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| Vaughan, Debra July 1993; Arkansas 36 YO | |
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| oldies4mari2004 | Aug 24 2006, 12:20 AM Post #1 |
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http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/v/vaughan_debra.html Debra Vaughan Above: Vaughan, circa 1993 Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance Missing Since: July 1993 from Greer's Ferry, Arkansas Classification: Endangered Missing Date of Birth: August 15, 1956 Age: 36 years old Height and Weight: 5'7, 110 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Details of Disappearance Vaughan was last seen at her residence, a trailer in Greer’s Ferry, Arkansas, sometime during July 1993. She shared the trailer with her former husband; the couple had a history of domestic violence. Vaughan told her mother she was going to leave her ex-husband, but she planned to go back to their trailer to gather her belongings. She has never been heard from again. Vaughan's ex-husband is the last person known to have seen her before her disappearance. Her family reported her missing in January 1994. Authorities located many of Vaughan's personal belongings out in the country after her disappearance. She left her valuables behind in her safe deposit box. Vaughan's blue two-door 1980 Chevrolet Monte Carlo disappeared with her and has never been located. The vehicle has license plates numbered WWC696 and the vehicle identification number (VIN) 1Z37KAR452303. Vaughan's case remains unsolved. Investigating Agency If you have any information concerning this case, please contact: Cleburne County Sheriff's Department 501-362-8143 Source Information The Doe Network Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004. Last updated November 9, 2005; casefile added. Charley Project Home |
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| monkalup | Nov 28 2006, 12:59 AM Post #2 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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| monkalup | Jul 18 2010, 12:57 PM Post #3 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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...Detectives heat up cold case Is Debbie Vaughan dead or alive?.Photos. Submitted.Debbie Vaughan The Sun-Times Posted Jul 17, 2010 @ 01:08 PM Greers Ferry, Ark. — A week from today will mark the 17-year anniversary of the disappearance of Debbie Vaughan from Salt Cave Drive in Greers Ferry. She was 37 at the time of the disappearance and was last seen July 24, 1993 after reportedly having a physical argument the day before with her husband, Gerald W. Vaughan, now 56, still of Cleburne County. Gerald was the center of an investigation by then Sheriff Wayne Milligan and detectives. “He is still considered a person of interest,” said current Sheriff Marty Moss. “But we are looking at all possibilities. We know there are people out there that know something about this case and we would like to hear from them so this family can get some closure. “I believe it can be solved. This is a very interesting case and has continued to be an open case.” Detective Phil Burnham said, “We have come up with additional information that is relevant to this case, and, in the eyes of the justice system, it would be best for anyone that knows something to come see us before we have to come see you.” The story from ’93 is that the Vaughan’s had “been into it” according to Debbie’s mom, Dixie Bowling. Her mother reported one side of her face was red and that her daughter planned on staying at her house in Sherwood the night of July 23, 1993 and go home the next day to pack her belongings and leave her husband. She left her mother’s house around 6 a.m. July 24 and hasn’t been seen since. In archived Sun-Times stories from ’94, Milligan reported Gerald told him Debbie had called a few days after she reportedly vanished. Gerald said he believed she had left home for a life of wandering. Gerald claimed that during some of Debbie’s previous outings he had heard from her from Montana, Wyoming, and Canada. Bowling said she knew her daughter had a drinking problem and had been gone before for a few days. She claims even when Debbie was gone for those multi-day events, she would always call or leave a number of where to contact her. This time she never heard from her daughter. Bowling also claimed in 1994 that any time her daughter was gone for more than two hours, Gerald was always “pounding the pavement and calling to check up on her to find out what she was doing”. That apparently wasn’t the scenario with the latest incident. Cleburne County authorities were reportedly notified within a few days/ weeks of the disappearance, but since there wasn’t anything to prove any illegal activity took place, an investigation was not conducted at that time. In addition, Bowling was told she needed to contact Sherwood authorities since that was the last place Debbie was known to have been. It is not clear what transpired from July to when the first “official” missing person report was made/ taken in December of ’93. Bowling reportedly contacted Sherwood authorities in late December to file an official missing person’s report; Cleburne County was notified mid-January of 1994. Bowling said she called police when she became convinced her daughter was dead. According to archived stories in The Sun-Times, Bowling was convinced Gerald had something to do with Debbie’s disappearance. She reported neighbors noticed activity at the couple’s trailer home in August of 1993 when new carpeting and wallpaper were installed. Bowling claimed Debbie had previously told her they installed new carpet and wallpaper when they moved into the trailer a few months prior. She fully believed blood would be found in the trailer. Milligan and detectives conducted an investigation, speaking to anyone that had connections to Debbie. No evidence a crime was even committed ever turned up, according to archives. Throughout the early part of the investigation, Bowling spent about $34,000 hiring psychics, divers, private investigators, and marine services. She believed her daughter was in the lake. The twists and turns of the ‘Debbie Vaughan is missing story’ almost resemble that of a fierce rollercoaster. Near the beginning of the ordeal, since Bowling fully believed Debbie and her 1980 Chevy Monte Carlo were in Greers