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- She's walking
at a quick pace.
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You can tell that she's
comfortable with nobody
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Behind her.
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And within minutes,
she has vanished into thin air.
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- I said, what do you mean,
they can't find her?
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- Her mother, dawn, left
rochester for myrtle beach
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After brittanee disappeared.
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- Helicopters, atvs, horseback.
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- I saw what was it
like to lose a child.
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- I had to find my daughter,
and I wasn't going
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To stop until I got answers.
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[upbeat music]
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- April 2009,
brittanee drexel,
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A 17-year-old
high school junior,
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Is living life to the fullest
as an outgoing young woman
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In her hometown
of rochester, new york.
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- Brittanee was
just an awesome kid,
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Very happy, carefree.
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She was very popular in school.
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Everybody just loved her.
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- We met through some mutual
friends, started hanging
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Out like normal teenagers.
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She just loved going
and doing things.
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She wasn't somebody
that liked to sit still.
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- When she was younger,
brittanee
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Was very sassy, loved
to perform in front of people.
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She used to sing, and she
would put on shows for us
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In the backyard.
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She was a great kid.
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- When brittanee turned seven,
the drexel family welcomes
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Another child, myrissa.
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- When myrissa came along,
she was very excited to have
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A little sister.
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And she was like a second mom.
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She would always help me.
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She would want
to hold her all the time.
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She would want to feed
her and play with her.
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And she loved
being a big sister.
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- We had that bond where we
could just play and talk
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About things, or we could have
those mother-daughter
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Talks with each other.
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And she was always there
when I needed her.
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- Six years after myrissa
was born, camden came along.
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And brittanee was a lot older.
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Camden was her baby.
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Like, she just adored camden.
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- My sister was
a social butterfly.
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She had millions,
billions of friends.
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She was full of energy.
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She was a spitfire.
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She was full of--
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I don't know what word
I want to use.
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She was full of life.
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- That year,
brittanee starts dating
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Her first real boyfriend,
a classmate named john grieco.
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- When we first met him,
he had come over to the house
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Because he wanted brittanee
to go to prom with him.
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You know, she was going on 16.
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And we had said,
sure, bring him over.
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You know,
we'll meet him and stuff.
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John came from a great family.
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His parents are super nice.
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And brittanee adored him.
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- She had a lot of big,
big dreams and goals.
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She wanted to move
out of rochester.
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That was a huge thing.
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- My sister was into fashion.
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- Brittanee liked
making clothes.
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She had quite a few drawings.
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She would, like,
dye jeans with a bleach,
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And her friends would
buy them and stuff.
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And she also wanted to model.
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She said,
I'm going to have six kids,
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And my husband's going
to stay home with them.
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And I'm going to go to work.
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And I'm like,
yeah, good luck with that.
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- When brittanee is
in her junior year,
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Her parents decide to divorce.
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It throws her into a tailspin.
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- She was upset
about the divorce going on.
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It hurt, you know?
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And of course, as a child,
you're going through emotions.
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And, you know,
there's a lot of emotion there.
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- It took a while for
brittanee to come down when
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She was angry,
to come down from it.
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There was a lot going
on at that time,
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And a lot of her schoolwork
was falling behind.
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And so brittanee had asked
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About going to myrtle beach.
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- Spring break here,
everyone leaves.
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It's either still
really cold, wintry,
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Or it's rain and gloomy out.
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Myrtle beach
was a party scene,
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Good city for teenagers who
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Want to go out
and have fun or people
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In their young adulthood.
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- I told her,
I said, brittanee,
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I don't think
that's a good idea.
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I said, you know,
I want you to get
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Caught up on your schoolwork.
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She's like, well,
mom, I want to go.
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I want to go to myrtle beach.
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And I just told her,
you know, you're not going.
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And she goes, why, mom?
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I said, you're not
going to myrtle beach.
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I said, there's no
parental supervision.
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I said, I don't know
the kid you're going with.
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And I said, something's
going to happen to you.
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And brittanee said,
mom, nothing's
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Going to happen to me.
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I'll be fine.
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And I said, well,
brittanee, you're not going.
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So about an hour later,
she said, mom,
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Since it's my
spring break, can I
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Go stay at my friend's house?
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And I told her it was ok
for her to stay there.
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- On the night
of April 22, 2009,
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Unbeknownst to her family,
brittanee and two classmates,
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Alanna and jennifer, begin a
13-hour drive to myrtle beach,
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South carolina.
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- I had called her, and I
said--you know, I said,
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Brit, what are you doing?
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And she's like, well,
you know, I'm going
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To go to my friend's house.
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We're going to watch
a movie or whatever.
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And she says, I love you.
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And I told her--
I said, I love you too.
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- Me and my mom
thought she was here.
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But in reality, she wasn't.
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I told her I missed her.
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And then I said,
wait, before you hang up,
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I want to say, goodbye,
I love you, one more time.
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That's the last time
I heard her voice.
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- With her family
still none the wiser,
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The girls arrive
at the resort town
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On the morning of April 23rd.
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But as her sister
will later learn,
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After two days at the beach,
brittanee's spring break
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Isn't going as planned.
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- She was texting john.
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John couldn't go
because he was working.
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So he had to stay back.
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But john knew the whole time.
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- On Saturday evening,
April 25th,
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Brittanee texts john that she
needs a break from the girls
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She traveled with.
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- The girls she went
down with, I think,
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Were a year or two
older than her.
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And because they're girls,
they're young teenage girls,
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And they were fighting.
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She told john she felt
alienated and alone.
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She wanted to come back home.
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- Brittanee tells john
that she ran into one
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Of her classmates,
peter brozowitz,
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And has decided to go
visit him at his hotel.
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Around 9:15 p.M., brittanee
abruptly stops texting john.
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It's unlike her.
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So he worriedly
calls her family.
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- John said,
brittanee's in myrtle beach,
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And they can't find her.
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I said, what do you mean,
they can't find her?
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I was livid.
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I said, I can't believe
she went to myrtle beach.
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Because she had never
done that in the past,
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Like, lied to me
or anything like that.
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John came to my house.
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We were calling the kids
that were in myrtle beach.
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The girls wouldn't
answer their phone.
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I kept calling
brittanee's phone.
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And it would ring,
and it would ring.
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And then it went
directly to voicemail.
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Every time I called peter,
peter answered
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The phone every single time.
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But he's like,
I'm not her babysitter.
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And at that point,
I said, you know,
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We need to get
in touch with myrtle
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Beach police department.
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- Dawn calls
the myrtle beach police
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To report brittanee
is missing,
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But she doesn't stop there.
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She decides to drive
to south carolina herself.
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- My mom said, listen, you're
going to go with your dad
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For a couple days.
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I have to go.
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And all of a sudden, I went
to go look at my phone.
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There's a mass text sent
out from john grieco,
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And it's my sister's picture
and missing information.
