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The Final Trace · May 26 · 32 min

Missing: Deanna Merryfield

📍Killeen, Texas | Year: 1990 🎧 Chapter 49: The Final Trace of Deanna Merryfield Thirteen-year-old Deanna Merryfield slipped out of her grandmother’s house in the early morning hours to visit her twin sister just two miles away. By 3:30 AM, she was standing outside a bedroom window. Moments later… she climbed into a bronze-colored car with two teenage boys. She was never seen again. Labeled a runaway almost immediately, Deanna’s disappearance received little investigation in those critical early days. But while the case went quiet… her younger sister Melissa never stopped searching. More than thirty-five years later, Deanna’s family is still fighting for answers — and still hoping someone finally breaks their silence. 🎙️ This episode includes exclusive interview clips with Deanna’s sister, Melissa, as she shares memories of Deanna, the failures surrounding the investigation, and the decades-long fight to bring her home. 🎙️ CALL TO ACTION: JUSTICE FOR DEANNA Finding Deanna Official Website Finding Deanna Facebook Page Case Information & Missing Person Resources Finding Deanna Contact Page Investigations for the Missing – Deanna Merryfield If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Deanna Merryfield, please contact the Killeen Police Department, the Texas Department of Public Safety Missing Persons Clearinghouse, or reach out directly through the Finding Deanna website. Even the smallest detail could matter. Killeen Police Department: (254) 501-8830 Texas Department of Public Safety Missing Persons Clearinghouse: 1-800-346-3243 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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📍Killeen, Texas | Year: 1990

🎧 Chapter 49: The Final Trace of Deanna Merryfield


Thirteen-year-old Deanna Merryfield slipped out of her grandmother’s house in the early morning hours to visit her twin sister just two miles away.

By 3:30 AM, she was standing outside a bedroom window.
Moments later… she climbed into a bronze-colored car with two teenage boys.

She was never seen again.

Labeled a runaway almost immediately, Deanna’s disappearance received little investigation in those critical early days. But while the case went quiet… her younger sister Melissa never stopped searching.

More than thirty-five years later, Deanna’s family is still fighting for answers — and still hoping someone finally breaks their silence.

🎙️ This episode includes exclusive interview clips with Deanna’s sister, Melissa, as she shares memories of Deanna, the failures surrounding the investigation, and the decades-long fight to bring her home.


🎙️ CALL TO ACTION: JUSTICE FOR DEANNA

If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Deanna Merryfield, please contact the Killeen Police Department, the Texas Department of Public Safety Missing Persons Clearinghouse, or reach out directly through the Finding Deanna website. Even the smallest detail could matter.

  • Killeen Police Department: (254) 501-8830

  • Texas Department of Public Safety Missing Persons Clearinghouse: 1-800-346-3243


Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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