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Debra Greenlaw DeMello

Case from Dartmouth, MA dated Nov 08, 1988

Victim Details

Name

Debra Greenlaw DeMello

Case Added

November 27, 2022

Gender

Female

Race

White / Caucasian

City

Dartmouth

State

MA

Date Found

1988-11-08

Date Missing

1988-06-18

Date Of Death

1988-11-08

Date Of Birth

1953-08-16

Age At Death

35

First Name

Debra

Last Name

Greenlaw DeMello

Relationship

Person of Interest / Suspect

Last Updated

07/08/2026

Area Body Found:

Case Description

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On a grim autumn day, November 8, 1988, the remains of 35-year-old Debra Greenlaw DeMello, a White female, were discovered by a highway cleanup crew in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Her nude body was found off the Reed Road on-ramp to Interstate 195 eastbound. DeMello's clothing was found scattered in the branches of nearby trees, a haunting detail in a case that would become part of a larger, terrifying mystery. At the time of her death, Debra was a mother to three children.

Months before he ...

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