The lack of information has made it difficult for investigators and her family to find any sense of closure. With no witnesses to her disappearance and very little evidence to go on, the case has grown cold over the decades. The narrative of her life abruptly ends with the simple, heartbreaking act of leaving her children for a short time and never returning. The discovery of her abandoned car a year after she was last seen only adds to the unsettling nature of her case, leaving more questions than answers. The overview of the case is one of a young mother who vanished, leaving behind a family and a mystery that has endured for decades. The few available details paint a portrait of a woman whose life was cut short under unknown circumstances, leaving a void in the lives of those she left behind.

Jun 01, 1981

Midwest City

Oklahoma

Oklahoma County

Unknown

6007

Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation - South Central Investigative Regional Office Headquarters

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma

Oklahoma County

73116

Steve Tanner

Special Agent

6600 North Harvey, Oklahoma

4058486724

State

Law Enforcement

83-200

Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation - South Central Investigative Regional Office Headquarters

Brown

Blue

Blue

06/12/2026


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