TX TX - Deanna Merryfield, 13, Killeen, 22 July 1990 - #1

[Julessleuther]

Ok--On ancestry.com Deana Lines lived in Killeen in 1990 and 1991; Lawrence lived at the same addresses (he is listed as Lawrence Jr.)

3310 E Rancier #355, Killeen, Texas 76543-1001 (1991)
[1 62 Armr C CO, Killeen, Texas 76544-0801 (1990)]

 

[MissieMt]

None of those names sound familiar, but good sleuthing Jules.
That addy you listed for E.Rancier is an apartment complex. Not sure if they still are, but back in the early 90's they were considered one of the few "nice" apt. complexes. IIRC there was a lot of military that lived there.

 

[Kat]

Ok--On ancestry.com Deana Lines lived in Killeen in 1990 and 1991; Lawrence lived at the same addresses (he is listed as Lawrence Jr.)

3310 E Rancier #355, Killeen, Texas 76543-1001 (1991)
[1 62 Armr C CO, Killeen, Texas 76544-0801 (1990)]

Jules, I don't believe that there is an apartment complex at that address any longer. Also, in the intervening years it has become to be known as a not so nice part of town.

That is neither here nor there. Just an aside.

I'm going to do some digging but at first glance this is the unit that the Soldier named above was assigned at this duty station ~ Fort Hood TX.

It appears that it might be connected with 2nd Armor Division.

The number 1 or 1/62 might be the brigade the soldier was assigned to within the Division. The C is for the company the soldier served with while living at that apartment.

I will do some work, it might take awhile but that designation is very important if accurate.

Once that military address is tracked down to the correct, division, bridage, battalion, company.

You have pinpointed the soldier in question to company level and you have pinpointed exactly where they were in 1990.

Why is that important? You can find him by moving forward and there are many avenues in which to request contact from him that is not intrusive and in which he chooses to contact you or not to contact you.

I'll work on it, but it will take time. The unit he was with may have been deactivated or adopted into another BDE or BN since 1990-1991. Then if the previous happened the BDE or BN may have been moved from Fort Hood.

Give me time. I'll work on it when I can

 

[elepher50]

Hi JulesSleuther, Great sleuthing and looking at the other birth years for the "age factor". Very interesting that the 1973 popped out some interesting information. We now have some further leads to go on which is great - I see Kat is going to dig in to the military aspect so I will see if any headway can be made on some of the other aliases and places. Great work JS.

 

[Kat]

Marriage for:

079041 LINES LAWRENCE M JR age: 20

VANDERPOOL DEANA M age: 18

Date of Marriage: 7/15/1991

BELL (The city of Killeen is in Bell County Texas)

Fort Hood straddles the county line of Bell and Coryell in this side of Fort Hood. FYI

http://www.surnamescan.com/txmar/1986-1993/mar91-l2.htm (use edit search functon for easier location)

 

[Kat]

It looks like D. Hurley is living in Towanda PA, white pages listing for in her name.

Guthrie Gallop 10k
May 09, 2009
http://www.runhigh.com/2009 WEB RESULTS/R050909CB.html
D. Hurley mentioned. Towanda PA

THE ITHACA TWILIGHT 5K
June 20, 2007
http://www.fingerlakesrunners.org/races/results/2007/Twilight.txt
D. Hurley mentioned. Towanda PA

Obit with D. Hurley and Husband's name mentioned: dated March 16, 2002
(Edit search: PAUL L. NORTHRUP)
http://www.joycetice.com/obitcemb/bcmpobitn.htm

http://74.95.82.236:591/rconline/FM...ts&IsCurrent=Y&-max=20&-recid=12614141&-find=
Watson Wins Guthrie Gallop - 5/14/2009 D. Hurley mentioned.

 

[elepher50]

Deana M. Vanderpool has more other associated names than most people to say the least:

Deana M. Vanderpool known as:

HURLEY, DEANA M
HURLEY, DEANNA M
LINES, DEANA
VANDERPOD, DEANA M
VANDERPOOL, DEANNA

Lawrence Michael Lines known as:

LINES, LARRY M
LINES, LAWRENCE M

Darcey Sue Vanderpool known as:

BIDLACK, DARCEY S
FAZIO, D
HURLEY, DEANA
HURLEY, DEANNA
SHEDDEN, FRANCIS
SHEDDEN, DARCY F
SHEDDEN, DARCEY S
VANDERPOOL, DEANA
VANDERPOOL, D ALBERT

Marriage in Bell Texas (Killeen):

LINES LAWRENCE M JR 20 VANDERPOOL DEANA M 18 7/15/1991

Note: Darcey Sue Vanderpool is not showing as ever lived in Killeen but both Deana M. Vanderpool and Lawrence Michael Lines lived in Killeen Texas.

