Brittanee Drexel Remains Missing, To Be Honored

June 21, 2010 by Linda
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Brittanee Drexel Remains Missing, To Be Honored
Gates Chili High School will honor teen at Graduation

Wilmington, NC – Brittanee Drexel remains missing and should be graduating this Wednesday, June 23, 2010 from her Gates Chili High School; however her family will attend in her vacancy to accept the school’s honor. “They called last week to inform me that the school would honor my daughter with an honorary diploma” said, Brittanee’s mother, Dawn Drexel. This entire ordeal is so real; I miss my daughter and ache for her to come home, “she added”. The ceremony will be held at 7:00 pm at the RIT Gordon Field House, 1 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, NY 14623.

Brittanee Drexel vanished on April 25, 2009 from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina almost immediately after exiting the Blue Water Inn to return to her hotel; she has not been seen since. Brittanee went to South Carolina with a group of teens from Rochester, New York against her parent’s wishes for a spring break trip planned by the group. In April of 2010 South Carolina law officials announced to the public that they had three persons of interest in her disappearance but would not elaborate any further; the teen has still not been located nor have any arrest been made in the case.

Over the past year the CUE Center for Missing Persons lead several large scale search efforts in collaboration with law officials and hundreds of volunteers from around the country to no avail, finding no sign of the missing girl. “We remain hopeful that Brittanee will be found and will continue all efforts necessary to help locate her and provide aid to her family for a resolution” said, CUE’s founder, Monica Caison. The group pleas to the community for information concerning Brittanee Drexel and encourage them to contact law enforcement or visit her web site and submit a confidential tip at http://www.helpfindbrittaneedrexel.com/

Missing: 04/25/09 Missing from: Myrtle Beach, SC
Classification: Missing Endangered Age at disappearance: 17 Date of Birth: 10/07/91
White Female Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue Height: 5’0″ Weight: 103 lbs

Her ears and nose are pierced. Brittanee has blonde highlights in her hair (note her hair can be any color). She was last seen wearing a white, black, teal, and gray top, along with black shorts, similar to the outfit pictured below. Brittanee was also wearing white flip flops. Since her disappearance Brittanee has turned 18 years old.

If anyone has information please contact the CUE Center for Missing Persons at (910) 343-1131 or the 24 hour tip line at (910) 232-1687 or visit http://www.ncmissingpersons.org
Myrtle Beach Police Department (843) 918-1963

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Search For Brittanee Drexel Resumes Jan 9-10

October 16, 2009 by Linda
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Source: Sun News

Family members, friends and authorities will return to the Georgetown County area Saturday to search for clues in the disappearance of Brittanee Drexel, the New York teen who has not been seen since leaving a Myrtle Beach hotel room in April.

An official Web site for the missing teen was also launched this month after officials and family members learned about several people posing as Drexel on the Internet, said Monica Caison, director of the Community United Effort Center for Missing Persons based in Wilmington, N.C., which conducts nationwide searches for missing individuals.

“The Internet can be a wonderful tool to get the information out there, but it can also be a vicious attack for the family,” Caison said. “There have been some vicious, horrible things out there.”

The site was launched Jan. 1 and as of Monday night, Caison said there had been more than 5,000 hits to it and hundreds of people had left messages of hope for the family as well as information that could help the investigation.

Volunteers and law enforcement officials have focused their searches in the Georgetown County area after a cell phone belonging to Drexel, who was 17 at the time of her disappearance, gave off its last known signal the night of April 26 in the area around U.S. 17 and the South Santee River, authorities said. Drexel was last seen that night leaving the Blue Water Hotel on Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach

In December, a pair of sunglasses, resembling those that the then-17-year-old wore in a photo taken with friends the day she was last seen in Myrtle Beach, was found in an area near the Santee River in Georgetown County. The sunglasses were sent to the State Law Enforcement Division for processing.

“It’s so imperative if anyone finds anything in the woods they need to call police especially in that area. I don’t care if it’s a lipstick container,” Caison said. “If you find any kind of article that doesn’t belong out there you need to call police. It could be imperative to this case.”

A large group of searchers will spend the weekend looking for clues about Drexel’s disappearance, which has garnered national attention. Authorities did not conduct any searches during the holidays, but Caison said she has searched the area weekly.

“I’ve been going down weekly and spending the day with a small team,” Caison said. “We’re continuing to eliminate space and focus on new areas we’ve discovered.”

Anyone with information about Drexel’s disappearance can call Myrtle Beach police at 918-1963 or go to the web site at www.helpfindbrittaneedrexel.com.

You can support the search for Brittanee by donating on CUE Center For Missing Persons website here, or on Brittanee Drexel’s Official Website at the link above.

Previous searches by CUE Center for Brittanee Drexel

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Brittanee Drexel

August 5, 2009 by Linda
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Missing from: Myrtle Beach,SC
Missing since: 04/25/09
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date of Birth: 10/07/91
Age at disappearance: 17
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Height: 5’0″
Weight: 103 lbs

Her ears and nose are pierced. Brittanee has blonde highlights in her hair. She was last seen wearing a white, black, teal, and gray top, along with black shorts, similar to the outfit pictured above. Brittanee was also wearing white flip flops.

Myrtle Beach Police Department (South Carolina) 1-843-918-1963

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Possible break in case of missing teen – WIVB BuffaloPossible break in case of missing teen It’s a possible break in the case of a missing Rochester teen.29 Jul 2010
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Police: South Carolina Arrest Not Linked to Drexel – YNN RochesterPolice: South Carolina Arrest Not Linked to Drexel Timothy S. Taylor, 37, of McClellanville, South Carolina, is accused of trying to kidnap a 20-year-old woman last week. The incident allegedly happened about two blocks away from the BlueWater Resort, the last place Brittanee Drexel was seen in April of last year.28 Jul 2010

Drexel Family Hopeful About Arrest – 13WHAM RochesterDrexel Family Hopeful About Arrest Chili/Myrtle Beach, S.C. — The family of missing teen Brittanee Drexel is hopeful about a possible break in the case.28 Jul 2010
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Drexel mom ‘familiar’ with attempted abduction suspect’s name – WIS News 10 ColumbiaDrexel mom ‘familiar’ with attempted abduction suspect’s name One person has been arrested in connection to the attempted abduction of a 20-year-old woman in broad daylight along South Ocean Boulevard last Wednesday.28 Jul 2010
Myrtle Beach Police make arrest in attempted kidnapping on Ocean Boulevard – WSAV SavannahMyrtle Beach Police make arrest in attempted kidnapping on Ocean Boulevard MYRTLE BEACH – Myrtle Beach Police officers made an arrest in the attempted kidnapping case on Ocean Blvd. from last week.28 Jul 2010
Arrest in attempted Myrtle Beach kidnapping may shed light on Brittanee Drexel case – The Myrtle Beach Sun NewsArrest in attempted Myrtle Beach kidnapping may shed light on Brittanee Drexel case Myrtle Beach police arrested a man Wednesday in connection with an abduction attempt of a 20-year-old woman along Ocean Boulevard last week, Capt. David Knipes said.28 Jul 2010
Arrest made in botched Boulevard abduction – WPDE Myrtle Beach – FlorenceArrest made in botched Boulevard abduction Myrtle Beach Police arrested a McClellanville man wanted in connection to a kidnapping attempt a week ago in Myrtle Beach — a case that has eery similarities to that of missing spring breaker Brittanee Drexel.28 Jul 2010