“When all the smoke had cleared and I was able to put it all together — the key clue — the day that she went missing, that morning, she was supposed to open up at 11 a.m. A vendor came in there to take care of the pool tables and cigarette machine. It is what he observed that cracked this case for me,” said Mains. He had seen a single bottle — all by itself — with money beside it on an otherwise clean bar.
“At first, that doesn’t seem like a such a huge clue because we don’t know when she was taken. But I was able to find out she was abducted after she had taken the bar’s money, tallied it and put it in the safe, so then it got me thinking, if that was from a patron, that money would have been with the tally. The bar was clean, except for one bottle which tells me she already cleaned, she already did everything, but there was one guy waiting there and he was drinking that single beer and that money was a tip for her,” said Mains. This clue ruled out several suspects who were unlikely to tip Brenda, including her boyfriend and the owner of the establishment.
“That left one person, and it was Mains’ suspect, the same guy who was harassing the other bartender, so that brought it all together for me,” said Mains. He says the fact this man, who he believes lied to him during his questioning, was untruthful only further cements his guilt.
“He lied to me about numerous things. Things you didn’t have to lie about unless there was a reason,” said Mains.
As of now, the Centre County District Attorney, who is aware of Mains investigation, has not given any indication if charges will be filed based on his findings.
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But as Mains will tell you, it’s not what you know, it’s what you can prove.
BELLEFONTE — Famous local detective, Kenneth Mains, believes he has cracked a cold case that has stumped investigators in Bellefonte for over 30 years. Mains, a renowned investigator known for solving cold cases in Central Pennsylvania and hosting the successful “Unsolved No More” podcast...
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