By David Lohr
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When she failed to check in with her family, Brandi's parents reported her missing to the Brownsboro Police Department on August 4, 2006. Two days later, the Longview Police Department was notified, and two days after that, Brandi's vehicle, a black 4-door 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix, was found on I-20 near Highway 31. The location was approximately 15 miles from the nightclub where she was last seen. As it turns out, the Longview Police Department had tagged the car as abandoned on the morning of her disappearance, but they did not immediately connect the vehicle to Brandi.
"There was no trace of her at all. The interstate is very well traveled, but there is a farm market road that's also right there, so we don't know if she came down that road or if someone else was driving her car and came down through there and then ditched her car on the interstate. They had dogs there on the scene, but they were unable to pick up on a scent."
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| Brandi Ellen Wells |
Interestingly enough, Brandi's purse was found inside the car, but her cell phone was missing. However, with Michelle's help, investigators were able to trace it back to a person living in a neighborhood between Graham Central Station and the spot where Brandi's car was found.
"Her cell phone was being used, so I tracked the numbers to see where they were going to. I found out some of the calls were to the Dallas area and some were to other homes in Longview. I gave that info to the police, and they contacted those people and found out who was placing the calls. The police ended up questioning three people, a man, a woman and for some reason the woman's uncle."
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