Ferry Lake, she hired a psychic to tell her where to have divers search for her body. The first diver died during a dive and the second diver hired later reportedly had a heart attack and died before he could assist. A couple of months after Cleburne County authorities began their investigation, some of Debbie’s personal belongings were found in the Pine Snag community. Milligan had received a call reporting some of Debbie’s belongings could be found in a junk pile in the south part of the county. “They found clothes, jewelry, makeup, items of her grandfather’s, a sewing machine, and other unusual items that she wouldn’t have just left,” said Moss. “It’s strange that these items were found in Pine Snag and she lived at Greers Ferry.” Following the property discovery Cleburne County auxiliary deputies, and Pine Snag/ Lobo, Cove Creek/ Pearson, and Quitman fire departments, and Game and Fish, searched the 25 acres of heavy woods. Other than some remains of animals, nothing else was found. If you have any information on this case, whether you feel it is valuable or not, you are asked to call the Cleburne County Sheriff’s Department at 501-362-8143. “Someone has to know something and after all this time, I hope someone realizes it’s time to come forward and give us the information we need. Do the right thing.” The cold case story, The Disappearance of Debbie Vaughan, will air on KATV Channel 7 at 10 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. Copyright 2010 The Sun-Times. Some rights reserved http://www.thesuntimes.com/news/x181412027...at-up-cold-case |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| Ell | Jul 28 2010, 10:51 PM Post #4 |
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Heart of Gold
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It's been 17 years since a Cleburne county woman was last seen. Her family and authorities are hoping someone out there has the information needed to solve the case. Over the years this case has taken so many twists and turns, but one thing remains constant, Debra Vaughn's family is convinced she did not leave on her own accord. They believe she was murdered and they are pleading for closure hoping someone will lead them to Debra's remains. It was July 1993. Debra was 36 years old, and according to her family she was in a violent marriage. Cindy Tyson, Debra's sister, says "It was terrible, very abusive. She called me several times. I had to go her house. He had locked her out, set all of her clothes out on fire in the middle of the yard." The night before Debra disappeared her mother says she arrived at her Sherwood home battered and bruised. The next day her mom says she was planning on leaving her husband and moving out of their mobile home in Greers Ferry. Dixie Bowling says, "I was getting ready to go work at 6 am. She had coffee and her face was black on one side. And I said Debbie when I get off work I'll go with you and we'll get your truck what you want out of the trailer, the trailer I had paid for....she said I promise you mother I'll wait for you to get off work. Well she didn't wait." That was the last time Dixie ever saw her eldest daughter. When she later called Debra's husband she says he told her the couple had agreed to divorce and then told her several different stories on Debra's whereabouts. Dixie Bowling says, "When I called back about the fourth time he said she stole $6000 out of the desk drawer which he had gotten a big workman's comp settlement and she had run off with a rich trucker who owned a trucking company." Concerned Dixie tried to file a missing persons report with police. Dixie says, "Every time I would talk to them he would say he was hearing from her so they couldn't take it as a missing person." It wasn't until about five months later that a missing person report was finally filed and police started investigating. But Debra and her 1980 blue Monte Carlo were no where to be found. Dixie Bowling says, "You don't take a Monte Carlo when you have a new truck sitting in your yard that was paid for." While authorities searched for clues Debra's mother and siblings did their own investigation, even going so far as hiring divers to search the Greers Ferry Lake where a psychic believed Debra's body would be found. Dixie Bowling says, "We came up here every weekend for over 3 years and worked the lake. My son and I spent everything we made for over 3 years." Bowling believes Debra's husband could hold the key to solving the case. When Gerald Vaughn was interviewed by detectives in 1994 he denied fighting with Debra and said he had never assaulted her. He claimed right before she left he told her she needed to get help for her drinking problems. The next month according to a sheriff's report he said she called him and said she was not coming back because she had warrants for her in Arkansas. That was the last time he says he ever talked to her. But a check of Debra's record by detectives "produced no outstanding warrants". When they searched the home where Gerald and Debra lived they found nothing to indicate foul play but "it appeared the carpet and living room furnishings were new" according to a sheriff's report. Gerald later agreed to take a polygraph exam. Cleburne County Sheriff Marty Moss says, "The examiner of the polygraph I believe based on what I have here on the case file here believes he was being deceptive." On the night of the polygraph exam the sheriff's department got a call that Gerald was walking down the road, acting intoxicated, wet up to his chest. When asked if Gerald Vaughn is considered a suspect in Debra's disappearance the sheriff responded "I wouldn't say a suspect, but definitely a person of interest." We left numerous messages for Gerald Vaughn but he has not returned our calls. If you have any information on Debra Vaughn's whereabouts call the Cleburne County Sheriff's Department at 501-362-8143. Her mother is offering a reward. http://www.katv.com/Global/story.asp?S=12848510 |
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| monkalup | Dec 21 2010, 10:02 PM Post #5 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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Cleburne County Sheriff's Department Detective Dennis Norton 501-362-8143 Agency Case Number: 946518 NCIC Number: M-717140951 |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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