Search resumes for missing Brevard fire fighter
Brandy Hall missing since August 2006
Last Edited: Monday, 16 Feb 2009, 12:42 AM EST
Created On: Monday, 16 Feb 2009, 12:42 AM EST
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PALM BAY, Fla. - A Search and Rescue group based in New England spent the day in Palm Bay looking for the missing fire fighter Brandy Hall. The search was conducted in the area near a campus of Brevard Community College, where Halls truck was found.
Fred Golba led the new search after one of investigators on the case notified him about several new areas of interest the police wanted to check out.
Golba said it wasn't necessary to bring in the full resources of law enforcement, since the areas in question have been searched in the past. He said it was an opportunity to train his people and his search dogs in realistic conditions.
Golba also utilized new equipment and new search techniques while looking for Hall. They used an underwater infrared camera to scan several waterways.
Golba also used a underwater aerating technique to satisfy her family and rumors about areas that have already been searched. Two-and-a-half years ago the police drained the pond where they found Hall's truck.
Golba said there have been concerns that her body might have been buried under truckloads of dirt that were hauled in to create a damn in order to drain the pond.
Golba used a pole to poke holes in the area where the dirt was poured while three different dogs waited to possibly catch a scent of human remains, but the dogs never hit on any of the places searched. A Palm Bay police officer was also on site, in the event any evidence or remains were found.
Article:
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/021509_Search_for_missing_firefighter_Brandy_Hall
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Search Resumes For Malabar Firefighter Missing Since 2006
Monday, February 16, 2009 5:59:54 AM
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MALABAR -- Search and rescue teams from all over Florida flocked to Brevard County Sunday to search for a volunteer firefighter who disappeared more than two years ago.
The search for
Brandy Hall was contained to the same pond where her pickup truck was fished out of, days after she went missing in 2006.
More than six dogs were used, as well as high tech cameras never used before in the search for Hall, but nothing was found Sunday.
Hall volunteered with the Malabar Fire Department.
Missing Firefighter Search: VIDEO
http://www.cfnews13.com/MediaPlayer...47&cat=Local&title=Missing Firefighter Search
Article:
http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/2/15/missing_firefighter_search_continues.html
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*Note: Previous Story: Missing Firefighter
Missing Firefighter
Saturday, August 19, 2006 11:00:07 PM
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An interesting twist to this story.
The Osceola County Sheriff's office confirms that Brandy Hall was arrested along with former Osceola County Fire Chief Jeff Hall in July of 2005. Jeff Hall was found guilty on charges of a pot growing operation. Drug charges against Brady Hall were dropped.
Jeff Hall, and another defendant, Paul Hirsch were both sentenced on Friday to three years in prison after pleading guilty to charges connected to a marijuana-growing operation uncovered at a Holopaw mobile home.
That operation brought in nearly $300,000 a year. Deputies confiscated hundreds of plants, from what they called an elaborate setup.
Palm Bay police say there are circumstances about the case that concern them, but they could not elaborate.
Article:http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2006/8/19/missing_firefighter.html
