Episode 16: The Disappearance of Deanie Peters

It was a chilly February day in 1981 when Deanie Peters, just 14 years old, stepped away from her brother's wrestling practice to use the bathroom at Forest Hills Central Middle School in Ada, Michigan. She's never been seen again. Today, nearly forty years later, what happened to Deanie Peters remains a mystery.

It was a chilly February day in 1981 when Deanie Peters, just 14 years old, stepped away from her brother’s wrestling practice to use the bathroom at Forest Hills Central Middle School in Ada, Michigan. She’d never been seen again. Today, nearly forty years later, what happened to Deanie Peters remains a mystery.

Sources:

Detroit Free Press from 5.26.16 by Brent Ashcroft: What Happened to Deanie Peters?

Mlive from 2.12.06 (updated on 4.5.19): A Look Back: The Investigation of Missing Deanie Peters.

MLive from 9.24.11: Family and Freinds Remember Deanie Peters on her 45th Birthday.

WZZM13 by Brent Ashcroft: Deanie Peters Photo Gallery

MLive from 5.12.09: Search for Body of Deanie Peters near Lowell Schoolhouse Turns Up Nothing, Police Say They Have Other Leads in 1981 Case.

Deanie’s Room on WZZM13 Facebook Page

Facebook Page: Deanie Peters - WZZM 13 Investigates

The Grand Rapids Press (Article by Zane McMillin: Honoring a Classmate

The Herald-Palladium (Saint Jospeh, Michigan) from 3.2.1981: Search Suspended

The Herald-Palladium (Saint Jospeh, MI) from 3.7.2008: After 22 Years, Mother Losing Hope

Already Gone Podcast: Episode on Deanie Peters

ClickonDetroit: Convicted Killer: Who is Arthur Ream?

Macomb Daily: Police: ‘Several’ items found during search for missing girls’ remains.

Oxygen.com: ‘I Think He’s A Serial Killer’: Michigan Man Arrested For ’80s Murder, Now Accused In Adopted Daughter’s Killing (Dennis Bowman Article)

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