CA CA - Debra "Debbie" McCoy, 31, San Jacinto, 24 January 1991

[Sleuth91]

Debra "Debbie" Lee McCoy
NamUs

Demographics
Missing Age: 31 Years
Current Age: 60 Years
First Name: Debra
Middle Name: Lee
Last Name: McCoy
Nickname/Alias: Debbie
Sex: Female
Height: 5' 2" (62 Inches)
Weight: 110 lbs
Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian, Hispanic / Latino

Circumstances
Date of Last Contact: January 24, 1991
NamUs Case Created: December 12, 2008
Last Known Location Map
Location: San Jacinto, California
County: Riverside County
Missing From Tribal Land: --
Primary Residence on Tribal Land: --
Circumstances of Disappearance: Debbie traveled with a male acquaintance to the Santa Rosa Indian Reservation to meet another male acquaintance. Both individuals have stated that they went deer hunting and she vanished when they shot a deer and went to locate it. They returned but Debbie's whereabouts remain unknown.

Physical Description
Hair Color: Brown
Head Hair Description: Lt. Brown
Left Eye Color: Brown
Right Eye Color: Brown
Eye Description: Brown

Distinctive Physical Features
Tattoo: Tattoo of a "peacock" on inside left ankle, tattoo of "mountain peaks" on left shoulder.

Clothing and Accessories
Clothing: Long sleeved white shirt, jeans
Footwear: Sandals

Transportation
No Information Entered

5 Unidentified Person Exclusions
NamUs Case # | Date Body Found | Location Body Found
UP6629 | 02/03/1991 | Frederick, VA
UP6661 | 02/03/1991 | Stafford, VA
UP8493 | 12/06/1993 | Fairfax, VA
UP6279 | 12/18/1996 | Fairfax, VA
UP12683 | 06/06/2014 | Newport News, VA

Investigating Agency
Riverside County Sheriff's Office (Case Owner)
Address: Riverside, California 92502-0000
County: --
Main Phone: (951) 791-3400
General Email: --
Website URL: --
Agency Case Number: D91030043
Date Reported: --
Investigator: --

Case Contributors
Dustin Driscoll, Regional Program Specialist
UNT Center for Human Identification
Phone: (817) 240-4106
Email: [email protected]
Relationship to Case: --
Relationship Description: --
Address: 3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard Fort Worth, Texas 76107
County: Tarrant County
Main Phone: (855) 626-7600
General Email: --
Website URL: www.untchi.org

 

[YaYa_521]

Debra Lee McCoy

• Missing Since 01/24/1991
• Missing From San Jacinto, California
• Classification Missing
• Sex Female
• Race Hispanic
• Date of Birth 10/30/1959 (61)
• Age 31 years old
• Height and Weight 5'2, 110 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description - A long-sleeved white blouse, jeans and sandals.
• Distinguishing Characteristics - Hispanic female. Light brown hair, brown eyes. McCoy has a tattoo of mountain peaks on her left shoulder and a tattoo of a peacock on her inner left ankle.

Details of Disappearance
McCoy accompanied a male friend to the Santa Rosa Indian Reservation in California on January 24, 1991. They met another male acquaintance once they arrived on the reservation.

The men went deer hunting on the property and left McCoy to retrieve an animal's carcass. They told authorities that she had disappeared by the time they returned. McCoy has never been seen again. Her case remains unsolved.

 

[Detailz]

I misread the entry.

 

[Detailz]

Sad

 

[Caring1]

The article below states that Debra stayed in the truck. She and the truck were missing and the truck was found later.

 

[Detailz]

Still doesn't sound right. Sounds like something isn't right about this. Did they interrogate them? Polygraph them?
Thanks for the heads-up. I was distracted while reading this entry. But did find a Candidate for submission.
I had read it like they "left it up to her" to retrieve the carcass. Easy mistake. They should edit that entry actually to avoid any confusion. Did they actually have a dead deer in their possession when the police arrived? That would be interesting to know.

 

[Caring1]

Still doesn't sound right. Sounds like something isn't right about this. Did they interrogate them? Polygraph them?

I totally agree!

 

[Detailz]

A female, 2 men and firearms. These guys walked? This sounds wrong in so many levels.
Did they process the truck for evidence? Blood spatter in the cab and bed? Did she runaway and the camping trip is an alibi?
Had anyone verified the height and eye color of this female?

 

[TheArtfulDetective]

Anniversary of disappearance today.

 

[HopeRains]

A couple of pieces of information/comments to add.
1. January 24, 1991 was a Thursday.
2. January 31, 1991 was a Thursday and the date the truck was found; 1 week later.
3. The temperature in the San Jacinto area on 1/24/91 was a low around 40, high of 64. We are not told when they went hunting, but to me, this is not sandal weather. (I will admit I am not a big fan of cold weather, which is what this would be to me.)
4. January is not typically "deer season", not according to California law/regs that I could find.
5. Hunting on Indian land follows tribal rules/regulations - perhaps the hunting occurred there because it was outside the state regulated season. I believe permission would still need to be obtained; having said that, and if true, then I would think there would possibly be some type of association with the tribe.
6. The distance from San Jacinto to the Santa Rosa Indian reservation is ~ 36 miles, travelling through the San Jacinto State Park which is adjacent to and borders Santa Rosa.

7. There is no mention anywhere that I can find of Ms. McCoy as last being seen by anyone other than these two men.
8. There is also no mention of when she was reported as missing - if anyone knows that information, please post.
9. There is also no mention of the condition or contents of the truck when it was found - if anyone knows that information, please post. Were the keys in it? Was it drivable? Have gas? Ransacked? Any of her items in it? etc
10. I wasn't able to find any info relative to the search team - often you can find historical mission records. If anyone can find those, please post also as they may provide additional info. It appears the search Did Not convene until After the truck was located.

 

[Caring1]

Bump for Debra

5 Unidentified Person Exclusions

These are most likely automatic rule outs since they are all VA.

 

[spartanx]

Of course there is something strange, it could be that these two guys wanted to overdo it and when she resisted she was murdered, probably dismembered and left to the animals... and I also wonder about the polygraph, statements, the body of the dead animal, footprints, etc. ..
those two guys killed McCoy...
either way
rest in peace

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Debra Lee McCoy – The Charley Project