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And I said, what is this?
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[dramatic music]
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Then I started crying.
And I'm shocked.
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And I'm like,
brittanee's missing?
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I just was in a state of shock.
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- We got everything together.
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I think we left about maybe
11:00 the next morning.
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And it was a long ride.
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My phone was blowing up,
with her friends calling me,
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Crying, screaming.
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You know, where's brittanee?
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As soon as I would
hang up with someone,
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My phone would ring again.
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Like, alls I knew is I
had to find my daughter.
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And I wasn't going
to stop until I got answers.
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- A mother embarks
on a relentless quest--
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- I said, I'm done
with the bullsh--.
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I said, I want
my daughter found.
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- While the police
drilled down
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On one suspect after another.
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- There wasn't
enough to arrest him.
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And he said, you're smart.
You'll figure it out.
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- It felt like
a roller coaster.
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You're just like, is she
ever going to be found?
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[dramatic music]
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- After learning that her
daughter, brittanee drexel,
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Is missing in myrtle beach,
south carolina, her mom, dawn,
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Immediately begins driving
there from her home
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In upstate new york,
800 miles away.
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- So I get to myrtle beach,
and I go to the police station.
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- But officers tell dawn that
with no evidence of a crime,
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There's little law
enforcement can do.
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When she describes
the argument she had
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With her daughter about
spring break, they suggest
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That could be why
brittanee isn't
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Responding to calls and texts.
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- You've got bits
of evidence that's
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Saying she ran away from home.
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She rebelled against her mama.
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It's the day before she's
supposed to go back.
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The idea that a young girl
has just run away,
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But it is something that the
police consider every time.
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- My mom knew my sister
was not a runaway.
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No matter how much bad was
going on in my sister's life
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At that point, she know my
sister wouldn't have ran away.
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- After failing to gain any
traction with law enforcement,
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Dawn decides to take
a different approach.
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- I go straight to the media.
250
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I went to channel 13.
251
00:13:00,580 --> 00:13:03,615
And, you know, I said,
my daughter is missing.
252
00:13:03,683 --> 00:13:06,450
You know, I want to get
her name and face out there.
253
00:13:06,452 --> 00:13:09,921
- Her mother, dawn, left
rochester for myrtle beach
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After brittanee disappeared.
255
00:13:11,657 --> 00:13:14,558
- To feel, you know, that you
don't know where your child
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Is, you don't know
if they're alive,
257
00:13:16,996 --> 00:13:20,064
You don't know if they're
hurt, it's horrible.
258
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I figured I'd be able
to find her, you know?
259
00:13:26,138 --> 00:13:27,772
And I'd have her back
in a couple of days,
260
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And we'd just go home.
261
00:13:29,609 --> 00:13:34,078
And we just started
looking everywhere.
262
00:13:34,147 --> 00:13:36,947
Like, on ocean boulevard,
we're talking
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00:13:36,949 --> 00:13:42,186
To people, seeing if people
seen her, showed her picture.
264
00:13:42,188 --> 00:13:46,057
And we were
putting posters up.
265
00:13:46,125 --> 00:13:50,561
So we did that probably
for about a good solid week.
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♪ ♪
267
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- As dawn continues to search,
her media efforts
268
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Catch the attention
of the police
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And spurs them to action.
270
00:14:01,908 --> 00:14:04,742
Detectives begin by
interviewing the last person
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Dawn believes saw
brittanee on the night she
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00:14:07,380 --> 00:14:11,615
Vanished, her classmate peter.
273
00:14:11,684 --> 00:14:17,188
- Peter was a little bit
snarky, like, don't bother me.
274
00:14:17,256 --> 00:14:21,058
And the police were thinking,
everybody wants to help.
275
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He doesn't want to be bothered.
276
00:14:24,430 --> 00:14:27,498
He said, I did know brittanee.
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00:14:27,567 --> 00:14:29,934
I had met brittanee.
We had hung out.
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00:14:30,003 --> 00:14:34,305
We had texted back and forth,
but I didn't have anything
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To do with her disappearance.
280
00:14:39,079 --> 00:14:42,280
- Peter claims that after
brittanee left his hotel,
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He was hanging out
with friends all night.
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00:14:45,251 --> 00:14:47,017
While detectives
check out his alibi,
283
00:14:47,087 --> 00:14:50,755
They also seek out anyone else
known to have been in contact
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00:14:50,823 --> 00:14:54,158
With brittanee in myrtle
beach, including the girls
285
00:14:54,226 --> 00:14:56,194
She drove with from new york.
286
00:14:56,262 --> 00:15:01,999
- They went through
each and every one
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00:15:02,068 --> 00:15:05,769
Of brittanee's friends for the
short time that she was here.
288
00:15:05,771 --> 00:15:10,374
And they really scoured
everything about them.
289
00:15:10,376 --> 00:15:14,445
And they were able
to rule them out.
290
00:15:14,447 --> 00:15:18,349
- Peter's alibi
also checks out.
291
00:15:18,418 --> 00:15:20,818
- He was able to show
that everything that he
292
00:15:20,886 --> 00:15:23,054
Was telling them was true.
293
00:15:25,057 --> 00:15:27,158
- But the investigation
into peter
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00:15:27,226 --> 00:15:30,695
Does lead detectives
to a major discovery.
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00:15:30,763 --> 00:15:33,331
His hotel,
the blue water resort,
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Has surveillance cameras,
and they
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00:15:36,202 --> 00:15:41,406
Captured images of brittanee
on the evening of April 25th.
298
00:15:42,675 --> 00:15:47,111
Brittanee enters
the hotel at 8:33 p.M.
299
00:15:50,283 --> 00:15:54,953
And she appears again,
exiting at 8:48 p.M.
300
00:15:56,155 --> 00:15:59,190
- As far as we knew,
that was the last time
301
00:15:59,258 --> 00:16:01,893
That anybody had seen her.
302
00:16:01,961 --> 00:16:06,864
You can tell that she's
walking at a fairly quick pace
303
00:16:06,933 --> 00:16:09,433
With nobody behind her.
304
00:16:09,502 --> 00:16:12,069
She's comfortable,
but she's determined to get
305
00:16:12,138 --> 00:16:14,872
To wherever she is going.
306
00:16:14,941 --> 00:16:20,511
♪ ♪
307
00:16:20,580 --> 00:16:24,115
- It's just after leaving the
hotel that brittanee exchanges
308
00:16:24,183 --> 00:16:29,687
Her final texts with her
boyfriend, john, at 8:58 p.M.,
309
00:16:29,689 --> 00:16:33,992
Expressing her desire
to come home.
310
00:16:34,060 --> 00:16:37,361
- Within minutes,
she has basically
311
00:16:37,430 --> 00:16:39,597
Vanished into thin air.
