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The Trail Went Cold

The Trail Went Cold - Episode 101 - Debbie Wolfe

The Trail Went Cold

Robin Warder

True Crime, Tv & Film

4.53.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2018

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

December 26, 1985. Fayetteville, North Carolina. 28-year old nurse Debbie Wolfe leaves at the end of her shift at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, but does not show up for work the following morning. When Debbie’s mother checks her cabin, she discovers that Debbie is missing. Six days later, one of Debbie’s friends finds her at the bottom of a nearby pond, but even though he claims her body was inside a barrel, the local sheriff’s department rule that Debbie drowned accidentally and that the barrel never existed. However, Debbie’s loved ones uncover a lot of odd discrepancies to suggest she was a victim of foul play and point the finger at two potential suspects. This week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” chronicles a bizarre unexplained death surrounded with controversy which has never been solved. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/debbie-wolfe/ http://www.drmauricegodwin.com/murderofdebbiewolfe.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

Transcript

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December 26th

0:02.0

1985

0:03.0

Bayetville, North Carolina

0:07.0

28 year old nurse Debbie Wolf leaves her shift at the hospital

0:10.0

but does not show up for work the following morning.

0:13.0

When Debbie's mother checks her cabin, she discovers that Debbie is missing.

0:18.0

Six days later, one of Debbie's friends finds her at the bottom of a nearby pond, but even though he claims her body was inside a barrel, the police rule that Debbie drowned accidentally and that the barrel never existed.

0:31.0

While suspicion surrounds two of Debbie's coworkers, her death continues to remain unsolved.

0:37.0

After that, the trail went cold. Gold. Oh, uh, I'm not.

0:53.0

Oh, uh,

0:55.0

S. Ah, uh, and uh, and uh,

0:58.0

uh, uh, uh, uh,

1:04.0

uh, uh, uh, uh, Hey Debm, I missed you here at work today. I just wondering how you doing.

1:22.0

If you're able to give me a call up here at the Ward I'm at

1:25.0

2-27.07 or give you a call at home tonight. You've been having a lot of days.

1:32.0

Maybe you're worried when you miss the other one.

1:33.2

Just want to make sure you're okay.

1:35.2

Bye. Hello everyone and welcome to the latest episode of the trail went cold.

1:47.0

I'm your host Robin Warder and today we're going to be exploring a very bizarre case

1:52.0

which was featured on Unsaw Mysteries, the unexplained

1:55.2

1985 death of Debbie Wolf.

1:58.7

That sound clip you just heard was an actual message left on Debbie's answering machine by one of her coworkers who seemed to be expressing concern about her missing several days of work, even though she had technically only been missing for a couple of hours at that point.

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