 

[Kat]

I think we need to follow this one down the rabbit hole until we can completely rule it out elpher.

Noted:
HURLEY, DEANA M (I think this is her current name used).
HURLEY, DEANNA M (second or later marriage surname, variation of spell first name, Middle initial)
LINES, DEANA (first marriage surname, first name)
VANDERPOD, DEANA M (typo on maiden name, first name, middle initial)
VANDERPOOL, DEANNA (maiden name variation of spelling of first name)

As for the associated names for Darcey Sue Vanderpool. I am wondering if Darcey Sue stole Deana's Identity? Just a thought.

 

[Julessleuther]

That could be, however, if she stole her identity, would she have requested a birt cert? The Sgt said that there was no request for birth cert of social sec. I really wonder if Deanna knew anyone with the last name Vanderpool. I am researching other Vanderpools in the Killeen area. FWIW, Under the name Darcey Bidlack, there was an obit where she is listed as someones granddaughter.

http://www.joycetice.com/clippings/tcobt268.htm
(Search under William McCabe Burton.)

It states that Darcey's husbands name is Steve. So, either this Deanna married several times and may or may not be the Deanna we are looking for, or she stole other peoples identities, but not necessarily Deanna Merryfield's. Who knows?? There is also a Michelle Vanderpool listed as a relative, so this person is confusing. I am checking ancestry and intelius on her...

It does appear that she was still Darcey Bidlack until 2002 because there is a listing for her in Towanda from 1999-2002.

I think we need to follow this one down the rabbit hole until we can completely rule it out elpher.

Noted:
HURLEY, DEANA M (I think this is her current name used).
HURLEY, DEANNA M (second or later marriage surname, variation of spell first name, Middle initial)
LINES, DEANA (first marriage surname, first name)
VANDERPOD, DEANA M (typo on maiden name, first name, middle initial)
VANDERPOOL, DEANNA (maiden name variation of spelling of first name)

As for the associated names for Darcey Sue Vanderpool. I am wondering if Darcey Sue stole Deana's Identity? Just a thought.

 

[Julessleuther]

Ok--I am trying to piece together a time line for this person.

The following is all conjecture, based on the "timeline" of their marriage or locations of residence:

Born Feb 1973 -Where?
1990-1991 Married and living in Killeen, TX as Deana Lines
1992-Lived in Troy, PA is Deana Lines (Troy is right down the road from Towanda)
1998-2002 Known as/becomes Darcey Bidlack? in Towanda, PA
1998-1999 -Deanna M. Vanderpool lived in Wellsboro, PA
(Towanda and Wellsboro are an hour apart--Most of the towns listed as residences are within 1-2 hour radius.)
Sometime after becomes Deana Hurley

Are Darcey and Deana one and the same, or are they sisters?

There is a Deana Hurley on facebook from Binghamton, who I think is the one from Towanda (which is not too far from Binghamton)

Missie--You stated above that Deanna had blue eyes, but on several missing persons sites she is listed as having hazel. Is blue the color we should be using for searches?

FWIW, I think that THIS person could not have been in Hurst, TX in 1995(most likely), since this Deanna lived in PA in 1992, so either this is not Deanna, or the one in Hurst was not "the" Deanna.



There is also a Deanna Michelle Hurley born in June 1975 in Whitley, KY, and living in London, KY in 2000, 2001 (I know there was a KY connection to Missie's Deanna.)

 

[elepher50]

Ok--I am trying to piece together a time line for this person.

The following is all conjecture, based on the "timeline" of their marriage or locations of residence:

Born Feb 1973 -Where?
1990-1991 Married and living in Killeen, TX as Deana Lines
1992-Lived in Troy, PA is Deana Lines (Troy is right down the road from Towanda)
1998-2002 Known as/becomes Darcey Bidlack? in Towanda, PA
1998-1999 -Deanna M. Vanderpool lived in Wellsboro, PA
(Towanda and Wellsboro are an hour apart--Most of the towns listed as residences are within 1-2 hour radius.)
Sometime after becomes Deana Hurley

Are Darcey and Deana one and the same, or are they sisters?

There is a Deana Hurley on facebook from Binghamton, who I think is the one from Towanda (which is not too far from Binghamton)

Missie--You stated above that Deanna had blue eyes, but on several missing persons sites she is listed as having hazel. Is blue the color we should be using for searches?

FWIW, I think that THIS person could not have been in Hurst, TX in 1995(most likely), since this Deanna lived in PA in 1992, so either this is not Deanna, or the one in Hurst was not "the" Deanna.