312
00:16:40,866 --> 00:16:43,267
- Investigators request
brittanee's cell
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00:16:43,336 --> 00:16:45,136
Phone records,
hoping they might
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00:16:45,204 --> 00:16:48,372
Shed light on her whereabouts.
315
00:16:48,374 --> 00:16:51,975
- They did a tower
dump back from the day
316
00:16:52,045 --> 00:16:56,614
That brittanee went missing
on all of the cell towers.
317
00:16:59,819 --> 00:17:02,319
- The cell phone records
arrive a week after
318
00:17:02,388 --> 00:17:05,556
Brittanee's disappearance.
319
00:17:05,625 --> 00:17:08,893
At 11:57 on the
night of April 25th,
320
00:17:08,961 --> 00:17:12,296
Brittanee's phone pings
near the north santee river
321
00:17:12,365 --> 00:17:15,700
In mcclellanville,
a small town 60 miles
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00:17:15,768 --> 00:17:18,102
South of myrtle beach.
323
00:17:18,171 --> 00:17:21,505
That's nearly three hours
after the surveillance
324
00:17:21,574 --> 00:17:26,177
Video shows brittanee
leaving the blue water hotel.
325
00:17:29,315 --> 00:17:31,248
- They started
searching in a very
326
00:17:31,317 --> 00:17:34,752
Heavily wooded area for her.
327
00:17:34,820 --> 00:17:37,588
I mean, helicopters,
atvs, horseback--
328
00:17:37,657 --> 00:17:43,127
It was overwhelming
because it's a forest where
329
00:17:43,195 --> 00:17:45,596
They were looking for her.
330
00:17:45,665 --> 00:17:48,566
And they told me,
if she was put out there,
331
00:17:48,634 --> 00:17:53,037
You know, she would be
probably dead within six hours
332
00:17:53,105 --> 00:17:58,041
Because of the wild boar,
the alligators,
333
00:17:58,043 --> 00:18:01,479
Just all the wild animals.
334
00:18:02,148 --> 00:18:05,583
But you have to have hope.
You have to have faith.
335
00:18:07,587 --> 00:18:09,687
- Everybody was there.
336
00:18:09,755 --> 00:18:13,391
There was a lot of people
that were looking for her.
337
00:18:13,459 --> 00:18:17,428
It was a needle in a haystack.
338
00:18:18,930 --> 00:18:24,235
[dramatic music]
339
00:18:24,303 --> 00:18:27,605
♪ ♪
340
00:18:27,607 --> 00:18:30,708
- Police are searching
for teenager brittanee drexel
341
00:18:30,776 --> 00:18:34,712
In a heavily wooded
region of south carolina
342
00:18:34,780 --> 00:18:38,816
After cell phone data shows
her phone pinged in the area.
343
00:18:38,884 --> 00:18:42,319
It's 60 miles south of myrtle
beach, where brittanee had
344
00:18:42,388 --> 00:18:44,455
Snuck away for spring break.
345
00:18:45,391 --> 00:18:47,057
- I was just in shock.
346
00:18:47,126 --> 00:18:50,394
And I just wanted my sister
to come back home.
347
00:18:53,933 --> 00:18:58,035
- I tried so hard just
to keep thinking, you know,
348
00:18:58,103 --> 00:19:00,071
Maybe she's still out there.
349
00:19:00,139 --> 00:19:04,142
They searched, and they
didn't find anything.
350
00:19:07,813 --> 00:19:12,984
After that, I had
stayed in myrtle beach
351
00:19:13,052 --> 00:19:16,320
For a good month and a half.
352
00:19:17,456 --> 00:19:21,225
- My mom was in distress.
353
00:19:21,294 --> 00:19:22,760
Even though there
were searchers there,
354
00:19:22,828 --> 00:19:25,028
She just felt like
she had to do it.
355
00:19:25,030 --> 00:19:26,296
That's her first born.
356
00:19:26,366 --> 00:19:28,666
That's her baby.
357
00:19:28,734 --> 00:19:35,539
She had to find her,
at least know what happened.
358
00:19:35,608 --> 00:19:37,308
- Hope is strange.
359
00:19:37,376 --> 00:19:39,043
I'd like to say,
in the beginning,
360
00:19:39,111 --> 00:19:41,478
It got me through.
361
00:19:41,547 --> 00:19:43,914
[somber music]
362
00:19:43,983 --> 00:19:46,383
Because I was convinced
brittanee was coming home.
363
00:19:46,452 --> 00:19:52,823
♪ ♪
364
00:19:52,892 --> 00:19:55,826
- I left at the end
of June, and then I
365
00:19:55,895 --> 00:19:58,229
Went back to rochester.
366
00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:04,735
But I was calling law
enforcement every day.
367
00:20:04,804 --> 00:20:07,371
I just wanted
to find my daughter.
368
00:20:10,843 --> 00:20:14,878
- Days, weeks, months,
and then years
369
00:20:14,947 --> 00:20:18,582
Pass with no answers
for brittanee's family
370
00:20:18,650 --> 00:20:20,917
And friends.
371
00:20:20,987 --> 00:20:25,656
- It felt like nothing was
going on in brittanee's case.
372
00:20:25,725 --> 00:20:28,992
This went on for years.
373
00:20:29,061 --> 00:20:31,028
I mean, you're talking--
374
00:20:31,097 --> 00:20:34,765
She went missing in 2009.
375
00:20:34,834 --> 00:20:38,436
I can tell you,
the ball was dropped here.
376
00:20:38,504 --> 00:20:40,604
The police wanted me
to go away.
377
00:20:40,673 --> 00:20:45,242
And I felt like I had
to just keep after them
378
00:20:45,310 --> 00:20:47,044
And after them and after them.
379
00:20:47,112 --> 00:20:49,880
And I didn't care
if I was bugging them.
380
00:20:49,949 --> 00:20:51,248
I don't care.
381
00:20:51,317 --> 00:20:52,983
You're going to answer to me.
382
00:20:53,052 --> 00:20:54,785
I am her mother.
383
00:21:01,527 --> 00:21:03,827
- Dawn was desperate
for answers.
384
00:21:03,829 --> 00:21:05,396
She felt like she
wasn't getting
385
00:21:05,464 --> 00:21:07,130
Cooperation from the police.
386
00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:09,466
Imagine trying to put
yourself in the position.
387
00:21:09,535 --> 00:21:11,268
She's a mom.
388
00:21:11,336 --> 00:21:14,237
She's been thrust into
a world of not just
389
00:21:14,239 --> 00:21:16,073
The justice system you're
trying to maneuver.
390
00:21:16,141 --> 00:21:17,608
You're dealing
with law enforcement.
391
00:21:17,676 --> 00:21:19,142
You're dealing with media.
392
00:21:19,144 --> 00:21:22,746
And it's a very foreign
and frightening place.
393
00:21:22,815 --> 00:21:24,982
I put myself more
in a role of, let me
394
00:21:25,050 --> 00:21:26,917
Help her get her story told.
