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Deborah Bates

Case from Lowell, MA dated Mar 11, 2004

Victim Details

Deborah Bates

April 3, 2023

Female

Caucasian / White

Lowell

MA

2004-03-11

1993-02-23

2004-03-11

23

Deborah Bates

Deborah

Bates

No

07/12/2026


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A 6 mo pregnant woman disappears; her body is found 10 years later
On a cold February day in 1993, 23-year-old Caucasian female Deborah Bates walked out of the Lowell, Massachusetts apartment she shared with her brother, intending to go to a nearby store. Seven months pregnant with her second child, she never returned. For years, her disappearance remained a painful mystery for her family, who felt her case was neglected by authorities due to her struggles with drug addiction.

More than a decade later, on March 11, 2004, a shocking discovery brought the ...
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    Has anyone else been following the mysterious case of Deborah Bates? I’ve been diving deeper into ... ...Read More
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    I find it incredibly sad that Deborah Bates' case still remains unsolved after all these years. I wa... ...Read More
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