Debra Ann Allen, known as Debbie, was 32 when she vanished after finishing a shift at Sea Ranch II in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, on the evening of February 8, 1992. She began the short walk to the motel where she lived with her boyfriend and never arrived. A U.S. Navy veteran who kept in regular contact with family, her sudden silence was out of character.

A few days later a truck driver found her purse beside the road in front of a marina and contacted Debra’s mother; the driver’s name was not given. Her boyfriend told family they had argued that night and said she left; a formal missing persons report was not filed with the Kill Devil Hills Police Department until June 24, 1992. Authorities list the case as endangered and have not ruled out foul play. Her family provided distinguishing details: a scar on her upper lip, pierced ears, a Libra tattoo on her upper arm, and that she often wore Lee jeans, a t-shirt and a denim or black leather jacket with inexpensive sneakers.

Does anyone who lived in or traveled through Kill Devil Hills in February 1992 remember seeing Debra or her purse, or have other information that could help her family?