Debra Medeiros, 30, disappeared from New Bedford, Massachusetts after an argument with her boyfriend on May 27, 1988. On July 3, 1988 a woman walking into the woods alongside Route 140 in Freetown found severely decomposed remains later identified in December as Debra’s. She was discovered on her back with a bra wrapped tightly around her neck; cause of death was strangulation.

Her murder was the first in a string of killings along Route 140 and Interstate 195 that investigators later linked to the New Bedford Highway Killer. The victims were often women connected to the city’s drug and sex trade. Debra’s boyfriend was investigated and cleared. Over time several people drew scrutiny, including construction worker Anthony DeGrazia and attorney Kenneth Ponte, but no one has been convicted in Debra’s death or the related highway murders.

Does anyone have information about Debra’s last known movements in New Bedford or the days after May 27, 1988?