DE DE - Marian Brown, 46, Sussex County, 1970

[anthrobones]

Marian Elizabeth Brown
Missing since 1970 Sussex County, Delaware
Classification: Endagered Missing

Vital Statistics

• Age at Time of Disappearance: 46 years old

Circumstances of Disappearance
Marian Brown was last seen. She lived in a home near Greenwood with her husband and two children. She was last seen cooking for her children. A suspect in the case died in 1988, he had previously confessed to her homicide. Her body has not been located.
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2136dfde.html

 

[KarlK]

Info is rather succinct...

 

[Archangel85]

Additional information from police reports indicates Marian Brown might possibly have left voluntarily to travel to and live in Puerto Rico

According to her Namus profile https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/6971/1

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

Charley Project

Details of Disappearance
Brown was last seen cooking dinner for her two children at her home near Greenwood in Sussex County, Delaware on October 11, 1970. She was carrying a brown pocketbook containing her identification at the time of his disappearance. She has never been heard from again.

Brown's marriage was troubled and she and her husband had previously separated, but were living together again by the time of her disappearance. There were reports that she left of her own accord and went to Puerto Rico. Investigators have a suspect in her case, a man who died in 1988. The suspect confessed Brown's murder to several individuals, but he never revealed the location of her remains and it's unclear whether he was in fact responsible. Her case remains unsolved and foul play is suspected.

"Last seen cooking dinner for her two children" is such a weird statement. I wonder who reported this and what they said happened after she finished. Her NamUs file says that it was at 5 pm when she was last seen. The Puerto Rico theory may have been said to explain her disappearance as voluntary; to cover the perpetrator's actions. I think LE believes that she is a homicide victim but they are waiting to find her body before releasing the suspect's name.

http://cpg.stparchive.com/Archive/CPG/CPG03022001p16.php

The Doe Network has her date last seen as September 2, 1971 but that's when the disappearance was reported. Or, possibly more accurately, that's when a report was accepted.

I drive through Greenwood, Delaware when I go to the beach, it's right on route 16. I don't know how it looked in 1970 but it's a very small town, takes only a few minutes to drive through and is surrounded by more highways and fields. She could have been buried in so many different places but hopefully someone will come forward and reveal the spot where she is.

 

[Archangel85]

I wonder if any relatives are still looking for her


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[Gardener1850]

It's too bad this is the only picture of Marian:

Circa. 1970, best and only picture known of MP.
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/6971/

Can anyone find a yearbook photo that would be clearer?

 

[CastlesBurning]

Bumping for Marian...it's now been 50 years.

 

[Diane Redfern]

The marriage was troubled, they had separeted previously... Do we know something about her husband? Did he die in 1988 by chance?

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Marian Elizabeth Brown – The Charley Project

 

[Pennysmom1]

2136DFDE - Marian Elizabeth Brown

Name: Marian Elizabeth Brown
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: October 11, 1970
Location Last Seen: Greenwood, Sussex County, Delaware

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: Circa 1925
Age: 45 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 160 lbs
Hair Color: Brown, perhaps dark in color and likely pulled back and worn in ponytail or short
Eye Color: Blue
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Large, wide set, sunken eyes; very large, wide nose

Identifiers​

Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Not Available

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Dress, shoes and a sweater
Jewelry: Wedding ring
Additional Personal Items: Brown pocketbook with identification papers

Circumstances of Disappearance​

Marian Brown lived in a home near Greenwood with her husband and two children. She was last seen cooking for her children.

A suspect in the case died in 1988, he had previously confessed to her homicide. Her body has not been located.

Several locations have since been searched in Delaware and Maryland for the remains.

 

[Caring1]

Bump for Marian

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

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