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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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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.
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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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http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=11005973
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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www.carolinalive.com/news/news_story.aspx
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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http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=10862750
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.
http://www.carolinalive.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=329179
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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http://www.whec.com/news/stories/S1024234.shtml?cat=572
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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http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=10711337
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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http://tinyurl.com/ny7sj3
Police still hunt for Drexel
A veteran Myrtle Beach police officer said the investigation into the disappearance of a New York teenager in April has circumstances "that are different than any that I've worked since I've been here," but would not reveal the details.
Sgt. Joey Crosby said there is still hope that Brittanee Drexel, 17, is alive despite not being heard from since April 25.
Crosby said that officials receive tips about the case on a daily basis, but would not discuss them in detail.
"There are some intimate parts of the investigation that make it different than any other missing persons case that we've worked," he said.
Most of the calls that police have received focus around sightings of the teen, last seen leaving the Blue Water Hotel on Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach.
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http://www.thesunnews.com/news/local/story/976352.html
Officials discuss missing teen case
It was a meeting of the minds Friday, as police continue the search for a missing New York teenager.
It's been two and a half months since 17-year-old Brittanee Drexel disappeared in Myrtle Beach.
Friday, all the local agencies involved in the investigation got together to brainstorm. Those agencies are Myrtle Beach Police, the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office, and the Charleston County Sheriff's Office.
They hope that by sharing information and ideas, maybe they'll shake something loose that will lead them to Brittanee Drexel.
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http://www.carolinalive.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=323253
Possible Brittanee Drexel sighting in North Carolina
Rochester, NY - There is new information out of South Carolina on Brittanee Drexel, the missing Chili teenager. It is being reported that Drexel's grandparents say there was a possible sighting of Drexel a few days ago near Wilmington, North Carolina.
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http://www.whec.com/news/stories/S1015811.shtml?cat=566
Possible break in Brittanee Drexel search
News 10NBC has learned that there could be a break in the search for Chili missing teen Brittanee Drexel. Her mother, Dawn Drexel, told us Sunday that police in South Carolina, "Do have some leads they're working on right now. But that's all I can disclose."
"I think we're very close," she went on to say. Dawn still agonizes over her missing daughter and it gets worse over holidays.
"Yesterday was really hard because Brittanee was usually with us on the 4th of July and the fireworks and all that and she's not here," Drexel said.
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http://www.whec.com/news/stories/S1012970.shtml?cat=566
Update on the search for Brittanee Drexel
It’s been almost two months since Brittanee Drexel went missing on spring break. Her mother, Dawn Drexel, called News 10NBC today and said she will back home in Chili tomorrow night.
Dawn Drexel has been in South Carolina searching for her daughter.
The 17-year-old disappeared April 25 while on spring break in Myrtle Beach and so far, there have been no new leads.
A big fundraiser is taking place Friday night at the Dome Arena in Henrietta called “Fill the Dome to Bring Brittanee Home".
There will be three parties, also celebrity guests from some of your favorite reality shows. For tickets you can call 585-453-0282.
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Missing Chili teen's mother points fingers
The mother of a missing Chili teenager is pointing fingers. Brittanee Drexel has been missing for nearly two months. Her mother has some harsh words for her daughter's friends.
Dawn Drexel is, once again, in Myrtle Beach searching for Brittanee. However, the family is running out of time and money. Dawn Drexel plans to return home at the end of the month.
Drexel says she is certain there are several people who know exactly what happened to Brittanee. "Since Brittanee disappeared, I have felt that her friends know something. I know they know something!" said Drexel. Police interviewed the girls who went on spring break with Brittanee, but they are not suspects.
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Brittanee Drexel's family returns to Grand Strand
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - The mother and grandparents of missing 17-year-old teen Brittanee Drexel are back in the Grand Strand this weekend pursuing a glimpse of hope of finding her.
Drexel was visiting Myrtle Beach back in April for spring break when she went missing and there have been very few clues to her disappearance since then.
Drexel's family was outside a Wal-Mart in Surfside Beach in the heat Saturday collecting donations and selling bracelets to raise money.
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Find the Children - Brittanee Drexel
To Dawnn Drexel
My name is Debbie Spry and I live in Charleston SC., just 100 miles from Myrtle Beach. On May 23, 2005 my 17 year old son Travis Collin Spry vanished into thin air just like your beautiful daughter Britanee. My heart goes out to you I know the horror of the pain of not knowing where your child is. If there is any thing I can do expecially since I live just a couple of hours from Myrtle Beach please just e-mail me and I'll be more than happy to to do anything, even if you just need to talk to someone that has walked in your shoes
Search time ticking for mother of missing teen
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - She's been missing for almost two months, and now, time is ticking for the mother of 17-year-old Brittanee Drexel before she temporarily abandons the search for her missing daughter to return home for work.
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Dawn Drexel, the mother of Brittanee, says she is flying back to the beach until the end of the month after "tying up loose ends" with police and family in New York. Dawn has been searching the South Carolina coast with local authorities since the disappearance of her daughter.
At the end of the month, Dawn is expected to return to work in New York, but she's not exactly leaving all hope behind. Al and Carol Wagner, Brittanee's grandparents, say they will remain in Myrtle Beach until they find the teen, even if it means getting a South Carolina driver's license.
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Missing teen’s father suspects foul play
The father of a missing Chili teenager says he felt numb watching his daughter on the TV show "America's Most Wanted".
The Brittanee Drexel case was featured on a segment this weekend.
"Not us, not our family," said Chad Drexel. "It's hard to put it in words. It's a feeling that I would never want any parent to feel."
Brittanee disappeared six weeks ago on Spring Break. The 17-year-old was last seen leaving a hotel in Myrtle Beach. Surveillance video captured Brittanee walking down the main strip.
However, police say she didn't get far. In fact, News 10NBC has learned police believe something happened to her within seven minutes of leaving that hotel. Police say there are several cameras further along the route she was walking, but Brittanee was never seen.
Chad Drexel says he no longer believes his daughter ran away.
"I just don’t see that happening. I just think there might have been foul play somewhere," said Drexel.
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Missing Spring Breaker Featured on National T.V.
(WLTX) -- After being missing for about six weeks, a Rochester, New York teen who went missing in Myrtle Beach during spring break was featured on national television Saturday Night.
Brittanee Drexel, 17, was featured during the missing persons segment of America's Most Wanted. She was last seen on April 25th, leaving the Blue Water Resort Hotel on Ocean Boulevard.
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Brittanee Drexel update
In five weeks of searching, there has been no sign of Brittanee Drexel. There have been dozens of leads and sightings. None have panned out.
Brittanee’s mother, Dawn Drexel, has been in South Carolina since the beginning. She is determined as ever, but she told News 10NBC by phone Wednesday she’s emotionally spent.
“This is very, very difficult because you don’t know, you just don’t know if she’s still here with us…or she’s not….But we’re trying to keep hopeful that we can find her still,” Drexel said.
Drexel has traveled to Charleston and points in between, talking to people, handing out flyers. This weekend, Brittanee’s story will air on “America’s Most Wanted.” That gives Dawn Drexel hope.
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While the search continues in South Carolina, work is going on here in Rochester.
“I’m continuing at the pace that I was five weeks ago,” Brittanee’s boyfriend John Grieco said.
Grieco had to come home after weeks of searching. He’s working to make enough money to go back. He’s also put together a major fundraiser for June 26. It’s three parties in three locations at the Dome Arena that he hopes will raise money and keep Brittanee’s story alive.
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