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Missing Date: Saturday 25th April 2009 Missing From: Myrtle Beach South Carolina Missing Country: USA Sex: Female DOB: 07/Oct/1991 Age Now: 18 |
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She was last seen wearing a white, black, teal, and gray top, along with black shorts. Brittanee was also wearing white flip flops. Brittanee is a Student at Gates-Chili High School. She drove down to Myrtle Beach with friends without her mothers permission and awarness. The last text that went to her cell phone was from her boyfriend John Grieco, at 9:16PM. She was last reported leaving Blue Water Resort in the evening. Her cell phone is currently off . She left all of her belongings in her hotel room where she was staying at Bar Habor. She was last seen leaving the Blue Water Resort in Myrtle Beach. It is out of her character to not call, esp. not to contact her boyfriend. We are all taking this very very seriously. ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT Myrtle Beach Police Department (South Carolina) 1-843-918-1000 or Anonymous tips and information can be called in to the Myrtle Beach Police Department at 843-918-1382 or to the CUE Center at 910-343-1131. |
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SLED adds agent to Drexel investigation
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - A team of investigators looking to crack the case of a missing New York teen is growing along the Grand Strand.
Lt. Neil Johnson, spokesman for the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office, said the agency has requested an additional agent from the State law Enforcement Division to assist with the Brittanee Drexel missing persons case.
SLED spokeswoman Jennifer Timmons said the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office made the request last week, and has since assigned an agent to the case. When asked the purpose of the additional agent, Timmons said the reasons for the extra manpower could jeopardize the case.
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In April, authorities publicly pinpointed three or four persons of interest who have all been previously questioned by authorities in connection to the case. Johnson, however, could not confirm a time frame in which the suspects were questioned.
Two of the suspects, according to Johnson, were subjected to lie detector tests. Johnson, however, would not comment on the results of the tests.
"At this time, there is no reason to believe these people [the persons of interest] know Drexel directly," Johnson said.
Myrtle Beach Police Det. Vincent Dorio said the recent advancements in the case in April developed from a tip, and detectives are confident the information is leading them in the right direction to finding who might be responsible for Drexel's disappearance.
CrimeStoppers of the Lowcountry continues to offer a reward for any information on Drexel's whereabouts. Anyone with information regarding the disappearance of Drexel is urged to contact the agency at 1-888-CRIME-SC.
http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=12793056
Missing teen's family accepting her diploma
The family of Brittanee Drexel will be attending her high school graduation ceremony this week to accept a honorary diploma on her behalf.
Brittanee, who went missing last year in Myrtle Beach, S.C., will be given an honorary diploma by her Rochester, N.Y., High School. Dawn Drexel will accept the diploma in her daughter's absence at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the RIT Gordon Field House in Rochester, N.Y.
She was last seen by friends on April 25, 2009, when she left the Bar Harbor Hotel in Myrtle Beach to meet friends at the nearby BlueWater Resort. Surveillance footage shows Drexel arriving at the resort, then leaving roughly 10 minutes later. What happened to her after that remains a mystery.
In April, authorities said a break in the case was at their fingertips, and said they had several suspects. However, no further updates have been provided and no arrests have been made.
Meanwhile, volunteers continue to search the Myrtle Beach area for Drexel. One of the primary missing-person groups searching for her is the CUE Center for Missing Persons in Wilmington, N.C.
Source: AOL News
http://tinyurl.com/38tf9lv
No new area of interest in Brittanee Drexel case
Lt. Neil Johnson of the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office said this morning there are no new areas of interest in the case of Brittanee Drexel, a New York teenager who disappeared last year when visiting Myrtle Beach.
But searchers are still looking, said Monica Caison of the CUE Center for Missing Persons in Wilmington, N.C., which has organized searches for the missing teen since she disappeared about a year ago. Drexel was last seen on Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach.
Caison said her organization searched an area in Georgetown County two weeks ago, one of several that have been on CUE's search plan from the start. She said the areas were scattered in Georgetown and elsewhere that she didn't want to identify.
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Mother of missing teen reflects after one year
The mother of missing teen Brittanee Drexel calls the past year a living nightmare that won't end.
"It's the most horrible thing you ever want to go through," Dawn Drexel said during a recent interview.
On April 25, 2009, Dawn's first-born child, Brittanee, vanished from Ocean Boulevard while on spring break.
The then-17-year-old was last seen leaving the Blue Water Resort near 20th Avenue South and Ocean Boulevard, and no one has seen her since.
