125 - The Disappearance of Deborah Poe

Trace Evidence

Steven Pacheco

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.7 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2020

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Twenty-six year old Deborah Poe was set to work the graveyard shift at a local convenience store. After arriving at work all seemed to be going well, but just hours later, the store was found empty and abandoned and Debbie was gone.

Investigators faced a challenging case with few, if any clues. Adding to the confusion was the account of a witness who had been in the store that night, but instead of being helped by Debbie, she was instead assisted by an unknown man who was pretending to work at the store. Could he have been involved in Debbie’s disappearance or does the truth lie closer to home?

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0:00.0	Debra Poe had picked up a job working the graveyard shift at a local convenience store.
0:13.9	After a string of harassment from several customers, including one who had chased her
0:18.5	through the store, friends and family begged her to quit, but Debrae had big dreams and
0:23.6	needed the money to fund them.
0:26.0	While working the overnight shift on Sunday, February 4, 1990, Debrae mysteriously vanished.
0:33.6	Investigators found the store neat and orderly.
0:36.0	No signs of a struggle, no attempted robbery, but Debrae was gone.
0:41.0	Her car, purse, keys and paycheck had all been left behind.
0:46.2	While no one witnessed her disappearance, one customer did note that when she arrived,
0:51.6	Debbie wasn't there, but instead a large man behind the counter sold her cigarettes.
0:57.9	Just months prior, three women had been abducted from convenience stores or gas stations
1:02.8	around the state of Florida, and it was believed there might be a link between all of the
1:07.2	cases.
1:08.7	Others though have argued that Debbie's abductor may in fact have been someone closer
1:13.4	to home.
1:15.1	This is Trace Evidence, Episode 125, The Disappearance of Deborah Poe.
1:28.3	Welcome to Trace Evidence.
1:29.9	I'm your host, Stephen Pacheco.
1:32.6	Today we examine a haunting workplace disappearance, before getting into the case just a few notes
1:39.0	about the show.
1:40.6	Trace Evidence is a weekly true crime podcast focused on unsolved murders and disappearances.
1:46.2	You can follow the show on social media on Twitter, at Trace Ev Pod, Instagram, at Trace Evidence
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