Calling All Angels

[Debbie]

My name is Debbie Deckert and I am one of Terry Armstrong's siblings. You don’t know my sister, she was not a celebrity or public figure. About the only time anyone will see my sister’s name in the paper will be as a result of her brutal murder almost 3 years ago in Madison County, Norfolk Nebraska. Her body found by a hunter not far from Meadow Grove near the Yellowbanks State Recreation Area. The attack was so brutally heinous, that not even the family has been told the full extent of Terry’s injuries. To this date no one has been charged with my sister’s murder.


Time has not passed quickly as days and weeks turned into years, the grief has not subsided. Questions remain unanswered, and a brutal killer still walks the streets of an unknown town somewhere in America, harboring the kind of twisted rage that led him to kill Terry Armstrong and leave her tortured body on a deserted farmstead in rural Norfolk, Nebraska.


There were three “persons of interest” in my sister’s case. Two were named and the third remains unnamed. Photos of the two main persons of interest were never released to the public.
The first man, Terry’s live-in boyfriend Tim Randall, was charged with three previous counts of domestic violence shortly after Terry was murdered. He was sentenced to 180 days on those charges after her death.


The second man, Troy Voichoskie, was a friend of Randall’s. Although Terry’s blood was found on Voichoskie’s pickup on the day of Terry’s murder, and she was last seen driving with him, paint from his truck a broken post and a broken tail light from his truck were found at the crime scene but there was not enough evidence for an arrest. Voichoskie was charged with giving false information to investigators, and sentenced to 180 days in jail for that offense.


DNA found on Terry’s clothing was not a match for either Randall or Voichoskie, but investigators don’t rule out the possibility that this DNA could have come from a third party or someone other than her murderer. In an April, 2007 interview with Nebraska’s Norfolk Daily News, Jon Downey, an investigator for the Madison County Sheriff’s office, said there is a third person of interest, but declined to give details. In the meantime, Voichoskie has moved out of state.


Terry's family and friends struggle everyday to remember the beautiful and loving person Terry was, and we try to drive out the horrible thoughts and visions of how she died. Yet the brutality of Terry's death, and the knowledge that her killer is still out there, haunts our celebration of Terry's life. Terry was deserving of justice. Our family will not be at peace until we find it for her.


It was said that on that final, horrific day of Terry’s life, she was beaten by one man and killed by another. A double tragedy in a string of tragedies for a woman who hardly caught a break at all in her 48 years of life.
I wonder if the public and others will consider that the perpetrator may have killed before and may kill again. Do they understand that a murderer is walking free among us, and that his or her next victim could be your daughter, sister, mother or wife?


I realize that a significant amount of time has passed since my sister was murdered, it’s rapidly approaching three years and I’m asking for your assistance. The slightest bit of information, however insignificant it may appear could lead to an arrest and conviction. We need these people to come forward.


I'm calling all angels and asking can you help?


Anybody with any information about this crime may call Nebraska Crimestoppers anonymously at (402) 371-7300.

[Pook]

Welcome Debbie

We're sorry that such a tragic ordeal has introduced you here.

Have you asked if they've run the DNA found against the current database recently? Perhaps a match has been entered into the system since it was first run.

[Debbie]

Originally Posted by Pook

Welcome Debbie

We're sorry that such a tragic ordeal has introduced you here.

Have you asked if they've run the DNA found against the current database recently? Perhaps a match has been entered into the system since it was first run.

Hey Pook,

Yes they have run and re-run the DNA...NO MATCH!

We've been told the case is not cold and that it will never be cold as long as the current Sheriff and the Lead Investigator are still in office.

I thank you for responding to my post and I truly appreciate your interest and suggestion.

Debbie

[crimeshot1]

I am so very sorry for the loss of your sister. You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.

My hope is that you find justice for Terry, soon.

[Debbie]

Originally Posted by crimeshot1

I am so very sorry for the loss of your sister. You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.

My hope is that you find justice for Terry, soon.

Thank you crimeshot1...for your thoughts and prayers and your hope for justice for Terry.

Debbie

[leahshmeah]

I'm so sorry to hear your tragic story, Debbie. *hugs*

[Debbie]

Originally Posted by leahshmeah

I'm so sorry to hear your tragic story, Debbie. *hugs*

Thank you for hugs...they are much needed!

[Pook]

Debbie

I'm a little conflicted as to the intentions of the sheriff's office. His web page states that he works on this a little each day, yet no one wants the family to do anything on their own or have any contact with anyone.

Why?

[Jordan]

My heart goes out to you, Its such a sad story and for no-one to have been convicted leaves it all very open and painfull , I am in Australia so I can offer you no solutions just my sympathy and prayers


Best Wishes Jordan

[DonaJane67]

I wish you much strength to deal with all of your sorrow. I wish for you a better tomorrow.

[Debbie]

Originally Posted by Jordan

My heart goes out to you, Its such a sad story and for no-one to have been convicted leaves it all very open and painfull , I am in Australia so I can offer you no solutions just my sympathy and prayers


Best Wishes Jordan

Thank you Jordan. Our family appreciates your thoughts and prayers.

Debbie

[Debbie]

Originally Posted by DonaJane67

I wish you much strength to deal with all of your sorrow. I wish for you a better tomorrow.

Thank you Dona - Our family struggles every day with this horrible crime. It is our hope and prayer that the person or persons responsible will one day be held accountable. I believe that justice will be served - maybe not on Earth - but justice will be served.

Debbie

[petrusha]

Originally Posted by Debbie

Thank you Dona - Our family struggles every day with this horrible crime. It is our hope and prayer that the person or persons responsible will one day be held accountable. I believe that justice will be served - maybe not on Earth - but justice will be served.

Debbie

Debbie, I recently joined this forum and am still reading different parts of it. I've just come to this story. Having never experienced similar, I can't even begin to know what you're going through, and my heart goes out to you. I hope and pray that those responsible for this horrible crime will one day be brought to justice.

[Debbie]

Originally Posted by petrusha

Debbie, I recently joined this forum and am still reading different parts of it. I've just come to this story. Having never experienced similar, I can't even begin to know what you're going through, and my heart goes out to you. I hope and pray that those responsible for this horrible crime will one day be brought to justice.

Petrusha,

Thank you so much for your thoughts and prayers. I truly appreciate that you recognize that unless you've experienced something similar - that you truly don't know what a family goes through when a loved one is murdered. I can tell that this has been the most difficult experience of my life and that there were times that I did not know if our family would survive.

On one hand I would want the person responsible for my sister's death to experience all the pain he created when he made the decision to play God and took something that did not belong to him. But, Terry’s murder was so heinous and depraved, that to inflict it or even wish it upon anyone would entail crossing the line of cruel-heartedness and evil. So rather than give up my soul to anger, I've learned that it is best to turn it over to the justice system and to God.

I pray the person responsible be blessed with a conscience so he can feel for himself ALL the pain he has created. This person has my sister's blood on this hands and I hope that the images of what he did will haunt him for the rest of natural life and then I pray that God is just and fair.

Thank you again for your thoughts and prayers.
Debbie