395
00:21:31,090 --> 00:21:33,424
- I held on to just
a little bit of hope
396
00:21:33,492 --> 00:21:35,726
That she was still alive
because I always went back
397
00:21:35,795 --> 00:21:37,628
To we didn't have anything.
398
00:21:38,764 --> 00:21:40,598
- Dawn drexel wouldn't quit.
399
00:21:40,666 --> 00:21:43,266
She drove all of us crazy.
400
00:21:43,268 --> 00:21:47,504
She called me every
single day since 2011.
401
00:21:47,573 --> 00:21:49,172
It didn't matter
if it was christmas.
402
00:21:49,174 --> 00:21:51,041
It didn't matter what
time of day it was.
403
00:21:51,110 --> 00:21:52,443
And I always
answered the phone.
404
00:21:52,511 --> 00:21:53,644
Some of my friends
would say, you have
405
00:21:53,712 --> 00:21:55,312
No boundaries with this woman.
406
00:21:55,381 --> 00:21:57,048
And I would say, I can't.
407
00:21:57,116 --> 00:21:58,515
I can't.
408
00:21:58,584 --> 00:22:02,253
I saw what was it
like to lose a child.
409
00:22:02,321 --> 00:22:05,322
I sat there with her,
and nobody would help her.
410
00:22:05,391 --> 00:22:08,458
[tense music]
411
00:22:08,460 --> 00:22:11,061
♪ ♪
412
00:22:11,130 --> 00:22:13,797
- After more than two
years with no answers,
413
00:22:13,866 --> 00:22:17,200
On August 1, 2011,
out of the blue,
414
00:22:17,270 --> 00:22:21,071
Myrtle beach police receive
a strange and stunning
415
00:22:21,140 --> 00:22:23,274
Call from a young woman.
416
00:22:23,342 --> 00:22:25,576
♪ ♪
417
00:22:25,644 --> 00:22:29,413
The story she tells
concerns her father,
418
00:22:29,482 --> 00:22:32,816
A man named ray moody.
419
00:22:32,818 --> 00:22:35,819
- She said, I think my dad
had something to do
420
00:22:35,888 --> 00:22:40,057
With brittanee drexel's
disappearance.
421
00:22:40,125 --> 00:22:44,094
Mr. Moody, his main
girlfriend was angel.
422
00:22:44,163 --> 00:22:50,868
And there was a time that angel
called over there one night
423
00:22:50,936 --> 00:22:52,569
And said that ray
was going to get
424
00:22:52,638 --> 00:22:55,138
All of them locked
up because of what
425
00:22:55,207 --> 00:22:57,340
He had done to that girl.
426
00:22:57,410 --> 00:23:04,581
♪ ♪
427
00:23:04,583 --> 00:23:06,016
- So you guys were
dating at the time?
428
00:23:06,085 --> 00:23:07,184
- Yes.
429
00:23:07,253 --> 00:23:09,019
- Myrtle beach
police brought angel
430
00:23:09,088 --> 00:23:13,057
In and talked with her
about that after the kids
431
00:23:13,125 --> 00:23:13,957
Had called.
432
00:23:14,026 --> 00:23:17,728
And the substance
of that conversation
433
00:23:17,796 --> 00:23:20,864
Was ray didn't have
anything to do with that.
434
00:23:20,866 --> 00:23:23,400
I'm so sick and tired
of people blaming ray
435
00:23:23,469 --> 00:23:25,403
For everything that happens.
436
00:23:33,946 --> 00:23:36,680
- Despite angel's
denials, police take
437
00:23:36,749 --> 00:23:39,416
A deeper look at ray moody.
438
00:23:39,485 --> 00:23:40,650
- They were able
to get a search
439
00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:44,121
Warrant at sunset lodge,
which is a hotel
440
00:23:44,189 --> 00:23:47,090
Slash long-term rental.
441
00:23:47,159 --> 00:23:50,794
Raymond was staying
at that area
442
00:23:50,863 --> 00:23:53,898
When brittanee
had gone missing.
443
00:23:53,966 --> 00:23:55,566
- Sled crime scene
technicians,
444
00:23:55,634 --> 00:23:57,134
With help
from myrtle beach police
445
00:23:57,203 --> 00:23:59,336
And the georgetown
county sheriff's office,
446
00:23:59,404 --> 00:24:01,571
Searched an apartment
at the sunset lodge,
447
00:24:01,573 --> 00:24:02,940
South of georgetown today.
448
00:24:02,942 --> 00:24:04,875
- They were looking
for anything that would
449
00:24:04,944 --> 00:24:08,946
Tie ray to brittanee drexel.
450
00:24:09,014 --> 00:24:13,918
They went out and talked
with ray at his cabinet shop.
451
00:24:16,522 --> 00:24:18,889
And they told him
they were searching
452
00:24:18,958 --> 00:24:20,991
For brittanee drexel.
453
00:24:21,060 --> 00:24:23,760
Well, he said, you're smart.
You'll figure it out.
454
00:24:23,829 --> 00:24:25,162
♪ ♪
455
00:24:25,897 --> 00:24:31,334
[dramatic music]
456
00:24:31,404 --> 00:24:34,771
♪ ♪
457
00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:37,674
- After years with
no leads, ray moody
458
00:24:37,743 --> 00:24:39,610
Is a suspect
in the disappearance
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00:24:39,678 --> 00:24:41,278
Of brittanee drexel.
460
00:24:41,346 --> 00:24:43,981
Detectives are questioning
him after his daughter
461
00:24:44,049 --> 00:24:47,685
Reported her suspicions
about him to the police.
462
00:24:49,154 --> 00:24:52,189
- That investigation,
that part of it,
463
00:24:52,257 --> 00:24:54,958
The search warrant
yielded nothing fruitful.
464
00:24:55,027 --> 00:24:58,161
There wasn't enough
to arrest him.
465
00:24:58,163 --> 00:25:01,499
- Once again,
the case goes cold.
466
00:25:02,734 --> 00:25:04,702
It's now been seven years
467
00:25:04,770 --> 00:25:06,503
Since brittanee vanished
on a spring
468
00:25:06,571 --> 00:25:08,672
Break trip to myrtle beach.
469
00:25:08,740 --> 00:25:11,342
- I can tell you, it felt
like a roller coaster ride.
470
00:25:11,410 --> 00:25:14,144
That's what it felt like,
you know, ups and downs.
471
00:25:14,213 --> 00:25:16,313
They would get tips,
and then it would be like,
472
00:25:16,382 --> 00:25:20,017
Oh, you know, maybe
she's getting located
473
00:25:20,019 --> 00:25:21,652
Or whatever the case may be.
474
00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:24,955
And then there was false hope.
475
00:25:25,024 --> 00:25:28,125
And then that really kills
you inside, you know?
