Brittanee Drexel, 17(home N.Y.) msg. from Myrtle Beach - 4/2/5/09

[~layla~]

I didnt see this posted....

MISSING TEEN SPRING BREAK (http://www.carolinalive.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=292565)

[CJSMOMMY]

I saw this.The guy who last saw her ,sure is acting fishy.

[CJSMOMMY]

Also ,her mom said she couldn't go,she went anyway.If I was her mom I would have went and straight got her behind and made her come home.

[RainyNiteNTx]

This story is all too familiar. :thumbdown:

[aproudmom]

I put one in the missing persons thread..

[n/t]

Brittanee Drexel.. Missing 4/25/09.. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Pictures and early news reports.
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=143252708&albumID=2107073&imageID=34513126

n/t, according to one blog I read Brittanee is depressed because her parents are braking up and their house is in foreclosure. I have not seen that information in a news story yet, but the blogger seemed to have a good source.

Thanks Peter. I don't want to make light of depression but I wonder if they mean clinically depressed or just upset that her parents are splitting up? KWIM?

Maybe she decided to run off and not have to deal with the problems back home? I hope that's the case and no foul play. It would mean she's still alive.

Hope and prayers she's ok.

[trigger]

Weren't parents warned about a serial killer in Fla. last year? I know it might not related to this case but LE was on high alert. Maybe the heat was on and he went there.

[shelkobe]

http://a11news.com/1766/brittanee-drexel/
So, was her bf on the trip with her? Is this the same guy that has changed his story?From what I have read and heard, the male friend from Camp LeJeune is the one who went down to Myrtle Beach after she was missing in order to file a missing person's report. The friends that she went down there with apparently did not report anything. The guy who supposedly changed his story is either in a group of guys that the teens met in Myrtle Beach, or was in Brittanee's group of friends that traveled from upstate NY to MB.

[n/t]

Do we know anything about these friends? I couldn't find anything about this guy who changed his story.

Why didn't the BF call her parents? Why did he go down there to report her missing?

[FindtheLost]

New here. I was going to post about this case last night but didn't. Glad someone did.

I am from the area and the stories are really mixed up. Most of what is being reported is from friends and family. LE hasn't said much yet.

I don't think the boyfriend and the marine are the same person. Not sure if the boyfriend is the last one seen with her. There hasn't been anything that I can find reported about the last person to see her except what her mother said about him changing his story.

Local news is so involved with the wildfires right now not much of anything else is being reported.

[happy2bme]

New here. I was going to post about this case last night but didn't. Glad someone did.

I am from the area and the stories are really mixed up. Most of what is being reported is from friends and family. LE hasn't said much yet.

I don't think the boyfriend and the marine are the same person. Not sure if the boyfriend is the last one seen with her. There hasn't been anything that I can find reported about the last person to see her except what her mother said about him changing his story.

Local news is so involved with the wildfires right now not much of anything else is being reported.


Welcome! Thanks for all the info you can provide.:smile:

[KittyMom]

Peter Rosway is her bf. The marine John Hahn is a family friend who drove missings family there to look for her. John got a call from Peter stating she is missing.

http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/local/grand_strand/article/myrtle_beach_police_search_for_missing_new_york_te en/46665/

So this Peter is the person whose story is changing? If so, LE needs to check his car. If he made a trip back to NY before telling anyone she was missing, he might have dumped her off anywhere along the way.

[playnice]

So this Peter is the person whose story is changing? If so, LE needs to check his car. If he made a trip back to NY before telling anyone she was missing, he might have dumped her off anywhere along the way.

I thought her bf was the one who called the marine and told him she was missing. I dont think the guy that is changing his stories is her bf?:confused:

[Dogmatic]

I hope she's safe, but I'm scared for her.

[Breazy]

I saw this on Nancy Grace last night and came here to hear the latest news. It's quite suspicious that the friend she was staying with up and left at 2:00 in the morning, leaving clothes and hotel deposit behind. Also, he had been changing his story regarding the circumstances that he last saw Brittanee. I fear this is not going to turn out well. I also fear that Brittanee is no longer in Myrtle Beach and could have been put anywhere between there and Rochester. I pray I'm wrong . . .

[~jomomma~]

i pray Brittanee comes home safe :sad:

[kelloggirl]

GRACE: Straight out to John Hahn, a friend of the missing girl. He reported her missing.

Mr. Hahn, thank you for being with us. I understand that you`re in the military near there at Camp Lejeune, you got a call in the middle of the night from her family. You took care of reporting her missing. What can you tell me about the last person to have seen her alive, changing his story. Is that true?

(ON THE PHONE)

JOHN HAHN, FRIEND OF 17-YEAR-OLD BRITTANEE DREXEL, REPORTED HER MISSING: Yes, it is. Several different people throughout the two-day period that I was down there investigating, reported that he`s been changing his story. I don`t know him personally.

