Detective Agency to Search for Missing Teen Brittanee Drexel
Tony Santaella Date last updated: 2/8/2010 4:03:44 PM SmallerLargerPrint ArticleClose Page Brittanee Drexel
Myrtle Beach, SC (WLTX) - A detective agency has been hired to search for Brittanee Drexel, a New York teen last seen near Myrtle Beach last year.
Myrtle Beach, SC (WLTX) - A detective agency has been hired to assist in the search for Brittanee Drexel, a New York teen last seen near Myrtle Beach last year.
Drexel, who's from Rochester, New York, was last seen in April of 2009 leaving a Myrtle Beach hotel on a trip she took without her parents' permission. According to police, her cell phone's last signal was reported about 40 miles south of the area she was last seen, in an area near the Santee River. Related link: Brittanee Drexel Missing Page
Police said the girl left her hotel room with all of her belongings inside and never returned. Dawn Drexel, her mother, also said Brittanee's bank account was near empty when she left.
Frank Del Vecchio, the leader of Amber Ready, a group that helps find missing teens, says Benson Agency Investigations has been brought in to help. Del Vecchio told the Associated Press that he's hoping the group can bring a fresh perspective, and generate new leads. The CUE Center for missing persons is also involved.
Since then, her parents have been searching for her, but with no luck. A pair of sunglasses was found on a beach in Georgetown County last October, but that lead turned up nothing. Previous Coverage: Brittanee Drexel Case Feature on America's Most Wanted | Brittanee Drexel Missing in SC | Sunglasses Found by River Renews Search for Brittanee Drexel
If you have any tips in this case, call 1-800-THE-LOST.
Then again, maybe they didn't find any DNA on the sunglasses if you read the bold print in this article. Or, it could mean they can't find anything else in the area to suggest anything relating to her or her body.