476
00:25:28,193 --> 00:25:29,893
Because they're like--
you're just like,
477
00:25:29,895 --> 00:25:32,529
Is she ever going to be found?
478
00:25:32,597 --> 00:25:35,899
- The fourth or fifth year
into her disappearance,
479
00:25:35,901 --> 00:25:38,035
I knew she wasn't coming back.
480
00:25:39,639 --> 00:25:42,573
I'm like, I know she's gone.
481
00:25:44,109 --> 00:25:48,145
- It's a strange feeling
to have to switch looking for,
482
00:25:48,213 --> 00:25:50,613
You know, somebody
physically here,
483
00:25:50,615 --> 00:25:55,552
And now we're just looking for,
you know, what's left.
484
00:25:55,621 --> 00:25:58,421
And that, I think,
was the worst
485
00:25:58,423 --> 00:26:00,691
Thing I've ever gone through.
486
00:26:00,759 --> 00:26:03,694
Emotionally, the worst
thing I've ever felt.
487
00:26:04,497 --> 00:26:09,599
- Law enforcement would call
me, and I would talk to them.
488
00:26:09,669 --> 00:26:13,436
And this went on for years.
489
00:26:13,506 --> 00:26:16,673
- I spent I can't tell
you how many hours just on
490
00:26:16,742 --> 00:26:18,475
The internet, doing research.
491
00:26:18,544 --> 00:26:22,612
♪ ♪
492
00:26:22,614 --> 00:26:25,415
I obsessed over watching
the video of brittanee walking
493
00:26:25,417 --> 00:26:26,417
In and out of the hotel.
494
00:26:26,485 --> 00:26:28,785
I would slow it down
to see if there was anything
495
00:26:28,854 --> 00:26:30,053
That I could pick up on.
496
00:26:30,055 --> 00:26:31,588
I would speed it up.
497
00:26:31,657 --> 00:26:33,623
I mean, I watched
at all different angles.
498
00:26:33,625 --> 00:26:36,527
I couldn't watch it enough
because I always felt
499
00:26:36,595 --> 00:26:38,561
Like I was missing something.
500
00:26:38,563 --> 00:26:44,401
♪ ♪
501
00:26:44,469 --> 00:26:49,206
- Then, in August 2016,
brittanee's mother, dawn,
502
00:26:49,274 --> 00:26:52,543
Gets a phone call
that promises to provide
503
00:26:52,611 --> 00:26:55,946
The answers
she's been desperate for.
504
00:26:56,015 --> 00:26:58,815
- The fbi had called me.
505
00:26:58,884 --> 00:27:01,218
They wanted me to come down,
so they could talk to me.
506
00:27:01,286 --> 00:27:07,323
And they brought me
into a conference room.
507
00:27:07,393 --> 00:27:09,560
We all sat down.
508
00:27:10,495 --> 00:27:14,664
- An informant trying to get
help with his prison sentence
509
00:27:14,666 --> 00:27:16,266
Said, well, don't
you want to know
510
00:27:16,335 --> 00:27:19,637
Information about the little
girl that went missing?
511
00:27:23,742 --> 00:27:27,310
- The informant is
an inmate named taquan brown,
512
00:27:27,312 --> 00:27:31,448
Serving a 25-year prison
term for manslaughter.
513
00:27:31,516 --> 00:27:33,516
He claims that he
witnessed a man
514
00:27:33,586 --> 00:27:39,256
Named timothy da'shaun taylor
rape and kill brittanee.
515
00:27:39,324 --> 00:27:43,126
- He tells the story that
brittanee drexel had been
516
00:27:43,128 --> 00:27:45,862
Kidnapped in myrtle beach,
was brought
517
00:27:45,931 --> 00:27:49,933
To a house
near mcclellanville,
518
00:27:50,002 --> 00:27:52,803
And she had been raped
519
00:27:52,871 --> 00:27:56,506
And tortured and all
sort of terrible stuff.
520
00:27:56,508 --> 00:28:01,111
And he was over there
and had saw all of this stuff.
521
00:28:01,180 --> 00:28:04,414
And she had ran
out the back door,
522
00:28:04,483 --> 00:28:06,683
And they had called
her and brought
523
00:28:06,752 --> 00:28:09,019
Her back in and killed her.
524
00:28:12,491 --> 00:28:15,459
- So I was just
sitting there, sobbing.
525
00:28:15,527 --> 00:28:17,561
And I couldn't even talk.
526
00:28:17,629 --> 00:28:19,396
I couldn't do it.
527
00:28:19,465 --> 00:28:23,734
The fbi told me
she tried to escape,
528
00:28:23,802 --> 00:28:25,703
And she ran out.
529
00:28:25,771 --> 00:28:29,773
They went to go get her,
brought her back,
530
00:28:29,842 --> 00:28:32,809
And then they ended
up shooting her.
531
00:28:32,878 --> 00:28:37,147
And then they rolled her
up in a blanket or a rug
532
00:28:37,216 --> 00:28:39,917
And then threw it
in an alligator pit.
533
00:28:44,790 --> 00:28:47,024
And I walked out of there.
534
00:28:47,092 --> 00:28:49,659
And I'm like, oh, my god.
535
00:28:49,728 --> 00:28:52,795
We always had kept
hope alive that maybe
536
00:28:52,797 --> 00:28:54,331
Brittanee was still out there.
537
00:28:54,399 --> 00:28:58,601
And that really
messed me up big time.
538
00:28:58,671 --> 00:29:02,072
You know, having a picture
of that in your mind,
539
00:29:02,141 --> 00:29:06,743
It's just crazy, you know,
to think that someone would
540
00:29:06,812 --> 00:29:09,045
Do that with my daughter.
541
00:29:09,114 --> 00:29:13,050
♪ ♪
542
00:29:13,118 --> 00:29:16,219
- Agents furiously work
to confirm the details
543
00:29:16,221 --> 00:29:18,621
Provided by the informant.
544
00:29:18,623 --> 00:29:21,758
- Now, what really corroborated
his story was brittanee's cell
545
00:29:21,827 --> 00:29:26,596
Phone had pinged in an area the
direction of mcclellanville.
546
00:29:26,598 --> 00:29:29,332
- Even though that's where
the inmate claims brittanee
547
00:29:29,334 --> 00:29:32,402
Was murdered, investigators
know their previous searches
548
00:29:32,471 --> 00:29:35,038
In that area were
big news stories
549
00:29:35,107 --> 00:29:36,539
And that
confidential informants
550
00:29:36,609 --> 00:29:38,942
Will often say
anything in hopes
551
00:29:39,010 --> 00:29:41,545
Of getting a reduced sentence.
552
00:29:41,613 --> 00:29:44,381
- Look, cis will lie.
553
00:29:44,449 --> 00:29:47,017
And I don't use
cis unless I can
554
00:29:47,085 --> 00:29:49,152
Back up what they're saying.
