LA LA - Remona Brown, 3, New Orleans, 6 Mar 1984

[JerseyGirl]

Remona Brown, 3, who went missing on March 6, 1984, had just escaped a house fire that killed two of her brothers when she was last seen by her family.

The NOPD released an image of what Brown is believed to resemble in the present day at age 37. Brown was one of several siblings to escape from a fire in the 2600 block of Memorial Park Drive the day she went missing, according to her sister, who was 8 years old at the time.

Brown walked away from the scene, her sister said. At that point a vehicle occupied by a man and a woman stopped and asked the children if they needed assistance. The pair offered to watch Brown, and Brown entered the vehicle.

The vehicle left the scene, and Brown has not been heard from since. A search of the home and the immediate area after Brown's disappearance didn't yield any results.

Her sister, Simona Brown, filed a missing persons report this week. Police did not open a missing person case at the time of Remona's disappearance, although investigators told the family they could open one, but that was never done.



http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orle...cle_d8d4ee1c-0c42-11e8-9c50-3fcf87e37f36.html

 

[rats]

I saw this when Meaghan Good posted it on the Charley Project blog! According to an older article from back then, they at first thought that they had found Remona’s remains, then they realized they had only found her brothers —Remona and two brothers were the only children to not be found safe. Their parents and other 7 siblings escaped unharmed. (Including the one who filed the MP report). Such a strange case, especially since they could have filed earlier.

 

[liltexans]

Still wanting answers, this week, one of Brown's sisters, Simona Brown, filed a missing person report with police about Ramona. Even 34 years later, Simona recalls a vivid memory of an older, interracial couple driving a bronze-colored sedan picking up Ramona, promising to care for the girl in the chaotic aftermath of the fire.

While a joint NOPD and New Orleans Fire Department task force searched for the girl's remains for four days after the fire, the case was never transferred over to the NOPD for investigation as a possible kidnapping or a homicide.

http://www.wwltv.com/article/news/l...subject-of-wwl-tv-investigation/289-515735927

 

[liltexans]

Brown, who was three years old at the time, wandered away from the scene shortly after escaping to safety.

A woman and man in a bronze or brown vehicle offered to help watch the children and then drove away after Brown climbed into their vehicle, according to the NOPD.

A search turned up no leads, and she has not been seen or heard from since.

http://wgno.com/2018/02/07/police-looking-for-woman-who-wandered-away-after-fatal-fire-in-1984/

 

[JerseyGirl]

Her father, Aubrey Brown Sr., later rebuilt the house, which caught fire twice more-- both in 1993 and a few years before. The family was not injured in the later fires.

http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2018/02/nearly_34_years_after_toddlers.html

 

[Steelslady]

Her father, Aubrey Brown Sr., later rebuilt the house, which caught fire twice more-- both in 1993 and a few years before. The family was not injured in the later fires.

http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2018/02/nearly_34_years_after_toddlers.html

Wow, this family has certainly had their share of tragedy. My heart goes out to them.

 

[CastlesBurning]

Bumping for Remona, now missing over 37 years

 

[dotr]

''Feb 7, 2018
While a joint NOPD and New Orleans Fire Department task force searched for the girl's remains for four days after the fire, the case was never transferred over to the NOPD for investigation as a possible kidnapping or a homicide.''

Searching for Ramona Brown: Part III
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Searching for Ramona Brown (Part 4): The Mystery
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Searching for Ramona Brown Part 6: The Evidence
Part 6

Searching for Ramona Brown Part 7: The Search Continues
Part 7

Family photos from Ramona Brown's childhood

 

[chaddylex]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

Ramona was added to NamUs on March 1, 2023

 

[HopeRains]

What a cutie. Is her first name spelled Ramona or Remona?

Publicly listed exclusions on Namus:

 

[SimsGuy67]

I only found one Jane Doe who matches but it's still a longshot. The one I found was the Jane Doe found in Philadelphia in November 1984. Not much to compare but this is a longshot mainly due to a distance of 18 hours. I wouldn't call it impossible but I'm not sure how to feel.

Jane Doe: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Ramona/Remona: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Beccalicious]

Bumping