MI MI - Jody Brant, 16, Erie, 27 May 1994

[Ozoner]

Here are some remain on NamUS, they were found in Illinois but her body could have been disposed of elsewhere, the facial reconstruction is similar to Jody.
https://www.identifyus.org/en/cases/10693

It's possible, but the clothing on the Jane Doe makes me doubt the match: a white dress, a white lace top, one white sock, and one glove. I can't imagine that Jody would have been wearing gloves (or would even have had any with her in late May). I wish there were more details about the clothes; at first blush they seem a little old fashioned, so I wonder how old the remains were when they were found. No postmortem interval is given.

 

[Rob774]

Such a horrible, horrible story.

The linked story with her "family" going back and forth was also disturbing.

And not to mention the call saying she had "arrived" just to found out she hadn't.

 

[Raek82]

I am so happy to hear that he contacted you. I really hope he will join here. I pray that we will get some answers concerning Jody's disappearance one day soon .

Hi to all! i just found this thread after doing some extensive research online about jodys disappearance. Does anyone here have any new information? Tomorrow marks 24 years since the last time she was seen. I have found information on James dean Worley on another thread that has given me suspicions of him being linked to jodys disappearance. Jodys brother is my ex husband and he is hopeful to be able to find information that leads to her whereabouts so his family can finally have closure

 

[woundwarrior]

Hi to all! i just found this thread after doing some extensive research online about jodys disappearance. Does anyone here have any new information? Tomorrow marks 24 years since the last time she was seen. I have found information on James dean Worley on another thread that has given me suspicions of him being linked to jodys disappearance. Jodys brother is my ex husband and he is hopeful to be able to find information that leads to her whereabouts so his family can finally have closure

Keep on this. I too was approached by JDW on the Sunday of Memorial weekend 2009. Seems holiday weekends are significant for him. While I was lucky 9 years ago I do remember every minute detail of the encounter. Interesting that he has filed his death sentence appeal as of yesterday. I understand this is routine in all death sentence cases. He is an experienced killer.

 

[Nina Michigan]

Jody's family is still looking for her. While her mother passed away in 1995, her brother, as well as an aunt, uncle and many cousins are still hoping for more information about what became of her that May night.

 

[sammyed]

Bumping for Jody, missing 26 years this weekend.

 

[Midge Montana]

Bump for Jody.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Teen traveling to Pontiac 28 years ago might have been forced into phone call before vanishing

Officials believe a 16-year-old girl who vanished on her way to Pontiac 28 years ago might have been forced to send a message to tell her friend she was OK.

www.clickondetroit.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Jody Lynn Brant – The Charley Project

Jody Lynn Brant, 16
Missing since May 27, 1994 from Lawrencville, Gwinnett County, Georgia.
Classification: Endangered Missing
Vital Statistics
Date Of Birth: February 16, 1978
Age at Time of Disappearance: 16 years old

Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'3"; 122 lbs.
Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Blonde hair; hazel eyes.

Marks, Scars, Tattoos: Tattoo of initials "J.B." between thumb and index finger, tattoo of a Cross, with light radiating around it, on inside of left ankle.

Circumstances of Disappearance
Brant, left home alone the night of May 27, she was traveling alone from Georgia to visit cousins living in the Pontiac, Michigan, where she grew up.

She called her family and indicated she was lost somewhere in Ohio - possibly around Toledo, and was given directions. She left a message with one of her friends on the answering machine around 18.00, that she was in Pontiac and she was OK. She may have been forced to make that last call.

Her vehicle, a 1987 Ford Escort, was located two days later in Monroe County southwest of Detroit about four miles from I-75, it was burned.

Brant had bought the second-hand car with money from her fast-food job. She was in no difficulty at home and her family had no reason to believe anything would happen.
Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Michigan State Police
313-242-3500
NCIC Number: M-740030513
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case

1097DFGA - Jody Lynn Brant

 

[MamaHasABigButt]

I'm suffering through a case of bad internet connection tonight for whatever reason. I came across a screenshot that was possibly / presumably from The Charley Project (which of course I'm having difficulty connecting to) that mentioned she'd driven a large quantity of Marijuana from GA to MI a few weeks previously then straight back. I can't find this anywhere else, but that would add some speculation about the circumstances of the trip and the disappearance.

 

[Copper]

I'm suffering through a case of bad internet connection tonight for whatever reason. I came across a screenshot that was possibly / presumably from The Charley Project (which of course I'm having difficulty connecting to) that mentioned she'd driven a large quantity of Marijuana from GA to MI a few weeks previously then straight back. I can't find this anywhere else, but that would add some speculation about the circumstances of the trip and the disappearance.

There is some other new information at The Charley Project as well. I wonder where it came from and why after over twenty years its coming out now.

 

[Nina Michigan]

Bump for Jody. Still loved and missed

 

[Caring1]

 

[Caring1]

 

[STANDREID]

I assume the car was burned to destroy evidence such as dna or prints. About the only hope is that she decided to disappear for some reason. Probably a trucker like the unsolved Tammy Zywicki Case which is quite similar except she was found.