This time last year, Brittanee, from Rochester, NY, was juggling a lot with her mom and dad's divorce, boyfriend troubles and even a bout of depression.
So it was no surprise Brittanee wanted a break and begged her mother for permission to visit Myrtle Beach for her high school spring break.
When Dawn Drexel told her daughter no, Brittanee became angry and the two began to fight. Exhausted, Dawn allowed Brittanee to go stay a couple of nights with a friend in Rochester.
But that was a lie as Dawn found out later, and Brittanee disobeyed her mother and went to Myrtle Beach anyway.
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http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=448770
Family marks teen’s disappearance at candlelight vigil
MYRTLE BEACH - Sunday is the one year anniversary of the disappearance of New York teen, Brittanee Drexel.
The 17 year old was in Myrtle Beach for spring break with friends, when police said, she went missing.
The Drexel family was on the Grand Strand for a series of events surrounding the anniversary.
The family hosted a 20 block march down Ocean Boulevard Saturday night.
After the march there was a candle light vigil.
At the vigil, people gathered to remember the missing teen.
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Thinking of Brittanee Drexel - One Year Missing
Thinking of Brittanee Drexel especially today
Brittanee Drexel featured on special deck of cards
Sunday marks one year since the disappearance of Brittanee Drexel, the Rochester, New York teenager who went missing during a spring break trip to Myrtle Beach.
Searchers have already tried so many things to get information about her disappearance, but Friday they unveiled a deck of playing cards. On the front of each card is a picture of a South Carolina missing person or unsolved homicide victim.
Prison inmates have plenty of time on their hands and often, plenty of information about unsolved crimes. On a trip to Florida, Tom Lucas of Spartanburg, whose son was the victim of an unsolved murder, saw a deck of playing cards made available to prison inmates that featured information about unsolved crimes.
He thought, why not do the same in South Carolina? "My motivation is to help victims and to get information that will help solve cases and give a little bit of relief for the families," said Tom Lucas, Spartanburg Crimestoppers.
It's the second year they've put out the South Carolina Crimestoppers playing cards. This year's deck has Brittanee's picture and information on the two of diamonds, the number of her soccer jersey.
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http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=447917
Family in Grand Strand for Brittanee Drexel Vigil
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - The family of Brittanee Drexel is planning to publicly mark the one-year anniversary of when she disappeared.
Drexel was on Spring Break from the Rochester, NY, area when she was last seen at a Myrtle Beach resort on Ocean Boulevard on April 25, 2009.
A gathering will begin Saturday at 5:30 p.m. at the Bar Harbor resort where Drexel was staying during her trip to the Grand Strand. People will then join in a march of about 20 blocks to the BlueWater Resort where she visited a friend and was last seen.
Just beside the BlueWater, a vigil will begin at the Hurl Rocks Park at 7:30 p.m.
"You need to keep her face out there," explained Drexel's younger sister Myrissa Drexel. "She needs to be found."
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http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=12353144
Interview with Brittanee Drexel's mother - Today Show
Nearly one year after her daughter disappeared while on spring break, Dawn Drexel appeared on Today in New York this morning and spoke with show co-host Matt Lauer about her daughter’s case. Gates Chili High School student Brittanee Drexel was 17 when she traveled to Myrtle Beach without her parents’ permission last year. She was last seen on hotel surveillance cameras on April 25, 2009. Brittanee’s family and friends have traveled to South Carolina countless times to search for the teen. Myrtle Beach and Georgetown County, S.C., police investigators said last week they are closing in on several persons of interest in the case. They also indicated that they believe Brittanee is no longer alive. Dawn Drexel today told Lauer that police have not shared many details about the recent developments in her daughter’s case. She said they told her they are focusing on three or four persons of interest and a location of interest. She also said she believes one of three things has happened to Brittanee. “She’s being held against her will, she’s been trafficked or she’s not alive,” Drexel told Lauer this morning. Read More: http://tinyurl.com/y2ds3fh
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Biker run to highlight search for missing NY teen
It's been a fruitless search for a New York teenager, Brittanee Drexel, who vanished while on spring break in Myrtle Beach in 2009. Now family and friends will return to the Grand Strand to bring new light to the case.
Contact was lost between Brittanee and her family in New York on April 25, the same night authorities say she disappeared from the area. The last signal from her cell phone came the next night near the South Santee River. Multiple search efforts since she went missing has left police empty handed.
