On Feb. 11, 1966, 10-year-old Debbie Fijan stayed after school to watch a basketball game at her West Chicago, Illinois Elementary school. After the game, she waited for her mother to come to pick her up. This was when Debbie went missing. A teacher stated he saw Debbie on a swing at 5:15 p.m. A teacher's husband would see a girl getting into a white car, it's unknown if this was Debbie. A janitor who left at 5:35 stated that no one was there when he left including Debbie. Around 5:30 Debbie's mother arrived at the school and didn't see Debbie. She would go around to Debbie's friend's home to see if she went home with them and did not find her.
At 6:44 Debbie's mother reported the disappearance of her daughter. Neighbors helped search for the girl. Around 11 p.m. 19-year-old neighbor and his 17-year-old friend would find Debbie's body in a ditch on Lies Rd. near West Chicago. She had been stabbed 19 times. She was found fully clothed and wasn't sexually assaulted. Her stuff was found thrown near her.
It isn't stated whether or not Debbie was stabbed where she was found, but car tracks did lead to where she was found. She possibly got into a white car. It's unknown if Debbie knew the person or not, but her mother stated that since the girl walks around a lot she was talked to about getting into cars with strangers.
The teacher who last saw her was suspected by the police. He was charged for the killing, but the judge would soon see the evidence didn't match up in the crime.
SOURCES:
Chicago Tribune Feb 13, 1966
Madera Tribune Feb. 16, 1966
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