The Tragedy of Two Sisters: Debra and Frances Cole

It is always a tragedy when a family loses a child. But for the Cole family, they ended up losing two of their children in just a few short years.

Twelve-year-old Debra Jean Cole had been living in Lebanon, Indiana, with her siblings, mother, and her mother’s boyfriend, when she went missing on August 29, 1981. The last time that Debra was seen, was around 11 AM, at the family home, with her mother’s boyfriend, Omer R. ‘Steve’ Beebout.

Debra’s mother had reported her daughter as a missing person two days after her…