Brittanee's family is organizing a biker run on April 24, 2010 stretching from Georgetown to the Blue Water Resort in Myrtle Beach where she was last seen. They also plan on holding a candlelight vigil at the Blue Water in honor of Brittanee.
Source: WMBF
http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=12158126
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Private firm hired to find missing NY teen
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The head of a company that helps parents find missing children has hired a detective agency to search for a New York state teenager missing in South Carolina for almost a year.
Seventeen-year-old Brittanee Drexel of Rochester, N.Y., was last seen walking out of a Myrtle Beach hotel during a spring break trip last April. Her cell phone gave off its last signal several hours later about 40 miles south near the Santee River.
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http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/private_firm_hired_to_find_missing_GaWIaJVceESPdG3Y5BCHZJ#ixzz0ezExY911
Search for Brittanee continues, no new leads
The search continues for 17- year old Brittanee Drexel was last seen leaving a Myrtle Beach hotel in April, while vacationing from New York.
Her family and volunteers from the CUE center from Missing Persons are back in the Grand Strand searching for the teen. About 100 people showed up to help search the area near the North Santee River.
Though temperatures were just above freezing that didn't stop volunteers from spending the day searching for clues.The search party had ATV's, dogs, horses and of course, people. Everyone bundeled up and covered about 100 acres of land before lunch.
Brittanee's mom, Dawn Drexel says these searches are very nerve-racking, and that's why she says she didn't get much sleep. She says the possibilities are endless and at this point, it's just a waiting game, "the area that's out here is just all woods, and normally when they're looking in the woods they're looking for a body, it's just scary."
Even so, everyone is very hopeful including Brittanee's Grandma Carol Wagner, "I do [have hope] because they haven't found anything I really think Brittanee's out there. She's just untouchable right now." The family urges anyone with information to come forward, Wagner pleads,"please come forward, don't leave the family out in the cold."
The crews did not find any items that apply to Brittanee's case. They say they just the normal debris and some animal bones.
Wagner said, "I don't know where we are going from here, but we are not going to stop looking, we're going to continue to look for Brittanee, she's gotta be out there somewhere."
Source: WMBF
http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=11796037
New search for Brittanee Drexel
Friends, family members, and authorities will return to the Georgetown County area this weekend to continue the search for missing Chili teenager Brittanee Drexel. Monica Caison of the CUE Center for Missing Persons tells News 10NBC Drexel’s mother, Dawn, will participate in the search. Drexel’s aunt and grandparents are also expected to team up with the search team.
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Last month, crews searching near the Santee River found a pair of sunglasses similar to those belonging to Drexel. The family is still waiting to hear the results of DNA tests on those sunglasses.
Caison says authorities did not conduct any searches during the holidays, but she and a small team continued weekly searches near the Santee River, where Drexel’s phone gave off its last known signal.
http://www.whec.com/news/stories/S1345185.shtml?cat=572
New website expands search for missing NY teen
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - After eight months of searching along the coast of South Carolina, the family of a 17-year-old girl who disappeared while on spring break in Myrtle Beach is hoping a new website will generate leads about her disappearance.
HelpFindBrittaneeDrexel.com features a new way for the community to submit web-generated tips on the disappearance of Brittanee Drexel, who was last seen on April 25 after meeting up with friends from her hometown in Myrtle Beach.
The website also features pictures from search efforts in Horry, Georgetown and Charleston counties for Drexel, in addition to the teen's description, links to search updates and upcoming fundraising events.
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http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=11748865
Brittanee Drexel: Sunglasses found in search for teen
MYRTLE BEACH — A pair of women's sunglasses discovered on the banks of a South Carolina river has renewed the search for a New York teen missing since April.
Multiple media outlets report the sunglasses were found Monday by someone walking along the Santee River in Georgetown County about 40 miles south of Myrtle Beach. The discovery came as about 70 volunteers and police officers searched the area for a week for 17-year-old Brittanee Drexel.
Drexel was last seen April 25 — the same day a picture was taken of her wearing knockoff designer sunglasses similar to the pair found at the river. The site is not far from where her cell phone gave its last known signal that night.
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http://tinyurl.com/ybxz884
Search starts up again for missing teen along Grand Strand
Different local law enforcement agencies and a missing persons group continue today to search in Georgetown and Charleston counties for missing New York teen Brittanee Drexel after Georgetown County authorities received a new tip, said Monica Caison, founder of the Community .