555
00:29:49,220 --> 00:29:51,622
- Timothy da'shaun taylor
is already in jail
556
00:29:51,690 --> 00:29:53,456
On separate robbery charges.
557
00:29:53,458 --> 00:29:56,526
Authorities work to keep him
behind bars while they look
558
00:29:56,595 --> 00:29:58,661
For any information
that might support
559
00:29:58,663 --> 00:30:01,531
The confidential
informant's claim.
560
00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:05,736
But dawn believes
the awful story could be true.
561
00:30:05,804 --> 00:30:08,872
- Dawn did not allow
herself any time to mourn.
562
00:30:08,941 --> 00:30:11,508
She quickly shifted
from "I don't know
563
00:30:11,576 --> 00:30:14,244
What happened to my daughter"
to "where's her body?
564
00:30:14,313 --> 00:30:15,813
I want my daughter
brought home."
565
00:30:15,881 --> 00:30:17,414
- I said, I'm done.
566
00:30:17,482 --> 00:30:19,816
I said, I'm done
with the bullsh--.
567
00:30:19,885 --> 00:30:24,221
I said, I want
my daughter found,
568
00:30:24,289 --> 00:30:26,757
So I don't have to wonder
where she is anymore.
569
00:30:26,759 --> 00:30:28,292
♪ ♪
570
00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:34,397
[dramatic music]
571
00:30:34,466 --> 00:30:36,567
♪ ♪
572
00:30:36,635 --> 00:30:39,569
- Seven years after
brittanee drexel disappeared
573
00:30:39,638 --> 00:30:41,838
In myrtle beach,
south carolina,
574
00:30:41,907 --> 00:30:44,574
Investigators are looking
into a stunning claim
575
00:30:44,643 --> 00:30:46,810
By a jailhouse
informant that he
576
00:30:46,878 --> 00:30:51,481
Witnessed a man named timothy
da'shaun taylor murder her.
577
00:30:53,018 --> 00:30:55,452
- All of a sudden, the
investigation and the media
578
00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:57,720
Attention,
all of us shift to what
579
00:30:57,722 --> 00:30:59,522
The investigators tell us.
580
00:30:59,524 --> 00:31:02,659
Listen, if the fbi's out
there saying we got a suspect,
581
00:31:02,727 --> 00:31:05,495
We believe that this
is what happened.
582
00:31:05,564 --> 00:31:07,865
You know, taylor is under
investigation, being
583
00:31:07,933 --> 00:31:10,367
Charged with armed robbery.
584
00:31:11,704 --> 00:31:13,603
And I had the
opportunity to confront
585
00:31:13,672 --> 00:31:17,407
Taylor about his
involvement in this case.
586
00:31:17,476 --> 00:31:19,042
Did you do this?
587
00:31:19,044 --> 00:31:21,078
And he said, no, I did not.
588
00:31:23,749 --> 00:31:26,950
- In August 2016,
the taylor family
589
00:31:27,018 --> 00:31:30,387
Launches a media offensive,
releasing a statement
590
00:31:30,455 --> 00:31:32,422
Maintaining his innocence.
591
00:31:32,491 --> 00:31:35,358
They claim the informant
lied to the fbi
592
00:31:35,427 --> 00:31:39,396
In a desperate attempt to cut
a deal for early parole.
593
00:31:40,966 --> 00:31:45,168
- That informant said
that brittanee drexel
594
00:31:45,237 --> 00:31:50,273
Was buried at a plot
in berkeley county,
595
00:31:50,275 --> 00:31:53,243
Which is west of charleston.
596
00:31:53,311 --> 00:31:55,912
Investigators went down there.
597
00:31:55,980 --> 00:32:01,218
And once they start digging,
that informant calls in,
598
00:32:01,286 --> 00:32:03,720
And he says, look,
she was fed to alligators.
599
00:32:03,789 --> 00:32:05,955
She was not buried.
600
00:32:06,691 --> 00:32:11,494
Brown later came in and said,
all of that was untrue.
601
00:32:11,563 --> 00:32:12,796
I lied.
602
00:32:12,864 --> 00:32:14,797
So none of that went anywhere.
603
00:32:14,867 --> 00:32:18,602
But there were many more
like that, false leads.
604
00:32:20,605 --> 00:32:23,806
- Police eventually cleared
timothy da'shaun taylor
605
00:32:23,876 --> 00:32:26,676
Of any involvement
in brittanee's disappearance.
606
00:32:26,745 --> 00:32:29,179
It's another emotionally
draining twist
607
00:32:29,247 --> 00:32:30,847
For her family and friends.
608
00:32:30,916 --> 00:32:33,383
- And by that point,
I was so frustrated.
609
00:32:33,452 --> 00:32:35,585
I didn't really trust anybody.
610
00:32:35,587 --> 00:32:39,989
So after that,
I was on the phone
611
00:32:40,059 --> 00:32:43,126
With the fbi every week.
612
00:32:43,194 --> 00:32:45,228
I mean, they would
keep in contact with me
613
00:32:45,296 --> 00:32:47,731
And let me know
what was going on.
614
00:32:49,534 --> 00:32:52,835
- The fbi agents,
since 2016 on,
615
00:32:52,837 --> 00:32:54,837
Were determined
to find out what happened
616
00:32:54,907 --> 00:32:58,241
And bring my mom that justice
that she was grieving
617
00:32:58,310 --> 00:33:01,111
And asking for and the justice
that obviously all
618
00:33:01,179 --> 00:33:03,380
Of us wanted.
619
00:33:04,249 --> 00:33:06,716
- I had a meeting
with the fbi and some
620
00:33:06,785 --> 00:33:10,353
Of the law enforcement that was
involved in brittanee's case.
621
00:33:10,422 --> 00:33:12,355
I just felt like brittanee's
never going to be found.
622
00:33:12,357 --> 00:33:15,058
This is ridiculous.
623
00:33:15,127 --> 00:33:17,694
After that,
I felt like nothing was
624
00:33:17,763 --> 00:33:20,197
Going on in brittanee's case.
625
00:33:23,969 --> 00:33:26,236
- Years pass
with an investigation
626
00:33:26,304 --> 00:33:29,272
That seems to be stalled.
627
00:33:32,877 --> 00:33:38,748
Then, in may 2022, 13 years
since brittanee was last seen,
628
00:33:38,817 --> 00:33:42,485
Once again, there's
a phone call out of the blue.
629
00:33:42,487 --> 00:33:46,756
And once again,
it offers hope.
630
00:33:46,825 --> 00:33:51,227
- On a Friday night,
I get a call from a defense
631
00:33:51,296 --> 00:33:53,496
Attorney, scott bellamy.
632
00:33:53,498 --> 00:33:55,665
He said, well, I've got
somebody that's wanting
633
00:33:55,667 --> 00:33:57,600
To give you some information.
