Posted on 12/27/2010 10:10:43 AM PST by nickcarraway
There may be a possible break in the case involving a teenage girl who disappeared more than 30 years ago.
Deborah Quimby vanished in Townsend in 1977. It was a cold case, but detectives hope an anonymous letter will help solve the mystery.
“We’ve just basically started rolling on this and doing the interviews and all of a sudden this letter comes out of the clear blue sky,” said Chief Erving Marshall from the Townsend Police Department.
The anonymous letter is prompting investigators to do a ground search in the area where Quimby was supposed to be at when she disappeared back 33 years ago. But nothing turned up.
She disappeared in 1977 when she was 13-years-old.
“We saw each other pretty much every day at school, we went to school together. Sleepovers, everything. My birthday parties – I have pictures of us. Then she just disappeared,” said Quimby’s childhood friend.
Quimby’s best friend, who does not want to be identified, is shocked by this latest development, and prays that it’s not just another false hope.
“I really thought when they drained the pond that maybe there’d be a glimmer of hope at the end of it, and there wasn’t,” said Quimby’s childhood friend.
Investigators say Quimby vanished while supposedly on her way to her grandparent’s camp in town.
In 2004 an anonymous letter was sent to police telling them to look at Walker Pond. They did, and they found nothing.
“I’m hoping that the person who wrote the letter is sincere. I hope they find her. I hope it puts closure to the whole story,” said Quimby’s childhood friend.
Police have not released specifics about the letter. They will continue to interview people, and there may be more searches.
The police chief in Townsend has been working the case since 1977. He said the case has been open and active for 33 years.
Why do people post things with the assumption that everyone on FREEP is familiar with their personal neighborhood?
I was 12 yrs old and I haven’t a clue what this is all about.
A lot of heartache for loved ones to endure. I hope this isn’t a prank.
I lived in Townsend,Ma in 1977, andI never heard of her.
I lived in Townsend,Ma in 1977, andI never heard of her.
This sentence reflects what is accepted for journalism today. How sad.
My English teacher would have gone utterly ballistic had I handed in a sentence as poorly constructed as that one BACK when I was in grade SIX!
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