Caison said authorities and those with the CUE Center spent Friday, Saturday, and Sunday searching by the north Santee River in Georgetown County and some areas in Charleston County.
Nothing of significance was found, said Caison, who took Drexel's mother, Dawn Drexel, around to areas they searched after Dawn Drexel flew into the area from New York Thursday. Caison said authorities and the CUE group plan to continue their search efforts Monday.
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http://www.thesunnews.com/news/local/story/1202722.html
Material found during Drexel search not bone
A hard material discovered during a search for missing spring breaker Brittanee Drexel that piqued interest Sunday afternoon is not bone, the authorities said Monday.
Special dive teams have reassembled Monday morning along a section of the North Santee River in Georgetown County and will continue diving for signs of Brittanee Drexel.
The efforts began here Friday afternoon after Georgetown County investigators received a new tip in the case of Drexel who vanished April 25 from Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach.
http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=386808
Drexel family encouraged to keep search alive
The family of missing Chili teen Brittanee Drexel received words of encouragement this weekend.
Saturday night, Ed Smart joined the Drexel family at the 25th annual gala for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
"I don’t think parents can give up hope," Smart said.
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http://www.whec.com/news/stories/S1253690.shtml?cat=565
Missing Chili teen to appear on cover of People magazine
There is new hope for the Drexel family. Brittanee Drexel’s picture will now be seen by millions. Her story is one of six profiled in the current issue of People magazine. Her face graces the cover.
Brittanee’s aunt – Keri Drexel said, “It keeps our hope out there. We're trying everything to keep her name and face out there, all over the world. I've actually gotten e-mails sent to me saying 'wow I've seen your niece’s picture in Australia’.”
The People article is called "Vanished without a Trace." It tells of the anguish the Drexel family lives with since Brittanee, the oldest of three, disappeared in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina last April. It’s a story of six people, mostly children who have mysteriously disappeared.
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http://www.whec.com/news/stories/s1249884.shtml
Awareness campaign for missing New York teen
Officials with the CUE Center for Missing Persons are initiating an awareness campaign for missing Brittanee Drexel who disappeared in Myrtle Beach on April 25th, 2009.
Kerri Drexel, Brittanee's aunt, has arrived in Myrtle Beach Friday 30/10/09 to help distribute posters to remind the public she is still missing.
Since her disappearance, police and regional law enforcement agencies have followed a number of leads, all leading into dead ends. Myrtle Beach Police suspended an active search for Drexel in June.
CrimeStoppers of the Lowcountry continues to offer a reward for any information on Brittanee's whereabouts. Anyone with information is urged to contact the agency at 1-888-CRIME-SC.
Source: WMBF
http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=11416455
Thinking of Brittanee and her family
I hope that Brittanee is found soon and back with her family, 6 months is such a long time to be apart
Brittanee Drexel missing for six months
Six months ago, Chili teen Brittanee Drexel disappeared.
On Sunday afternoon, her friends and family gathered to keep hope alive.
"We just miss her, we love her, we just want her back home with us," Dawn Drexel said. "It's been too long."
Balloons were released today in her honor-- a sign of hope that she's still out there. Drexel's parents say the event was also a chance to thank the community for all its support
Brittanee Drexel went missing on April 25th while she was on spring break in Myrtle Beach.
Dozens of friends and family came to Charlotte pier with t-shirts and photos of Brittanee Drexel.
"Every day, every waking moment renews my hope," Brittanee's father, Chad Drexel, said.
"We're still remaining hopeful that, you know, she'll return or we'll get a break in the case to where you know she'll be back home with us or we'll at least be able to find her," Brittanee's mother, Dawn Drexel said.
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http://www.whec.com/news/stories/S1211328.shtml?cat=566#
Search for missing teen yields no clues - Brittanee Drexel
A team of searchers scoured woodlands near McClellanville over the weekend seeking clues in the disappearance of Brittanee Marie Drexel but came up empty-handed.
"There was nothing related to the case located," said Lt. Mark Fields of the Charleston County Sheriff's Office.
Searchers were hoping to find her cell phone, clothing or anything else that would be helpful in solving the case, Fields said.
Drexel, 17, of Rochester, N.Y., last was seen in Myrtle Beach in April wearing a white, black, teal and gray top, black shorts and white flip-flops. She is 4 feet, 11 inches tall, weighs 103 pounds and has blue eyes and blond hair with highlights. Her ears and nose are pierced.