There is also a Deanna Michelle Hurley born in June 1975 in Whitley, KY, and living in London, KY in 2000, 2001 (I know there was a KY connection to Missie's Deanna.)

Hi JulesSleuther, I have to get as organized as you are - I did see a reference last night to Kentucky for one of those names and it rang a bell to the collect phone call that was made from Kentucky.

 

[coastal]

Hi! Yes, I can do a search later tonight. I am literally leaving in 5 min to drive to CA, but will get online tonight and do some more research. I could clunk myself on the head for not checking those dates earlier---she might have tried to pass herself off as older, and could maybe even have changed the 1977 to a 1974 very easily. I will work on this in a few hours, I promise! As far as the "blip" that Missie is referring to with the 1995 contact, is there anyone here who is retired LE who could tell us why there might be a police report that identifies tattoos, but not an arrest etc? If it were a routine traffic stop, they would not have indicated tattoos, right? Are we correct in guessing domestic situation, where pics might have been taken?

My heart goes out to you, Missie, and to your family. Your sister is blessed to have a sister like you, and a family who loves and misses her still. I pray that she is able to find her way back to you.

Boy, do I feel silly posting this...but if it might help somehow, I can do silly and then some. So. I've seen an episode of Forensic Files where detectives were able to ID a suspect in the murder of a young man, from just witness descriptions of the suspect's tattoos, because LE in this city (Chigago, I think) referenced the file they kept, which had photos of the tattoos of known gang members and associates. They had page after page after page of tattoos...and, they got their guy.

It sounds like Deanna was associating with a 'fast' crowd when she was 14. Could she have had contact at some point with members of a gang? And subsequent contact with LE, which didn't result in charges being filed?

 

[Kat]

There is also a Deanna Michelle Hurley born in June 1975 in Whitley, KY, and living in London, KY in 2000, 2001 (I know there was a KY connection to Missie's Deanna.)

I checked the Kentucky vital records on line at University of Kentucky and there is no Death Certificate, no marriage record or divorce record prior to and including 1993 for this Hurley.

IIRC, Missie's Deanna was said to have called from one of the counties that we find the Mammouth Cave System.

London KY is of considerable distance away. (trying to drive from those two places to each other).

I'll keep trying to rule this D. Hurley out. I wouldn't as of yet. I wouldn't rule any of the out without solid confirmation they are not the Deanna we seek.

 

[Kat]

Hi JulesSleuther, I have to get as organized as you are - I did see a reference last night to Kentucky for one of those names and it rang a bell to the collect phone call that was made from Kentucky.

I had asked Missie but I must have missed her response about the phone call said to come from Deanna and said to come from Kentucky.

Was it Deanna? Why was she there? Is there family in that area? That is a quite unusual place for a runaway to run to, IMHO.

 

[Kat]

D. Bidlack private facebook.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/...e&id=1392565914&hiq=darcey,bidlack&ref=search

 

[elepher50]

I had asked Missie but I must have missed her response about the phone call said to come from Deanna and said to come from Kentucky.

Was it Deanna? Why was she there? Is there family in that area? That is a quite unusual place for a runaway to run to, IMHO.

Hi Kat,

Sorry in the late response - had my head buried in searches and all that good stuff. Here is the information from Missie regarding the phone call from Kentucky (as taken from Missie's original post on WS):

While Deanna's twin and my oldest sister were sharing an apartment they recieved a collect call from someone claiming to be Deanna. When they accepted the call the person hung up. When Deanna's twin recieved the phone bill the collect call was placed in Cave City, Kentucky. I think this call was placed in 1992.

 

[elepher50]

D. Bidlack private facebook.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/...e&id=1392565914&hiq=darcey,bidlack&ref=search

Hi Kat,

Yes, the FB is private but there is reference to Vanderpool friends - here is quick snap:

 

[elepher50]

Missie, If you don't mind sharing what was your mother's middle name (started with an A) - and was she married more than once? I saw in your posts that your mom passed on February 20, 2002 at a young age - I am just wondering if there are any other last names that Deanna can be going by or any other names.
Please only if you don't mind sharing.

Thanks, Elep

 

[Kat]

Thanks elepher! I wonder if Missie's family has a connection to Cave City KY?

 

[MissieMt]

Wow, you guys have been busy today. Sorry I wasn't on, we got a new wireless router and that thing turned out to be a huge wait of money!

Our Mother was only married once and did not take her husbands name-so she has always been Laurel Ann Merryfield.

Our Grandmother did have family in KY. It is my understanding that they have all passed now.