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Deborah Gossman Missing Person Case

Last seen in Moorhead, Minnesota on Oct 08, 1988

Victim Details

Jun 17, 2025

Jul 03, 2025

Deborah

Gossman

72

35

66 inches

69 inches

125 lbs

145 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Oct 08, 1988

Moorhead

Minnesota

Clay County

Moorhead

No

170925

Moorhead Police Department

Moorhead

Minnesota

Clay County

56560

Jonathan Hanson

Detective

911 11th Street North, Minnesota

2182995120

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.cityofmoorhead.com/departments/police/about-the-police-department/contact-police-staff

200027295

2020-10-12

Moorhead Police Department

na

Brown

Hazel

Hazel

07/31/2026


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On October 8, 1988, 35-year-old Deborah Jean Gossman was at her parents' home in Moorhead, Minnesota, where she was living at the time. On that day, she borrowed her family's pickup truck, a black and blue 1982 Chevrolet S-10, and was never seen or heard from again. At the time of her disappearance, it was thought that she might have been headed to California or South Dakota. There have been no confirmed sightings of Deborah since the day she vanished, leaving her family with unanswere ...
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Last Seen: Oct 08, 1988

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