For those thinking this is a missing child from California or Delaware, I really think you have to think of the location as key to the case, like the Morgan Harrington case. This was someone who had to be local and very familiar with this area. This is a peninsula that one does not just pull over on 95 and find.
Here is some info on Deer Island. It has a pretty sordid past (King Philips War, TB hospitals and whatnot). Key information to keep in mind (from the NPS) is BBM:
The new Deer Island Waste Water Treatment Plant continues longstanding use of the island for sewage disposal facilities. The first was constructed on Deer Island in the late 1800s and expanded in the 1960s. In the 1990s, hundreds of engineers and thousands of construction workers brought into being the treatment plant that now serves Greater Boston. People around Boston are proud today of Deer Island as a symbol of natural resource protection and environmental stewardship.
Visitor Facilities & Services
Hours:
Park: Sunrise to Sunset
Piers/Docks:
Yes
Visitor season:
Year Round
Boat slips:
0
Visitor staff:
Yes
Moorings:
0
Guided tours:
By Appointment Only
Park boats:
N/A
Lifeguards:
No
Car access:
Yes
Flush toilets:
No
Campsites:
0
Composting toilets:
Yes
Group campsites:
0
Picnic areas:
Yes
Camping capacity:
0
Refreshments:
No
Cooking grills:
0
Drinking water:
No
Walking trails:
Yes
On-island Circulation: There is a 2½ mile recreation path around the perimeter of the island; service roads are throughout treatment plant, but
with restricted public access.
Visitor Cautions: The island is primarily an industrial site and reservations must be made to tour the treatment plan. Open flames are restricted in some areas of perimeter path.
Rising tides may trap the unwary visitor who leaves the pathway and enters the intertidal area at low tide at low tide.
HOW TO GET TO DEER ISLAND
Deer Island, which connects to the town of Winthrop, Masschusetts, is accessible by car and public transportation.
By Car (updated 07/08/14):
For GPS, the address to use is 190 Tafts Avenue, Winthrop, MA 02152.
From Boston, the Callahan or the Ted Williams Tunnel, follow Route 1A North, McClellan Highway, until first traffic light.
Take right on Boardman Street to rotary, go half way around and continue on Saratoga Street
After passing Entering Winthrop sign take first right onto Pleasant Street (Route 145)
Discontinue following Route 145.
At Stop sign take a right on Shirley Street
Follow Shirley Street to Elliot Street take a right and follow Elliot Street around to the left.
Take a right on to Tafts Avenue and follow to the end. (Please note the speed limit is 20 MPH)
Check in at Security Gate.
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