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http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/oct/20/search-for-missing-teen-yields-no-clues/
Search grows for Brittanee Drexel
On Saturday, search efforts for missing spring breaker Brittanee Drexel grew to levels not seen since the 18-year-old vanished from Ocean Boulevard in April.
More than 100 search volunteers and law enforcement officials combed through hundreds of wooded acres near the Georgetown/Charleston County line, though no signs of Drexel were found.
Efforts are focused on that area because it's where detectives tracked Drexel's cell phone signals in the first few days of her disappearance.
The searchers scoured much of the same area in April, though the heat, thick growth and active wildlife made conditions less than ideal.
Saturday morning's shot of crisp, cool air was just what searchers had hoped for this time around. The cadaver dogs, mounted horse patrols and searchers are able to work better in cooler weather, said Monica Caison with the CUE Center for Missing Persons.
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http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=364384
Search for Brittanee Drexel delivers no new leads
Myrtle Beach police, FBI agents, and searchers with the CUE Center for Missing Persons wrapped up a search for missing teenager , Brittanee Drexel, Monday afternoon.
The areas searched on Monday had been investigated before, but they wanted to re-visit the area in the cooler weather as cooler temperatures are more advantageous for the search dogs to detect any clues. The areas searched include: Yaupon Drive near Kings Highway, 19th Ave. South off of Kings Highway, and the former Air Force Base in Myrtle Beach. They were able to eliminate these areas for any possible leads, as the search did not produce any new information.
The CUE Center plans another big search for Drexel this weekend (Oct. 17-18). No search is planned for the missing teen until then. They will be looking in the Myrtle Beach area and Georgetown County, places that have previously been searched.
Bittanee went missing from Myrtle Beach in April while on Spring Break with her friends from Rochester, NY.
Source: SCNow
http://tinyurl.com/yg3jfwz
Prayers welcome for missing teen
The parents of Brittanee Drexel are asking the public to keep their daughter in their thoughts and prayers.
Yesterday was Brittanee 18th birthday and her family held a private get together.
Her mother has hired a psychic to help with the investigation.
Another organized search will take place in two weeks.
Source: WIVB
http://tinyurl.com/y9oe8ae
New search planned for Brittanee
The CUE Center for Missing Persons in Wilmington, NC, led the search in May and is organizing a new search for the weekend of October 16th. Founder Monica Caison said cadaver dogs, a mounted horse patrol, ATVs and foot searchers will scour areas in Georgetown County near the North Santee Community.
Drexel, 18 on the 7th October, was last seen leaving the Blue Water Resort around 8:15 p.m. when surveillance video caught her walking out. Police say she was heading back to the Bar Harbour Hotel to meet up with friends.
Cpl. Vincent Dorio, says the case is being investigated daily and that leads come in weekly. "We're still actively going over every lead, reevaluating everything we've done to date to see if we've possibly missed something." "She's been missing this long. I was hoping to have discovered she was a runaway, but it doesn't look like that," Dorio said Wednesday afternoon, though he stressed, anything is possible at this point.
Source: CarolinaLive
http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=360264
Happy Birthday Brittanee xx
Happy Birthday Brittanee xx
Thinking of Brittanee on her birthday.
Today is Brittanee's 18th Birthday
Today is Brittanee's 18th Birthday
Search continues for missing New York teen
October marks the six-month anniversary since New York teen, Brittanee Drexel, vanished while on spring break in Myrtle Beach.
She was last seen in the area of 11th Avenue South and 20th Avenue South in Myrtle Beach on April 25 after meeting up with friends from her hometown. Since her disappearance, a number of leads have been investigated by the Myrtle Beach Police Department and regional law enforcement agencies, but so far, all have turned into dead ends. Myrtle Beach Police suspended an active search for Drexel in June, following several weeks of no progress in the case. Investigators extended their search as far as Charleston County, along the Santee River and Coastal Reserve.
Billboards spanning from Georgetown to Myrtle Beach bear Brittanee's description and picture, in hopes of jogging the memory of someone who might know what happened to her. "It just keeps everything out in the open, so that she's seen everywhere. We know Brittanee's out there, and we're going to get her back," said Carol Wagner, her grandmother.
CrimeStoppers of the Lowcountry continues to offer a reward for any information on Drexel's whereabouts. Anyone with information regarding the disappearance of Drexel is urged to contact the agency at 1-888-CRIME-SC.