I think it`s very, very shady that somebody decides to make a 17-hour drive back to Rochester, New York at 2:00 in the morning. Leaving clothes, liquor, and a deposit back at the hotel.

GRACE: Mr. Hahn, I also find that extremely disturbing. When you say he changed his story, in what way did he change his story?

HAHN: He would change his story with small details, saying he saw her at this exact time he was doing this, this is why she left and then all of a sudden it was a different reason why she left. And then it was, you know, a half an hour difference and then the reason why he left was because he wanted to get back in time to be at school.

But, yes, he wanted to be back in time, why would you leave $100 deposit at the front desk of the hotel?

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0904/27/ng.01.html

My first thoughts were she ran away. After hearing this about the guy I think there is cause for concern.

Hoping she's OK, but this doesn't sound good. Doesn't sound good at all. Especially that part about this guy taking off to go back home at 2am. Hopefully the other guys that were with them can provide more insights into what might've happened.

[playnice]

Hoping she's OK, but this doesn't sound good. Doesn't sound good at all. Especially that part about this guy taking off to go back home at 2am. Hopefully the other guys that were with them can provide more insights into what might've happened.

I wonder if the room had been cleaned and rented and if LE has tried to get any forensics from that room?

[gymmielite89]

im from chili..idk her personally but ik all of her friends and peter. peter brozowitz is the one who keeps changing his story. not her bf. ive known peter broz for some time...he club promotes downtown every thursday has alot of club connections and runs alot of bar events and VIP things in rochester. i have no idea where britt could have gone but in my personal opinion peter didnt kidnapp her or do nething bad to her. thats just not him. im sure he knows more than hes saying but i dont think he has any idea where she is.....hes one of those ppl would is kinda associates with everyoneee and is friendly. ive never even seen him mad b4.

****but what i find super super strange is that i looked on britts myspace when i found out she was missing saturday and she had a certain pic up as her defualt..but when i looked again last night the defualt had changed to a bathing suit picc that looked to be on the beach and the last login date for her myspace was 4/27. one of her friends might have her password but im just wondering y theyd get on her myspace and change her pics? or maybe its her online idk???****

but the last person to see her, peter...this is his facebook link

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=593856487&ref=ts

[playnice]

I hope NG covers this case again tonight.

[Breazy]

From Link just above:

The friends she went to Myrtle Beach with changed hotel rooms on Sunday and then left to go back to Rochester on Monday.

Why would they change hotel rooms? Isn't that a bit odd? Why would they change rooms, to a completely different hotel, for just one night? What if Brittanee came back? Did they just leave her belongings in the first hotel room or did they move them to the 2nd? I hope LE has searched both rooms thoroughly . . .

[LostinSpace]

****but what i find super super strange is that i looked on britts myspace when i found out she was missing saturday and she had a certain pic up as her defualt..but when i looked again last night the defualt had changed to a bathing suit picc that looked to be on the beach and the last login date for her myspace was 4/27. one of her friends might have her password but im just wondering y theyd get on her myspace and change her pics? or maybe its her online idk???****





That is very telling. I would not be too concerned about the last login date as people may have been logged in looking for clues as to where she could be. But, the different picture is certainly something to look into.

I have always found it strange that her mom is saying she wouldn't just take off. Yet she just took off for Myrtle Beach when she was told she couldn't go didn't she? And Myrtle Beach is a LONG way from New York.

JMO

Lost

[gymmielite89]

i thought i heard her mom say britt said she was stayin at a friends house and pretended she was in roc whole time until someone called to tell her mom she was really in SC and missing??

rumor in chili is that peter broz was in police station and talking to the police. but on his fbook he has things on his status about going out to pelicans ( a bar/resurant type) with friends and out driving around with friends...no1 including him has said a thing about brit on his fbook...and he has a few pics from myrtle but none with her.

i dont htink they went down togetrher i thought they just knew eachother asnd went to a party in his hotel. thats why his story is prob changing....who remembers the night EXACTLY how its was after a night of partyin..cuz uk they wernt sipping water on theryre trip.

[playnice]

From Link just above:

The friends she went to Myrtle Beach with changed hotel rooms on Sunday and then left to go back to Rochester on Monday.

Why would they change hotel rooms? Isn't that a bit odd? Why would they change rooms, to a completely different hotel, for just one night? What if Brittanee came back? Did they just leave her belongings in the first hotel room or did they move them to the 2nd? I hope LE has searched both rooms thoroughly . . .

Shades of Natalee Holloway case all over again.

[KittyMom]

Gates Chili student missing at S.C. resort
www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20090428/NEWS01/904280334/1003

“According to Hahn and police, Drexel walked about a half-mile from the Bar Harbor Motel where she was staying to visit a friend at the Bluewater Resort on Saturday night. She left to return to her own hotel room but never made it back.

According to witness statements from young men who were staying at the Bluewater Resort, Drexel went to their hotel room about 8 p.m. Saturday but left about 10 minutes later to return a pair of shorts to a friend with whom she had traveled. Two of the men stated that Drexel had been arguing with her friend because Drexel had been wearing her shorts and the friend wanted them back.”

