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Unsolved June 28, 1990 Missing Person

Deborah Poe

Status Unsolved
Type Missing Person
Date June 28, 1990
Location Greensboro, North Carolina
Victim Age 35
Gender Female

Deborah Poe vanished from Greensboro, North Carolina. Her car was found abandoned with her purse inside. She had recently told friends she feared for her safety. Despite investigation, she was never found.

On June 28, 1990, 35-year-old Deborah Elaine Poe disappeared from Greensboro, North Carolina. Her car was found abandoned in a parking lot with her purse, identification, and personal belongings inside. There was no indication she had planned to leave, and she had made no arrangements for her absence.

Friends and family reported that Deborah had expressed fears for her personal safety in the weeks before her disappearance. The details of these fears have not been publicly disclosed, though investigators reportedly explored the possibility that someone she knew was responsible for her disappearance.

Greensboro police investigated the case, conducting searches and interviewing associates, but were unable to determine what happened to Deborah. No body was ever recovered, and no financial activity was detected on her accounts after her disappearance.

Deborah Poe's case remains listed in the NamUs and Charley Project databases as an active missing person case.

missing person North Carolina domestic violence possible 1990s
1990-06-28
Deborah Poe disappears from Greensboro, North Carolina.
1990-06-29
Her car is found abandoned with personal belongings.
1990-07-01
Greensboro police investigate; no leads develop.

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