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

[MissieMt]

Okay, I just heard back from Sgt.D and the only proof he has of the tattoos is this persons word. I emailed this persons Mom and even she said we shouldn't believe everything this person says. So I would say the tattoos are confirmed bogus.

 

[elepher50]

Okay, I just heard back from Sgt.D and the only proof he has of the tattoos is this persons word. I emailed this persons Mom and even she said we shouldn't believe everything this person says. So I would say the tattoos are confirmed bogus.

Oh my goodness, this information was put out there from an unvetted source - I personally would like to tell Sgt.D how many dammed ankle tattoos I zoomed on the pimped myspace pages to find the one with the cross - all to no avail. Sorry MissieMt this is not aimed at you - I am just peed off that unvetted information is out there in the public domain regarding Deanna. Damm, but I am peed off - this is unacceptable behavior on the part of LE in my opinion.

Was the tattoo information from the same source as the sighting in 1995 MissieMt - and is there a confirmed sighting in 1995 - I know in your gut you believe this. If you believe it, then I believe it and will keep on looking.

MissieMt, this must be totally frustrating for you. I will research in whichever direction you wish to point me.

Eleph

 

[Julessleuther]

Thanks Elepher you are great! I do agree with her, we are grasping at straws, but I do also feel that we are missing something, and that there IS something staring us in the face that we are missing. I like your thinking about Virginia. Missie--was Amy and Deanna close that she would have tried to get to VA?

Hi Julessleuther, I am assuming Deanna is still alive too ... my glass is always full until someone/something tips it over and then I go "oh chit". Deanna is well hidden and has been for some time now - what I keep thinking about is anybody in her age group usually has either a facebook or a myspace or belong to one of the social networking sites and I can't find a trace that is even close.
MissieMt's earlier note does cause me some pause in that she stated she was going to start looking for some does with/without tattoos - and after 1995. I have not looked at any does from that time period to try and find a match with Deanna - I really want her to be alive. But I can't find her.
Have we missed something JulesSleuther - I keep going back over things and keep thinking that there is something obvious staring us in the face and we cannot see it ... but what? The older sister was in Virginia at the time this happened - was Deanna trying to get to Virginia? Is there possibly a Virginia connection?
Hey, it is good to see you back on this thread JS - I missed you.

 

[MissieMt]

The sighting from 1995 is not related to the tattoo source. The sighting from 1995 was from L.E. so I still consider it reliable.
I am not sure that Deanna would have tried to make it to VA. the family members that Amy was visiting there would have sent Deanna right back and I'm pretty sure Deanna would have known that.
As of right now, Sgt.D is saying the tattoo sighting was a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" so he decided to go with it. I'm not sure how to handle this guys. I do feel it was a major goof up. I also feel there should have been some work done to make sure the source was telling the truth. That wasn't done, but if I throw a temper tantrum it may put Sgt.D off and it may make him less motivated to work at finding Deanna.

 

[TxBecca]

The sighting from 1995 is not related to the tattoo source. The sighting from 1995 was from L.E. so I still consider it reliable.
I am not sure that Deanna would have tried to make it to VA. the family members that Amy was visiting there would have sent Deanna right back and I'm pretty sure Deanna would have known that.
As of right now, Sgt.D is saying the tattoo sighting was a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" so he decided to go with it. I'm not sure how to handle this guys. I do feel it was a major goof up. I also feel there should have been some work done to make sure the source was telling the truth. That wasn't done, but if I throw a temper tantrum it may put Sgt.D off and it may make him less motivated to work at finding Deanna.

Wow Missie, I can't imagine how you are feeling after finding this out.

He could of always put it out there as unconfirmed that someone saw tattoos on Deanna.

:blowkiss:

 

[Julessleuther]

I agree, it should have been an unconfirmed sighting, you are right!


Ok, so we cannot change what has been done, so let's all shake it off and keep moving forward! This is a setback, but not the end of the road. Let's go with the 1995 sighting and run with it. If that is a real sighting, then she was in TX in 1995---5 yrs after she went missing, so she would have been 18 or 19, so she was no longer a minor, and her chances of survival were better and better the older she got. We need to find out more about this sighting...there has to be a paper trail somewhere....

Wow Missie, I can't imagine how you are feeling after finding this out.

He could of always put it out there as unconfirmed that someone saw tattoos on Deanna.

:blowkiss:

 

[Julessleuther]

I have started searching classmates.com for Deanna's at high schools in Hurst, TX. There is one Deanna at Bell High School for the time frame she would have been in high school:

Deanna Mcqueary


I wonder if the contact with LE in 1995 had to do with underage drinking? She ould have been 18/19 in 1995, so maybe she was caught with a fake ID and just given a warning?

I did a people search for every Deanna M. living in Hurst, TX, and have a long list that perhaps we can start going through in the next few days. Let me get it into a readable list and then post it.

 

[Eric's_Iguana]

I was just thinking. This may be nothing but maybe she went by Dee in high school. Or Ann. Or Anna. Or Shellie. There are a lot of possible nicknames she could have taken and could be using on FaceBook or MySpace.

I just wish she'd google herself and get in touch with her sister!!!

 

[elepher50]

I have started searching classmates.com for Deanna's at high schools in Hurst, TX. There is one Deanna at Bell High School for the time frame she would have been in high school:

Deanna Mcqueary


I wonder if the contact with LE in 1995 had to do with underage drinking? She ould have been 18/19 in 1995, so maybe she was caught with a fake ID and just given a warning?

I did a people search for every Deanna M. living in Hurst, TX, and have a long list that perhaps we can start going through in the next few days. Let me get it into a readable list and then post it.