October 7th will be Brittanee's 18th Birthday.
Source: WMBF News
http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=11262852
Poker run to raise search money Brittanee Drexel
The Bradenton family of a missing girl is hoping to get the word out again this weekend.
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This weekend, they are having a poker run. They will make several stops throughout Manatee County and Lakewood Ranch.
Poker Run:
Registration statrs at 10 am at Budweiser and the last bike out at 11am. Tickets are $10 and you can register at any of the 5 bars.
September 13
5 stops from 10am till 3pm
1. Budweiser (Gold Coast Eagle Dist. - 10am
2. Banana Factory on US 41 - 11am - 12pm
3. Clancy's on Cortez - 12pm - 1 pm
4. Ace's Bar on Cortez Roaad - 1pm - 2pm
5. Peggy's Corral - 2pm till
For more info contact Keri Drexel at 941-713-3387
http://www.mysuncoast.com/Global/story.asp?S=11114264
Poker Run versus cell phone
I'm sure all the Bikers in Bradenton will be concerned and there will be plenty of photos and ribbons, but her last cell phone ping was way south of Myrtle Beach and that shows direction of travel. It also ceased suddenly and it was not likely a weak battery, so look for a swamp near the route 17 commercial bypass at a place where a vehicle could turn off the road without arousing suspicion.
Large-scale search for Rochester teen
A national organization is helping the family of a missing Rochester teen pick up the search, months after she disappeared in South Carolina.
Brittanee Drexel, 17, went missing from Myrtle beach on Spring Break back in April.
Investigators followed several leads in the initial search and even identified a person of interest, but never arrested anyone.
This weekend, the CUE Center for Missing Persons featured Drexel on their Missing Persons' road tour.
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"We will be planning in the Fall, a large-scale search, and I don't want to disclose the area, but we will bring in multiple teams and quite a few hundred people to conduct the search effort," said Monica Cason, of CUE Center for Missing Persons.
http://tinyurl.com/nrpfv2
Trail Grows Cold, Search Continues for Missing Teen
Myrtle Beach, SC - Myrtle Beach Police begin a renewed effort to find Brittanee Drexel, a missing teen from New York. Officials say they are working several new leads to find the teenager, but they still need help in the investigation.
Family, friends and strangers gathered at a park in Myrtle Beach Saturday morning to release balloons for Brittanee Drexel. It is a sign of faith in a time when hope is hard to come by.
“It’s not knowing where she is. I want to get her back; I want to hold her and touch her,” Brittanee’s mother, Dawn Drexel said.
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http://www.wciv.com/news/stories/0809/654487.html
Brittanee Drexel: 4 months later, still missing
More than four months after her disappearance, Brittanee Drexel's whereabouts remain a mystery.
Drexel, 17, of New York, disappeared April 25 after leaving the Blue Water Resort on Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach.
Almost from the very beginning detectives theorized Drexel was abducted and feared she was in danger. During the first few weeks of her disappearance, police and volunteer searchers with the C.U.E. Center for Missing Persons initiated exhaustive searches.
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Anonymous tips and information can be called in to the Myrtle Beach Police Department at 843-918-1382 or to the CUE Center at 910-343-1131.
http://www.carolinalive.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=343626
Mother of missing NY teen continues search
MYRTLE BEACH,SC (WMBF) - The mother of a missing New York teenager is back in Myrtle Beach this week, hoping new developments will answer questions about her disappearance.
"I miss my daughter. I miss her so much," Dawn Drexel said Thursday. "I just want her to come back home."
Brittanee Drexel, 17, went missing in April while on vacation in Myrtle Beach for spring break, and Dawn Drexel got back into Myrtle Beach around 5 a.m. Thursday to continue the search for her daughter.
"You have to keep their name out there," she commented. "A lot of people don't do that."
However, the Community United Effort (CUE) Center for Missing Persons does, and that's part of the reason why Dawn Drexel is back. The CUE Center is profiling Brittanee this weekend, and hopes to get some attention from the Larry King Live show.
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I am so sorry for you and
I am so sorry for you and your husband, i was down at myrtle beach on a vacation about a wk or two after the matter has happened for a vacation. i will be going back down there this weekend and i will keep my eyes out for her. it really struck me to find out something like that and im pretty sure that guy she met has to know something. like i said i dont even know her or he family but if i could be down there looking for her now i would, as a mother of a one yr old i really have NO idea what your going through but i know how it would be for me. GOD BLESS your family and i hope you find your daughter. Im SOOO sorry for you as a mother!! Please keep your head up and be strong even though it is hard.
