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Debra Medeiros

Case from New Bedford, MA dated Jul 02, 1988

Victim Details

Debra Medeiros

April 3, 2023

Female

White / Caucasian

New Bedford

MA

1988-07-02

2022-05-01

1988-07-02

30

Debra Medeiros

Debra

Medeiros

Victim

07/16/2026


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In the late spring of 1988, a 30-year-old woman named Debra Medeiros vanished from New Bedford, Massachusetts. She was last seen on May 27th after having an argument with her boyfriend. As days turned into weeks, her absence became a growing concern. The search for Debra came to a tragic end on July 3, 1988. Her severely decomposed remains were discovered by a woman who had pulled over and walked into the woods alongside Route 140 in Freetown. The scene was grim; she was found on her back, with ...
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