1673DFFL - Debora Sue Lowe

Right 3: Age-progressed by NCMEC to 52 years; 58 years (dark & blonde hair styles)

Name: Debora Sue Lowe
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: February 29, 1972
Location Last Seen: Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida

Physical Description

Date of Birth: September 19, 1958
Age: 13 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 125 lbs
Hair Color: Brown, long, straight
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Debbie, Debora, Debra, Deborah
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Small scar on her left leg

Identifiers

Dentals: Unknown, chipped front tooth, croweded upper teeth
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: Yellow top, black pants with stripes, and a tan poncho./span>
Jewelry: Flower shaped gold ring with 8 off white/egg shell colored petals and an aquamarine center stone
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance

Debora was last seen walking to school between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m. on February 28, 1972. Her books were later found in a trash can one block from her family home.

Debora's family believes she was abducted and killed by serial killer, Gerald Schaefer. A one-time Martin County police deputy, Schaefer had been linked to the deaths of 20 or more girls and young women between 1969 and 1972, including at least two other girls from Pompano Beach. He was murdered by a fellow inmate at Florida State Prison in 1995. Schaeffer worked for Debora's father and was at the family home both before and after she disappeared.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Broward County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: Deputy Sheriff Christopher Blankenship
Agency Phone Number: 954-493-8477
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 72-203684

NCIC Case Number: M-653207855
NamUs Case Number: 3980
NCMEC Case Number: 1009377

Information Source(s)

NamUs
FL Department of Law Enforcement
NCMEC
The Miami Herald - Jul. 31, 2005

Admin Notes

Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 4/13/22 - By: Doe-NamUs-App