Debra was last seen in Albuquerque, NM on 04/29/1997. She had been hired for a job at the Budget 8 Motel but never showed up for work. On 06/21/1997 her white 1976 Ford Thunderbird was found on the west side of Albuquerque on Fortuna Road and West Coors Boulevard, abandoned and vandalized; it looked like it had been in an accident. Clothing, bags, tennis shoes, and broken glass were scattered all over the back seat and floorboards of the Thunderbird.