NC NC - Tonita Michelle Brooks, 44, Durham, 23 Sept 2019

[Gardener1850]

Missing Person / NamUs #MP61828
Tonita Michelle Brooks
Nickname/Alias: Lil Bit

Female, Black / African American
Height 5' 0" - 5' 3" (60 - 63 Inches)
Weight 90 - 110 lbs

Hair Color Black
Head Hair Description: neck length - sometimes wears cornrows
Left Eye Color Brown

Other distinctive physical characteristic
Walks with a noticeable limp. Has a lame left arm. Suffers from epileptic seizures.

Missing Age 44 Years
Current Age 45 Years

Transportation Notes
Walks or gets into vehicles with strangers.

Last Known Location Map
Location Durham, North Carolina 27701
Durham County

Circumstances of Disappearance
Tonita Brooks (45 years old) was reported missing on October 25, 2019. Brooks does not have a stable address or a telephone and has previously been found around the Holloway Street area in Durham. Brooks was last seen was on September 23, 2019, in the downtown area. KNOWN FREQUENTED AREA(s): Durham: Holloway Street - between Alston Avenue and Raynor Street

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[rainynights]

November 6, 2019: Durham police ask for help finding woman missing for several weeks :: WRAL.com

Investigators are trying to locate Tonita Michelle Brooks, 45, who was reported missing by her family. Family members told officers they have been unable to contact her for several weeks.

Brooks is described as a black woman, 5 feet 2 inches tall and 110 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes.

She walks with a noticeable limp and has a lame left arm.

Brooks is known to frequent Holloway Street between North Alston Avenue and Raynor Street.

Civic Alert: Durham, NC

 

[YaYa_521]

Durham, NC
Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call Cpl. Green at (919) 560-4440, ext. 29337 or the desk officer at (919) 560-4427.

 

[aThousandYearsWide]

Could the estimated race be wrong for this Doe? She was skeletal and found in Dec 2019.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[MrsWatson]

Tonita Michelle Brooks – The Charley Project

 

[YaYa_521]

Tonita Brooks is still missing. MPCN has a nice write up with more details about Tonita's personality and living situation. I doubt she voluntarily left and has willingly stayed away from her family for this long. Her loved ones need answers. I hope they can find her soon.

Missing Persons Cases Network

 

[YaYa_521]

This link has a video interview with Tonita's brothers.
Durham family, police ask for help locating missing woman | CBS 17
Posted: Nov 12, 2019 / 11:31 PM EST / Updated: Nov 13, 2019 / 12:14 AM EST

 

[TootsieFootsie]

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article254315383.html

Human remains were found Thursday evening in a wooded area near the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in Durham, according to the Durham County Sheriff’s Office.

Bones were discovered in the area shortly after 6 p.m., and sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene and started investigating, the sheriff’s office said in a news release on Friday.

 

[Curious_in_NC]

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article254315383.html

Human remains were found Thursday evening in a wooded area near the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in Durham, according to the Durham County Sheriff’s Office.

Bones were discovered in the area shortly after 6 p.m., and sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene and started investigating, the sheriff’s office said in a news release on Friday.

The article further states "The DCSO contacted the Federal Bureau of Investigation since the NIEHS building is federal property, the sheriff’s office said."

It's not easy to enter their property. The EPA and NIEHS share a campus with DHS serving as security. You need a valid ID and a verified contact to enter the campus, and go through a metal detector when entering a building, it's pretty much like airport screening. So it's not an easy place to get into. The bones might predate the early 2000s when they started to beef up security after 9/11.

 

[Curious_in_NC]

NamUs now says the remains at the NIEHS belong to a white male.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[TSL7584]

Tonita is still missing

TONITA MICHELLE BROOKS - DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA | Federal Bureau of Investigation

August 26, 2019 Durham, North Carolina

www.fbi.gov