Deborah Debbie Key, 35, disappeared after leaving the Sticks and Stones bar in Carrboro, North Carolina, on the night of December 1, 1997. She lived in Chapel Hill with her mother and was a regular at the bar. That evening she was seen talking with 21-year-old Andrew Douglas Dalzell; witnesses later saw them hugging and kissing in the parking lot. Key never returned home.

Two days later her Pontiac Sunbird was found parked illegally in the lot next to the bar with the door unlocked and her purse and jacket on the front seat—unusual for her, since she normally locked the car and kept her purse in the trunk. By the time police processed the vehicle it had been detailed, eliminating potential fingerprints and other forensic evidence. Dalzell was identified as the last person seen with Key months later; when approached he initially agreed to an interview, then declined and retained a lawyer. A bloodstain in his car was tested and attributed to his dog.

Deborah Key’s body has never been found and her disappearance remains unsolved. If anyone knew Debbie, saw her leave the bar that night, or remembers the Sunbird in that parking lot, please share what you know.