Ashley
Billboard to be erected for Brittanee Drexel
A large roadside billboard will go up sometime in the next week that features what has become one of Myrtle Beach's only unsolved missing persons cases.
The billboard will be placed near the North Santee community in Georgetown County and feature a large picture of 17-year-old Brittanee Drexel who vanished from Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach on April 25.
The CUE Center for Missing Persons in Wilmington worked with Next Media Group to get the design and billboard donated.
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Another photo of Brittanee Drexel
Missing teen's family to return home
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - After months of searching, the family of a missing New York teen will soon be returning home.
17-year-old Brittanee Drexel was vacationing in Myrtle Beach back in April when she went missing.
Since her disappearance, Drexel's family has been helping to look for the teen by passing out flyers to businesses across the area and hitting local events, looking for tips on the teen's whereabouts.
Dealing with the pain, that no grandparent should have to face, Al and Carol Wagner packed their minivan Thursday, preparing to leave at the beginning of next week.
"It's gonna be hard to leave Brittanee behind," said Carol, with tears in her eyes.
"It's gonna be tough to leave here," explained Al.
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"We left a piece behind. We're gonna pull through, but Brittanee, grandma and grandpa love you, so much, please, if anybody knows anything, please let us know," cried Carol.
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Brittanee Drexel’s grandmother heading home
Brittanee Drexel’s grandmother, Carol Wagner, says she plans on returning home to Rochester, N.Y. on August 22nd.
Wagner has been in Myrtle Beach, looking for her missing granddaughter, since April 26th.
“Brittanee’s little brother is going to be six-years-old in about three weeks and he wants us home for his birthday,“ Wagner said.
Drexel, 17, hasn’t been seen in the past three months, since she was in Myrtle Beach vacationing with her friends.
“I just think somebody has just abducted her and just taken her against her will,“ Wagner said.
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“Somebody knows she got into a vehicle. Somebody must have seen her on the 25th, the day she went missing, between 8 at night or 9:30 because that last cell phone ping was in McClellanville. We just don’t know if somebody took the cell phone and threw it and took her in the opposite direction. We just don’t know where she is,“ said Wagner.
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MB Spring Breaker missing for three months
Saturday marked exactly three months since a 17 year old teenager from New York disappeared in Myrtle Beach while on spring break.
Three months later, Brittanee Drexel remains missing. She was last seen, Saturday night, April 25th in Myrtle Beach, leaving the Blue Water Resort on Ocean Boulevard.
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Myrtle Beach police say teen disappearances on the Grand Strand, unfortunately, are not unusual. Though, they add that Drexel's case is different than any other, but won't release why.
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Glimmer of hope in the case of a missing Chili teenager
There is a glimmer of hope in the case of a missing Chili teenager.
A veteran Myrtle Beach Police Officer, working on the case, believes Brittanee Drexel may still be alive. Sgt. Joey Crosby was quoted in an article in The Sun News.
According to the report, Sgt. Crosby says there are intimate parts of the investigation that make this case different than any other missing persons case they've worked on. Crosby would not reveal the details.
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Family raises money to continue search for teen
MURRELLS INLET, SC (WMBF) - It's been two and a half months since 17-year-old Brittanee Drexel went missing from Myrtle Beach while visiting with friends. Her family continues to do what they can to keep the search active.
Brittanee's mother Dawn Drexel has had to return to work in Rochester, NY, so Brittanee's grandparents have taken over the search. On Saturday, those grandparents hosted a fundraiser at the Beaver Bar along with the bar owner Leslye Beaver. People who came to the bar on U.S. Highway 17 Business in Georgetown County were able to give direct donations or contribute through a raffle.
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Tips coming in, but no new leads in Drexel disappearance
Tomorrow marks eleven weeks since 17-year-old Brittanee Drexel went missing from Myrtle Beach.
Since April 25, there have been extensive searches for the Rochester, New York teen, from Wilmington, NC to Charleston, SC.
Despite national attention and hundreds of people looking for her, there have been no solid leads.
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“Maybe today, somebody may see this and say well I saw something I didn’t think was important then, maybe I should report it now. And, it’s the same thing with us. Maybe, one of the investigators says something that somebody might’ve said or somebody might’ve done that really sparks something and puts the pieces of the puzzle together,” Crosby said.
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