OR OR - Eric Brazil, 34, Springfield, vehicle recently found, 14 March 2022

[mlhenn]

Car belonging to missing Springfield man found by passerby in Vida

34-year-old Eric Ray Brazil was reported as missing to the Springfield Police Department by a friend earlier this month after being last seen on March 14.

On Sunday, March 27, Lane County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a wooded area near the end of Goodpasture Road in Vida after a passerby reported finding Brazil’s car unoccupied.

 

[mlhenn]

Missing man’s vehicle found empty in Vida

Brazil is described as Latino, about 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing about 170 pounds.

He has brown hair and brown eyes.

He could be wearing a maroon hooded sweatshirt, black Carhartt vest, black beanie hat, black pants and black shoes with white soles.

Deputies said Brazil may be suffering from mental health issues. Anyone with information is asked to contact Springfield Police at 541-726-3714 and reference case #22-1967.

 

[mlhenn]

Missing Person's Vehicle Located In The Vida Area - Lane County Mugshots

Yesterday Lane County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a wooded area near the end of Goodpasture Rd. in Vida after a passerby reported finding Brazil’s car unoccupied. Lane County Sheriff Search and Rescue personnel responded and have been searching the area for him.

 

[LuckyJ]

Following

 

[Seni]

'He was obsessed - and got to a paranoid state': Springfield man remains missing

We met with the girlfriend and a close friend of Brazil's and it's a very difficult time for them; on top of Eric's disappearance, they're having to deal with packing up all his belongings.

Brazil’s girlfriend was told she had two weeks to vacate the apartment she shares with him because it's conditional on his work as assistant apartment manager.

Chaos overseas has led to tragedy locally.

“It was almost as if the war....he was obsessed - and got to a paranoid state,” says Jennifer Rover, a close friend and neighbor of Brazil’s.

The 34-year-old became increasingly fixated on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fearing for his safety, Rover says.

“He said we just need to go; we're not safe,” she recalls.

Despite attempts by Rover and Brazil's girlfriend, Ashley, to calm him down, he left home in an agitated state on March 14.

“So he took the keys and he took his phone and he kissed Ashley goodbye, and he got in the car and he drove off.”

Brazil said he would reach out that evening, but he never did. And cards he had with him were never used.

 

[mlhenn]

'He was obsessed - and got to a paranoid state': Springfield man remains missing

To Note:
•he left home in an agitated state on March 14.
•Brazil said he would reach out that evening, but he never did.
•And cards he had with him were never used.
•his vehicle was found in a remote area near Vida.
•found Brazil's phone near his vehicle.

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“There is nothing there. It’s not even woods you could walk in.”

Eric Ray Brazil's car was found abandoned by a passerby in Vida on March 27. The 34-year-old was reported missing to Springfield Police after being last seen on March 14. (Lane County Sheriff's Office)

 

[mlhenn]

Bump!

I was unable to find any type of update.

 

[MrsWatson]

Eric Ray Brazil – The Charley Project

Brazil was last seen in Springfield, Oregon on March 14, 2022. He had become paranoid and fixated on Russia's recent invasion of Ukraine and apparently believed he had to flea the area for his safety. His live-in girlfriend and a friend tried to calm him down and get him to stay, but he drove away and has never been heard from again.

On March 27, Brazil's white 2000 Honda CR-V with the license plate number 828KQQ was found in a remote wooded area near the end of Goodpasture Road in Vida, Oregon, with his cellular phone nearby. A photo of the car is posted with this case summary. There was no sign of Brazil himself at the scene. He never called his loved ones or used his credit cards after his disappearance. His case remains unsolved.

 

[Unalienable Rights]

This lengthy article is about 5 people who are still missing, or who have been found deceased, within an 85-mile radius in Lane County, Oregon. "Within an 85-mile radius, there are at least five open investigations, with shattered families still searching for the answers. At the most recent count, 35 people are missing — one of the largest numbers in the state."

Their families raised $3,000 to expedite DNA testing of a skull that was found in the area 18-months ago. They were inspired by Candice Cooley, mother of Dylan Rounds, and "Dylan's Legacy Project." There is a potentially 12-week wait for the results of the DNA testing.

The article includes an interview with a sergeant in the Lane County Sheriff's Office, who discusses the chronically underfunded and undermanned department, and the difficulties of searching in the treacherous geography of the area.

Skull at center of mysterious missing-person hotspot where 5 vanished or died

A SKULL found in a remote Oregon woodland could finally provide closure for a heartbroken family whose loved one disappeared without a trace. Shane Sprenger, 47, vanished in Blue River, Lane County…

www.the-sun.com

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Eric Brazil is another missing person whose case remains open. His car was recovered in Vida, 26 miles away, yet his body has never been found.

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