Hi JS,

Ready to start on the list when you have it ready. I believe the sighting in 1995 but it baffles me where she was in the years preceding 1995. It is like when she reached the age of 18, she had been "released" from somewhere.
Bring out the list JS and we will have a go.

Eleph

 

[Kat]

Kat, are you thinking about one of the lakes east of Waco? I have zoomed in around that area on virtual earth and took some look arounds... they are interesting.

I agree that a chart done by our WS forensic astrology team would be of benefit - I do not believe one has been done.

Sorry Elpher I was late getting back to your question. Missie answered you though (thanks missie).

I was thinking of Belton Lake.

I think this map would work as well. But our WS astrologers haven't confirmed that reading and it is probably wrong.

http://maps.google.com/maps?sourcei...ke to killeen&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl

There is also a Fort Hood Recreational area of Belton that can be accessed from post.

 

[Julessleuther]

Ok, I am going to try and post the list of possibilities. The list started as an Intelius search and expanded into ancestry.com (yes, I have a subscription).

 

[Julessleuther]

Oh!! Maybe she was released from somewhere!!?? A juvenile camp or something?? Maybe Missies mother or stepfather DID know where she was but never told anyone? (Grasping I know, but who knows??) Maybe that is the contact that LE had with her! Missie--Have you ever tried to get Deanna's school records from Manor Middle School? Have you ever asked them if anyone ever requested her records?

Hi JS,

Ready to start on the list when you have it ready. I believe the sighting in 1995 but it baffles me where she was in the years preceding 1995. It is like when she reached the age of 18, she had been "released" from somewhere.
Bring out the list JS and we will have a go.

Eleph

 

[MissieMt]

I think if she was in a juvenile camp there would be a traceable record of that. Knowing my parents, I also think if she were in a place like that they would have told us. They probably would have used it as a threat to get me and Bekki to behave.
I do think the theory of her being "released" is a feasible one, I'm just not sure how it would work. If she were kidnapped and then released she probably would have tracked a family member down by now. She was somewhat close to our grandma, and our grandma has never moved or changed her number.
My husband will be out of town this week, so I have taken the week off of work. School starts for my son this week, but I think I will actually (for once) have time to be on here *fingers crossed*

 

[elepher50]

I don't think Deanna was kidnapped and then released - agree with MissieMt in that Deanna would have made contact at that point. Okay, so where does that leave us:

1. Deanna re-appears at around age 18
2. Deanna does not make contact with siblings/family in 1995 or after
3. Sighting in 1995 is in LE records so is credible
4. Lack of contact with family indicates either fear or someone being totally pissed off or both

Deanna certainly had a mind of her own even at a very young age - sneaking out of grandma's house for example. Grandma knew things were not right with Roy (going to find Deanna at Skipper's house and making it known that Roy not follow her). Grandma was the ultimate protector of the children and did her best to keep the children safe. It may be possible that Deanna was placed in a juvenile type centre for her own safety until around age 18. If Grandma either had or obtained custody of Deanna, and there was a juvenile centre involved, the records would probably be sealed and Grandma may have satisfied herself that she had done everything possible to protect Deanna.
Deanna strikes me as a strong willed person who would hold a grudge for many, many years and that Grandma may very well hold the key to where Deanna had been up to 1995.

It looks like Grandma and Grandpa were divorced 22 March 1968 and Grandpa died 15 March 1994 with the death certificate issued in Montana. Is it possible that Grandma and Grandpa still had a good relationship and Deanna may have made her way to Grandpa in Montana and after he died in 1994, reappeared in Texas? Grandpa's death ties in fairly closely to the reappearance of Deanna in 1995.

Only pushing out thoughts to generate more discussion and thinking MissieMt - only thoughts nothing more.

Elep

 

[MissieMt]

I don't know how or why our Grandpa's death certificate would have been from montana. He died in Killeen, maybe Temple (about 30 mins from Killeen) because that is where the "really good" hospital was. But he was buried in Killeen. So thats either a different man with the same name or something like that.
IF Deanna was in a juvenile center, wouldn't someone have to pick up the tab? And wouldn't Sgt.D be able to see those records? I still think if she were in a detention center it would be traceable.

 

[Kat]

I agree Missie, if Deanna had been in a detention center it is more than likely she would have been able to be traced by a paper trail.

 

[elepher50]

Agreed, Deanna should be traceable through any Juvenile Centres - wonder if any of the Sergeant/Detectives who have worked on Deanna's case have looked?

MissieMt, do you know if any of the LE have tried to trace Deanna through Juvenile Centres? The sighting in 1995 is key in my opinion to finding out where Deanna was and possibly where she is now. A sighting at age 18 is key.

Eleph

 

[Salem]

Following up on the school records is a great idea also. Missi - if you can, you should contact the school. They probably won't tell you anything, but you can let them know that you will have Sgt D call them. Then they will be expecting his call and it will motivate Sgt D to act faster if he knows that someone is expecting to hear from him, kwim?

Salem

 

[MissieMt]

Okay, I will call the school on Monday and see what I can find out, thanks for the suggestions everyone!!

 

[The_Woof]

A couple of thoughts:

I work for a state agency in TX that deals with children and we purge our records when all the children in the home are 18. TDY may do the same thing. Also, about 5 years ago, the state agencies were re aligned and a huge records clean up and purge were done. There is a possibility it was lost in the shuffle.

Second, was/is there a youth outreach center or shelter operating in the area where she could have gone? (I watch a lot of TV and Lily Rush would find the center director and lean on them until the remember, lol.)