Fifteen-year-old Eva Debruhl disappeared from her family’s rural York County home in Catawba, South Carolina, on the morning of June 29, 1977. That morning she had mowed the lawn, went inside around 11:00 a.m. to make iced tea, and was left alone when her father, Willard, was called into work. When Eva’s mother, Opal, woke about noon she found a full pot of iced tea, an empty glass at the kitchen table, the television on to a religious program Eva watched, and Eva’s flip-flops on the lawn. Her eyeglasses were missing from her room but no other belongings were taken.

Eva’s grandmother reported seeing a newer Jeep-type vehicle, possibly blue and white or green and white, enter the driveway shortly after Willard left. A white man of medium build in a light green shirt and dark green pants was seen speaking at the front door; the vehicle left and returned 10–15 minutes later. That man and vehicle were never identified. Henry Lee Lucas later confessed to her abduction and murder, but his account was found inconsistent with the facts and was dismissed.

The case remains open. If anyone knew Eva, saw a Jeep-type vehicle in Catawba that morning, or has other information, please come forward.