634
00:33:57,602 --> 00:33:59,602
He'll give
the information to you,
635
00:33:59,671 --> 00:34:02,905
But he won't give
it to the police.
636
00:34:02,975 --> 00:34:05,041
And I said, well, who is it?
637
00:34:05,110 --> 00:34:09,579
And he said, ray moody.
638
00:34:09,581 --> 00:34:11,914
- It's the same man
investigators looked
639
00:34:11,984 --> 00:34:15,485
At earlier in the case, when
his daughter reported that he
640
00:34:15,554 --> 00:34:17,320
May have been involved.
641
00:34:17,388 --> 00:34:19,722
Police were unable
then to connect him
642
00:34:19,724 --> 00:34:21,825
To brittanee's disappearance.
643
00:34:21,893 --> 00:34:25,828
Now his lawyer claims
moody has a story to tell,
644
00:34:25,897 --> 00:34:28,932
But he'll only tell it
to state authorities
645
00:34:29,000 --> 00:34:31,267
And not the fbi.
646
00:34:31,336 --> 00:34:33,836
- He wants to stay
in the state system.
647
00:34:33,905 --> 00:34:36,406
He does not want to go
in the federal system.
648
00:34:36,475 --> 00:34:39,442
Because he knows he's going
to spend the rest of his life
649
00:34:39,511 --> 00:34:44,081
In prison, and he wants to
be closer to family members.
650
00:34:44,149 --> 00:34:45,816
And if you go
in the federal prison,
651
00:34:45,884 --> 00:34:48,551
You may be in west virginia,
you may be in california.
652
00:34:48,553 --> 00:34:50,086
- Where are y'all from?
653
00:34:50,155 --> 00:34:52,622
- Alabama.
- That's right.
654
00:34:52,624 --> 00:34:55,625
- Ray moody sits down
with state investigators
655
00:34:55,694 --> 00:34:57,793
And begins laying
out the details
656
00:34:57,863 --> 00:35:03,232
Of what he says happened on
the night of April 25, 2009.
657
00:35:03,234 --> 00:35:08,971
- Ray said that in 2009,
he and angel
658
00:35:08,973 --> 00:35:11,841
Had come to myrtle beach.
659
00:35:11,910 --> 00:35:13,976
They were riding
down the boulevard.
660
00:35:14,046 --> 00:35:18,114
He said, so a young lady
came out of a hotel.
661
00:35:18,182 --> 00:35:21,451
And he said that he
and angel were smoking pot,
662
00:35:21,519 --> 00:35:26,456
And ray asked brittanee,
do you want some of this pot?
663
00:35:26,524 --> 00:35:28,725
And she said, yeah.
664
00:35:29,527 --> 00:35:33,630
Ray said that brittanee
got in the back seat.
665
00:35:33,698 --> 00:35:36,967
They went where he
and angel had been
666
00:35:37,035 --> 00:35:39,736
Camping at the pool yards.
667
00:35:39,804 --> 00:35:43,273
And they were just going
to hang out there for a while.
668
00:36:31,456 --> 00:36:33,956
- And then he said,
she scratched me.
669
00:36:34,025 --> 00:36:35,157
I hit her.
670
00:36:35,227 --> 00:36:36,259
All of that was over.
671
00:36:36,327 --> 00:36:39,562
And he said, then I killed her.
672
00:36:39,631 --> 00:36:41,998
He said,
I strangled her to death.
673
00:36:42,066 --> 00:36:46,068
Ray moody never
showed any remorse,
674
00:36:46,138 --> 00:36:51,708
Was a very disturbed
individual at a deep level.
675
00:36:51,776 --> 00:36:56,412
- Angel came back and said,
where is brittanee?
676
00:36:56,481 --> 00:36:59,149
And he said,
you don't see her, do you?
677
00:36:59,217 --> 00:37:01,818
And she said, no.
678
00:37:01,886 --> 00:37:04,954
He said, well, don't
ever ask about her again.
679
00:37:05,023 --> 00:37:09,492
The next morning,
before daybreak, he got up.
680
00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:13,330
And he said, I dug a hole,
buried her body.
681
00:37:29,147 --> 00:37:32,849
- So we were like,
will you take us to the body?
682
00:37:32,917 --> 00:37:35,251
Yeah, I'll take you
where she's buried.
683
00:37:35,320 --> 00:37:38,321
♪ ♪
684
00:37:38,390 --> 00:37:40,256
And they put him
on a four-wheeler
685
00:37:40,324 --> 00:37:42,425
And drove him through.
686
00:37:44,262 --> 00:37:46,630
He said, I haven't
been here in 13 years.
687
00:37:47,832 --> 00:37:50,467
But that's the place.
688
00:37:51,869 --> 00:37:56,639
- A search of the area
begins on may 11, 2022.
689
00:37:56,641 --> 00:38:00,276
♪ ♪
690
00:38:00,345 --> 00:38:04,814
- So once they start digging,
691
00:38:04,883 --> 00:38:07,650
There was bones.
692
00:38:07,652 --> 00:38:11,020
There was a nose ring,
693
00:38:11,089 --> 00:38:15,524
And there was
one contact lens.
694
00:38:15,526 --> 00:38:20,162
The next day,
they had her as brittanee
695
00:38:20,164 --> 00:38:22,031
By her dental records.
696
00:38:22,100 --> 00:38:27,503
And then, within two days,
they had dna that said that is
697
00:38:27,572 --> 00:38:29,806
In fact brittanee drexel.
698
00:38:29,874 --> 00:38:31,308
♪ ♪
699
00:38:32,009 --> 00:38:37,379
[dramatic music]
700
00:38:37,381 --> 00:38:39,916
♪ ♪
701
00:38:39,984 --> 00:38:41,984
- Brittanee drexel's
family has spent
702
00:38:41,986 --> 00:38:45,321
13 years desperately
searching for answers
703
00:38:45,390 --> 00:38:47,056
In her disappearance.
704
00:38:47,125 --> 00:38:49,792
And now,
with a suspect in custody,
705
00:38:49,794 --> 00:38:51,728
They finally have them.
706
00:38:51,796 --> 00:38:55,265
But their worst fears
have been realized.
707
00:38:55,333 --> 00:38:57,466
♪ ♪
708
00:38:57,468 --> 00:39:01,003
- I was so mad because
raymond moody had been
709
00:39:01,005 --> 00:39:04,807
A person of interest
back in 2011.
710
00:39:04,876 --> 00:39:06,642
He's a level three
sex offender.
711
00:39:06,711 --> 00:39:08,211
He shouldn't even be
in myrtle beach with all
712
00:39:08,279 --> 00:39:10,246
The kids and stuff here, ok?
713
00:39:10,315 --> 00:39:12,849
You've got to be kidding me.
714
00:39:13,985 --> 00:39:17,019
- The most frustrating part
of this whole investigation,
715
00:39:17,021 --> 00:39:19,956
For me, is I
learned that the day
716
00:39:20,024 --> 00:39:21,824
After brittanee drexel
went missing,
717
00:39:21,893 --> 00:39:23,693
They pulled raymond moody over.
