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Deborah Lynn McConnell

Case from New Bedford, MA dated Dec 01, 1988

Victim Details

Deborah Lynn McConnell

April 3, 2023

Female

White / Caucasian

New Bedford

MA

1988-12-01

1988-12-01

1963-08-07

25

Deborah Lynn McConnell

Deborah Lynn

McConnell

Victim

07/21/2026


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In the spring of 1988, a shadow fell over New Bedford, Massachusetts, as a string of disappearances began to haunt the city. Among those who vanished was Deborah Lynn McConnell, a 25-year-old Caucasian woman. She was last seen by her father in May 1988, a somber meeting at the cemetery following her mother's funeral. The weeks that followed turned into months of silence, deepening the fears of her family, especially when her daughter's birthday passed without a call.

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