S3 Ep 2: Discovery, Coverage, and Conflicts

One night. One missing clerk. One story that still echoes through two states.

In December 1978, twenty-year-old Debra Gunter vanished from the Li’l General store where she worked the overnight shift in Gautier, Mississippi. Days later, her body was discovered miles away in rural Alabama. Sellers & Stormy share Debra’s story, uncovering long-buried details and connecting with investigator Lt. Darren Versiga, whose renewed look at the case may finally shed light on what happened that night. This is more than a mystery—it’s the story of a young woman who deserves to be remembered.

Got information? 

• 📞Contact Jackson County Sheriff’s Office at 228-769-3063 or through their mobile app, available for download here. 
• 📞Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers via telephone at 877-787-5898 or through their website.
• 📱Text or call our tip line at 251-501-COLD (2653)
• 📧Email [email protected] 
• 💻Submit using our contact form on alcoldcase.com.

#DebraGunter #GautierMississippi #MobileAL #NoMoreColdCases #IfYouKnowSomethingSaySomething #SilenceIsBetrayal

Special thanks to Lt. Darren Versiga for his unyielding efforts to ensure no case is forgotten, his dedication to finding answers, and his invaluable support and collaboration in the making of this season.

Media credits:

• WLOX - Cold Case: WLOX investigates the abduction, murder of Debra Gunter
• And thanks to the following newspapers located through Newspapers.com (You can find our list of articles found on here):
• The Mississippi Press
• The Mobile Press Register
• The Daily Herald
• The South Mississippi Sun
• The Dothan Eagle
• The Birmingham News
• The Birmingham Post-Herald
• The Macon County Telegraph
• The Clarion Ledger

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