Deborah Ann Hohenshilt, 26, of Daytona Beach, Florida, disappeared after being last seen on February 13, 1988 leaving her part-time job at the Fisherman’s Wharf Restaurant in Ponce Inlet. She returned to her apartment that evening and made a phone call that night; that call was the last time anyone heard from her. When she failed to show up for work the next day, her employer reported her missing.
Investigators found signs of a violent struggle in her apartment: a knocked-over lamp, missing sheets and pillows, blood stains on the bedspread, and two teeth beside the bed. Her cats remained in the apartment. Her 1981 Chevrolet Chevette was gone and later found abandoned near Bethune-Cookman College, less than a mile from her home; witnesses said it had been parked there since February 14.
Deborah also worked as a real estate agent in Ormond Beach. Her mother died when Deborah was three months old and her father had died about a year before her disappearance. Foul play is strongly suspected, but Deborah has never been located and the case remains unsolved.
If anyone knew Deborah, saw her car around February 14, 1988, or has information about her disappearance, please come forward with what you know.