FL FL -Deborah Hohenshilt, 26, Daytona Beach 13 Feb 1988

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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Deborah Ann Hohenshilt – The Charley Project

Deborah Ann Hohenshilt
  • deborah_ann_hohenshilt_1.jpg
Hohenshilt, circa 1988

  • Missing Since02/13/1988
  • Missing FromDaytona Beach, Florida
  • ClassificationEndangered Missing
  • SexFemale
  • RaceWhite
  • Date of Birth01/27/1962 (57)
  • Age26 years old
  • Height and Weight5'9 - 5'10, 135 pounds
  • Distinguishing CharacteristicsCaucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes.
Details of Disappearance
Hohenshilt was last seen leaving work during the evening hours of February 13, 1988 in Daytona Beach, Florida. She was employed part time at the Fisherman's Wharf Restaurant at the time of her disappearance, and also sold real estate in Ormond Beach, Florida.

Hohenshilt apparently arrived home safely, as she called someone from her apartment that evening. That telephone call was the last time she was heard from. She failed to report for work the following morning, February 14, and was reported missing by her boss.

Hohenshilt's apartment was checked by investigators that day and evidence of a violent struggle was apparent inside her home. A lamp had been knocked over and sheets and pillows were missing. Blood was found on Hohenshilt's bedspread and two teeth were also located beside her bed.

Her two cherished cats were left behind at her residence, and her 1981 Chevrolet Chevette was found parked at Ellsworth and Bethune streets, less than a mile from her apartment. She has never been seen again.

Hohenshilt's parents died when she was young and she was raised by her grandmother. Her boyfriend had an alibi for the time she vanished and isn't considered a suspect. Foul play is suspected in her disappearance due to the circumstances involved.
Investigating Agency
  • Daytona Beach Police Department 386-671-5100
Source Information
 
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Bumping for Deborah, today is her birthday.
 
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Bumping, today is Deborah’s birthday.
 
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I found through Ancestry Deborah Ann mother Dorothy Ann died in April 1962, age 23 from superior venal cava obstruction /Mediastinal Malignancy. Her father remarried December 1962. Richard B Hohenshilt died 1986. Ann O’Meara was her grandmother and Richards mother. She passed 2005.

I don’t know why it states both parents died young? Perhaps Richards new wife didn’t want her and grandmother bought her up? Idk. Will keep digging.
 
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Hmmm. Why would they take pillows? To hide evidence, I guess. Did anyone know what the sheets looked like? A print? A specific color? What size? Full or double bed or maybe a queen size bed?

......sheets and pillows were missing.
 
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A marriage in 1979

Name: Deborah A Hohenshilt
Age: 17
Birth Year: abt 1962
Residence County: Guernsey
Spouse's Name: Donald D Hogan
Spouse's Age: 19
Spouse's Birth Year: abt 1960
Spouse's Residence County: Guernsey
Marriage Date: 4 Aug 1979
Marriage License County: Guernsey
Certificate Number: 56237
Volume Number: 9976y
 
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That is a residential neighborhood of homes, not apartments. Why leave a vehicle there? Is it within walking distance of the perps home?

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1981 Chevrolet Chevette was found parked at Ellsworth and Bethune streets, less than a mile from her apartment.

Deborah Ann Hohenshilt – The Charley Project
 
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Posted 2/13/2020

Private Investigations for the Missing

Deborah Ann Hohenshilt, 26 years old, vanished on February 13, 1988. She was last seen leaving her job at the Fisherman’s Wharf restaurant in Daytona Beach, Florida; she worked at the restaurant in the evenings and sold real estate in Ormand Beach, Florida during the day. When Deborah Ann got home, she made a phone call. However, she did not show up for work the following day, and her boss reported her missing.
Police responded to Deborah Ann’s apartment and discovered signs of a struggle. A lamp had been knocked over and blood was found on her bedspread; pillows and sheets were missing from the apartment. Police also recovered two teeth on the floor by her bed. Her car, a 1981 Chevrolet Chevette, was discovered parked less than a mile from her apartment.
Deborah Ann was 5'9 - 5'10, 135 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She had two cats which she loved and would have never left behind.
Anyone with information should contact the Daytona Beach Police Department at 386-671-5100.

For further information:
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/.../os-xpm-1988-02-24...
http://charleyproject.org/case/deborah-ann-hohenshilt
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/358dffl.html
https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/7531
 
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Deborah has been missing for 33 years today.
 
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Bumping, today is Deborah’s birthday.
 
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Deborah has been missing for 34 years today.
 
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Bumping, yesterday was Deborah’s birthday.
 
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I think it was someone she knew or at least they knew about her. I really don't see some random thief taking her after a botched robbery. It seems like she went through hell at her house before disappearing...This isn't a visitor to the area following her home from work or even a client of one of her jobs...The fact that they broke in while she was home or they lied waiting for her to get home and took her body with them makes me believe this was a predatory act against her specifically.... My best guess is that it was done by a neighbor who had been watching her or an acquaintance of a neighbor who was close enough to become obsessed with her. I agree with her grandmother that she did not leave that apartment alive when they found her teeth and her bedding was missing... They need to re-interview all the neighbors now that time has passed and the boyfriends and husbands are separated, divorced or dead.... How horrible and absolutely horrifying. I hope there are answers and justice for her....
 
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Today is Deborah’s birthday.
 
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Deborah has been missing for 36 years today.
 
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Today is Deborah’s birthday.
 
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Deborah has been missing for 37 years today.
 

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