Deanie Peters.Investigators search near Ionia County .

 Cold case crime investigators have wrapped up an excavation in Keene Township in western Ionia County in hopes of finding the body of Deanie Peters.

She is the 14-year-old girl who disappeared in 1981 from Forest Hills Central Middle School. Kent County Sheriffs Dept. Spokesman Kevin Kelley said this is one of several sites cold case investigators plan to excavate. They have searched others already. There are a lot of people that would like to get some closure on this case and we’ll continue to explore the leads as they come in and are available.

Dean Marie Pyle Peters
Missing since February 5, 1981 from Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.
Classification: Non-Family Abduction 

Vital Statistics

Date Of Birth: September 24, 1966

Age at Time of Disappearance: 14 years old

Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5’3″ (160 cm); 110 lbs (50 kg)

Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown hair; brown eyes.

Clothing: A brown ski jacket, pink sweater, blue jeans and a cream colored scarf with the word ski written on it in dark brown lettering.

Dentals: Available