The Cold Case Squad Is Investigating The Disappearances of Debra Spickler, Janice Pockett, and Lisa White.

Debra Lee Spickler

She was born January 22, 1955.

On July 24th, 1968 Debra went missing in Mystic Connecticut. At the time she went missing, she was staying in Vernon with relatives. She was last seen walking in the direction of Henry Park swimming pool. It was reported that the whole family was headed to the pool that day. Debra was last seen a white sleeveless shirt, green polka-dot shorts and white sneakers.

At the time of her disappearance Debra was 5'5" tall and weighed 125 pounds.

Janice Kathryn Pockett

She was born on October 15th, 1965. Janice was last seen leaving her family's home on Anthony Road in Tolland, Connecticut on July 26, 1973. She was a take-charge kind of girl.

7 year old Janice planned to ride her metallic green Murray bicycle, which had a bell and a banana seat and go down the street and pick up a dead butterfly that she had left under a rock on an earlier family walk. Janice never went out by herself, but her mom allowed her to go because the rock where Janice had stored the butterfly was practically visible from her family home when standing in the middle of the road. Janice was carrying an envelope to put the butterfly in.

A woman drove by Janice's propped up bicycle and slowed down, concerned that a child might pop into the road. There was no Janice to be seen. About a minute and a half later, a man drove by traveling in the opposite direction, and saw the bike on its side.

The bike was one of the only traces of Janice that police found. The envelope and the butterfly was never found.

Her case remains unsolved.

At the time of her disappearance Janice was 4'0", 65 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes. She was wearing navy blue shorts with an imprinted American flag and star design, a blue and white-striped pullover shirt, white socks and blue sneakers. Janice has a gap between her front teeth.

Lisa Joy White

She was born on February 2nd, 1961. Lisa loved acrobatic dancing and cheerleading.

13 year old Lisa was last seen in Vernon, Connecticut on November 1st, 1974. The night before her disappearance, she'd been arrested for underage drinking and her parents grounded her. After her mother went to work at 4:30 p.m., she sneaked out to visit a friend on Prospect Street in Rockville, two miles away. Following her visit, at 7:30 p.m., Lisa began walking home. She never arrived and has never been heard from again.

Lisa left a note for her mother saying she was in love with an older boy and "you think I'm a little girl, but I'm not." According to her sister, she associated with older boys and some men. The police initially believed she'd run away from home, but foul play is now suspected in her case.

Lisa's disappearance was one of five in a ten-year period in the Vernon area. Two of them were found deceased years after their disappearances but the other three, including Lisa, remain missing. It is not clear whether the cases are related. Lisa's disappearance remains unsolved. Her mother died in July 2012.

At the time of her disappearance Lisa was 5'0" tall, 110 pounds with blonde hair, blue eyes. She was last wearing green pants, a blue denim jacket and work boots. Lisa has a small pockmark on her forehead above her right eye. She was in very good physical condition at the time of her disappearance. Her teeth are perfectly aligned due to the previous use of orthodontic braces.

In October 2014, the Tolland County Cold Case Squad was formed to investigate these three cases. After investigating each case as a stand-alone the authorities now look at all three cases as connected.

Governor Dannel P. Malloy has authorized rewards in each case making the grand total $150,000 for information about Debbie Spickler, Janice Pockett, and Lisa White that will lead to an arrest and conviction of those responsible for these three crimes.

If you have information in any of these three cases please call the cold case squad tip line at 860-870-3228 or use email DCJ.TollandCounty.ColdCase@ct.gov. Vernon police can be reached at 860-872-9126 and Connecticut State Police at 860-896-3230.