718
00:39:23,761 --> 00:39:26,362
When you get a speeding ticket,
it came up that he
719
00:39:26,431 --> 00:39:28,664
Was a registered sex offender.
720
00:39:28,733 --> 00:39:30,566
He has scratches on his face.
721
00:39:30,635 --> 00:39:32,835
There's a missing girl in town.
722
00:39:32,837 --> 00:39:35,505
It doesn't take a genius
to say, hey, wait a second.
723
00:39:35,573 --> 00:39:37,440
Maybe we should
take this guy in.
724
00:39:37,509 --> 00:39:39,309
Maybe we should look at him.
725
00:39:39,377 --> 00:39:40,843
Nobody batted an eye.
726
00:39:40,912 --> 00:39:42,745
And she was the perfect target.
727
00:39:42,747 --> 00:39:45,247
You know, we hear from him,
oh, she wanted to party.
728
00:39:45,249 --> 00:39:47,484
She wanted to get
in the car and smoke weed.
729
00:39:47,552 --> 00:39:49,886
From the friends and family
that I've spoken to,
730
00:39:49,954 --> 00:39:52,755
Brittanee drexel could not
stand the smell of marijuana.
731
00:39:52,757 --> 00:39:54,356
She would not smoke marijuana.
732
00:39:54,358 --> 00:39:56,258
She would not even date a guy
who smoked marijuana.
733
00:39:56,328 --> 00:39:59,161
And if raymond moody said
that he lured her to the car
734
00:39:59,231 --> 00:40:01,831
With marijuana,
raymond moody is lying.
735
00:40:01,900 --> 00:40:06,536
It's incomprehensible
to me that this guy got away
736
00:40:06,604 --> 00:40:08,470
With what he got away with.
737
00:40:08,472 --> 00:40:14,777
♪ ♪
738
00:40:14,846 --> 00:40:17,013
- I will accept
your plea to murder,
739
00:40:17,081 --> 00:40:19,415
Criminal sexual conduct
in the first degree,
740
00:40:19,484 --> 00:40:21,551
And to kidnapping.
741
00:40:21,619 --> 00:40:27,289
- October 19, 2022, raymond
moody pleads guilty to murder,
742
00:40:27,359 --> 00:40:29,792
Rape, and kidnapping.
743
00:40:29,861 --> 00:40:32,128
He is sentenced
to life in prison
744
00:40:32,196 --> 00:40:36,799
With an additional two
consecutive terms of 30 years.
745
00:40:37,836 --> 00:40:42,505
His girlfriend, angel,
is not charged with any crime.
746
00:40:42,573 --> 00:40:45,508
[soft music]
747
00:40:45,576 --> 00:40:51,281
♪ ♪
748
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- The driving force to keep
this case hot was dawn drexel.
749
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She was hitting a lot of the
same obstacles the police
750
00:41:00,291 --> 00:41:05,828
Were, but she constantly came
back into town, constantly
751
00:41:05,897 --> 00:41:08,798
Looking, constantly calling.
752
00:41:08,867 --> 00:41:12,368
And even though it had
to be excruciating,
753
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This is something that she
has had to endure for 13 years
754
00:41:17,675 --> 00:41:21,210
To make sure
that she got answers.
755
00:41:21,279 --> 00:41:24,614
And as terrible as those
answers are, she stuck it out,
756
00:41:24,682 --> 00:41:25,982
And she got them.
757
00:41:26,050 --> 00:41:27,583
And I don't think
it would have been
758
00:41:27,652 --> 00:41:30,119
Possible
but for her persistence.
759
00:41:30,188 --> 00:41:34,090
She didn't allow anybody
to forget about brittanee.
760
00:41:35,860 --> 00:41:39,128
- Dawn is a complete icon
761
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To me because I just--
I don't know how
762
00:41:41,299 --> 00:41:44,967
Mentally, health wise,
I could have handled it.
763
00:41:45,036 --> 00:41:47,970
- That strength
from me, I think
764
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I felt like I had to find her.
765
00:41:51,710 --> 00:41:53,776
But it was like a mission.
766
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We love you, brit!
767
00:41:56,848 --> 00:42:00,650
- Until we reunite
with my sister brittanee,
768
00:42:00,718 --> 00:42:06,055
We will feel we got
the answers we wanted,
769
00:42:06,124 --> 00:42:12,228
But it will never fill that
missing piece in our family.
770
00:42:12,296 --> 00:42:14,197
She's still gone.
771
00:42:16,234 --> 00:42:18,334
- Brittanee was just
a beautiful person,
772
00:42:18,402 --> 00:42:21,337
And she would do
anything for anyone.
773
00:42:21,405 --> 00:42:23,773
About a month before
everything happened,
774
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It was my birthday party.
775
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We all went to dinner
with my parents.
776
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And we just had
an absolute blast.
777
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Brittanee is laughing
and having fun.
778
00:42:33,217 --> 00:42:35,918
She ordered this,
like, obnoxious steak.
779
00:42:35,920 --> 00:42:38,788
And brittanee was like
110 pounds soaking wet.
780
00:42:38,856 --> 00:42:40,690
So my dad was kind
of looking at her like,
781
00:42:40,758 --> 00:42:42,358
Are you sure, kid?
782
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And was like,
really, eyeing her.
783
00:42:43,862 --> 00:42:45,127
And she's like,
yeah, and I want
784
00:42:45,129 --> 00:42:46,863
A grasshopper milkshake too.
785
00:42:48,232 --> 00:42:51,033
Her personality,
her love of life,
786
00:42:51,035 --> 00:42:54,103
Her infectious attitude,
her smile,
787
00:42:54,172 --> 00:42:57,907
Her laugh, her goofiness,
there's nothing I don't miss.
788
00:43:02,246 --> 00:43:05,181
- My sister was very
kind and caring.
789
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She would never hurt us all.
790
00:43:07,852 --> 00:43:10,886
And that's something that we're
missing from the world now.
791
00:43:10,955 --> 00:43:14,456
And this world is
such full of hate
792
00:43:14,526 --> 00:43:18,794
That I hope, one day,
793
00:43:18,863 --> 00:43:22,198
It can be peaceful
for all of us.
794
00:43:25,069 --> 00:43:27,537
- Sometimes I'll go back
and look at video of her
795
00:43:27,605 --> 00:43:29,338
When she was younger.
796
00:43:29,407 --> 00:43:32,842
And I do look at
her pictures a lot.
797
00:43:32,910 --> 00:43:36,045
But, you know, her memory will
798
00:43:36,114 --> 00:43:38,414
Always be in my heart,
you know?
799
00:43:38,483 --> 00:43:41,317
I'll always remember
the good times I had with her.
800
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♪ ♪