Charleston, South Carolina: Brandy Hanna:
The first case I want to touch on is Brandy Hanna, a 32-year-old woman who has been missing since May 23, 2005. On the day of her disappearance, Brandy went to work at a local restaurant, completed her shift without incident and then left to return home. Unfortunately, she has not been seen since.
"I spoke with her several times that evening," wrote Brandy’s mother, Donna Parent, in an e-mail last week. Donna described how Brandy was her only daughter and that she intuitively knew that something was wrong when Donna didn’t call her back after a weekend of repeated messages. She continued: "I called to report my daughter missing [but] the police would not take a report due to the fact that Brandy was 32."
Later that week, Donna contacted a police officer she knew and asked if he could help her. The officer put her in touch with a detective; however, according to Donna, he did little to help.
"The Detective who got Brandy's case did not really think anything was wrong and all he did was a walk thru [of] her apartment," Donna wrote.
As a result of the police department’s reluctance to be involved, Donna and her family began to investigate on their own. They conducted multiple searches and poster hundreds of flyers with her photo and information, in hopes of finding out what happened to Brandy. Unfortunately, they have yet to find any answers.
"It has been almost three years since she disappeared and the police have no clues, no leads and nothing to go on. Only the fact Brandy disappeared on May 20, 2005 about 9 p.m., leaving behind a Family who loved her dearly and everything she owned -- clothes, furniture, makeup, money etc," Donna wrote.
Please take a moment to visit Brandy's Web site, and if you have any information, contact the North Charleston Police Department at 843-745-1015.
