LIVE OAK, Fla. (WTXL) - A Suwannee County woman went missing 42 years ago today and investigators say the case is "leaning towards a possible homicide."
Debora Howard was 20 years old when she was last seen at a Lake City bar on September 24th, 1976. She would be 62 now.
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the Suwannee County Sheriff's Office are hoping someone knows what happened to her.
Investigators told the ABC station in Gainesville last month that it's possible Howard's boyfriend had something to do with her disappearance.
He's serving life in prison for an unrelated case.
"It's leaning towards a possible homicide for the young lady, and naturally, if it was my family member or anybody's family member that may have been killed intentionally and we don't know anything about it, I'd like to go forward with it no matter how long it has been," said Suwannee County Sheriff Sam St. John.
WTXL reached out to Howard's family. Her niece told us they're "just looking for closure... and the truth, after all these years."
Anyone with information about Debora is asked to contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST) or the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office at 386-364-3785.
