Name: Debra Lee Landsdell
Nickname/Alias: Debbie
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: September 21, 1985
Location Last Seen: Belen, Valencia County, New Mexico
Date of Birth: March 29, 1956
Age: 29 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 120 lbs
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Dentals: Available; wisdom teeth removed
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Debra Landsdell had recently divorced, started a new nursing job at Lovelace and bought her dream car, a 1978 Porsche .
On September 21, 1985, she left her boyfriend's house at 2.00, headed for her new apartment on Jarales Road in Belen but may never have gotten there. Two days later, when Debbie didn’t show for work, she was reported missing.
Upon going to her apartment, detectives found that her car was missing, her apartment door was ajar, but there were no signs of foul play.
Five months later, in February 1986, her car, a a rust colored 1978 Porsche 924 was found at an Albuquerque apartment complex.
Investigators suspect she met with foul play.
Agency Name: Valencia County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: Joseph Rowland, Sergeant
Agency Phone Number: 505-866-2400
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 20170905276
NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 7613
NamUs
NM DPS
KRQE-TV News
The Albuquerque Tribune - Dec. 16, 1985
Albuquerque Journal - Jul, 18, 1986
Added: 11-28-2008; Last Updated: 04/28/2024 - By: kc
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
Return Home