The men who have been questioned are: Pete Broswick, Phillip Watson, Matthew Abrams and Keith Cummings

Sounds like the friend that wanted her shorts back needs to be talked to.

[marshmallow]

im from chili..idk her personally but ik all of her friends and peter. peter brozowitz is the one who keeps changing his story. not her bf. ive known peter broz for some time...he club promotes downtown every thursday has alot of club connections and runs alot of bar events and VIP things in rochester. i have no idea where britt could have gone but in my personal opinion peter didnt kidnapp her or do nething bad to her. thats just not him. im sure he knows more than hes saying but i dont think he has any idea where she is.....hes one of those ppl would is kinda associates with everyoneee and is friendly. ive never even seen him mad b4.

****but what i find super super strange is that i looked on britts myspace when i found out she was missing saturday and she had a certain pic up as her defualt..but when i looked again last night the defualt had changed to a bathing suit picc that looked to be on the beach and the last login date for her myspace was 4/27. one of her friends might have her password but im just wondering y theyd get on her myspace and change her pics? or maybe its her online idk???****

but the last person to see her, peter...this is his facebook link

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=593856487&ref=ts



I'm in Gates

[juliekan]

Sounds like the friend that wanted her shorts back needs to be talked to.

and Pete Broswick, who suddenly felt the need to drive back to Rochester at 1am....I hope they have impounded his car!

[FindtheLost]

They just did a quick interview with her boyfriend on the news. I don't think he was in MB with her. I'll see if I can post a link.

[juliekan]

http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/local/grand_strand/article/search_for_missing_ny_teen_continues/46665/

this article also has these links:

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

Dawn Drexel drove from New York on Monday to come to Myrtle Beach to look for her missing daughter, 17-year-old Britannee Marie Drexel. She spoke exclusively to News 13’s Aisha Khan on the events that led up to the disappearance and her efforts to find her daughter.
Click here to watch.

WHAT OTHERS ARE REPORTING

Click here to watch coverage of this story on CNN’s Nancy Grace.

Monroe County NY Sheriff Department investigating missing teen case

Mother of Missing Teen: A Parent’s Worst Nightmare

The Brittanee back story

(in video mom says she's getting 5 different stories)

FindtheLost: all the info is at this article. BF John G. was in Rochester.

[Maelstrom5]

and Pete Broswick, who suddenly felt the need to drive back to Rochester at 1am....I hope they have impounded his car!

I Agree, The person who supposedly wanted their shorts back needs to talk to the police and verify that that is in fact correct. And yes, anyone who takes off in the middle of the night and leaves clothing, booze, and a $100.00 hotel room deposit behind seems to be making a quick dash for parts north; and not because he wanted to get to school/work on time

[ishkabibble]

A word to mom's out there, if your child asks permission to go to Myrtle Beach and you say no, make sure you actually SEE her for the next 2 or three days, not just talk to her on her cell, cause as Judge Judy say, with teenagers, when their mouths are moving they're lying.

[gurlmom]

Sounds like MB hasn't changed much since I was last down there. Still the place for underage drinking, partying, etc.

[Dogmatic]

A word to mom's out there, if your child asks permission to go to Myrtle Beach and you say no, make sure you actually SEE her for the next 2 or three days, not just talk to her on her cell, cause as Judge Judy say, with teenagers, when their mouths are moving they're lying.


O.k., so I'm a little fuzzy on how this transpired.

17 year old asks Mom if she can go to Myrtle Beach with friends for spring break
Mom says no
17 year old goes anyway and tells Mom she's spending the night with a friend

(red flag number one)

How many hours was it after 17 year old left that Mom figured out she wasn't where she was supposed to be? Does anyone know?

[juliekan]

http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/local/grand_strand/article/search_for_missing_ny_teen_continues/46665/

Dogmatic: this link has several articles and a video of the mom that explains it clearly. Mom was in touch with daughter, even asked to speak to the girlfriend she was staying with father. A boy apparently talked to the mom and pretended to be the dad.

[FindtheLost]

From what I can gather from this article she left on Weds. but I don't think her mother found out she went to the beach until Saturday night.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

http://www.13wham.com/content/blogs/story/The-Brittanee-Backstory/ZCcnrcdkvk2FFooa_bUfNA.cspx

[juliekan]

From what I can gather from this article she left on Weds. but I don't think her mother found out she went to the beach until Saturday night.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

http://www.13wham.com/content/blogs/story/The-Brittanee-Backstory/ZCcnrcdkvk2FFooa_bUfNA.cspx

Correct. Brittannee's boyfriend called the mom when he heard from the other kids that she was missing.

[FindtheLost]

Also, from the link posted by juliekan there is a lead that Brittanee was last seen Sunday about 3:00 at Oceanfront Bar and Grill

[juliekan]

Also, from the link posted by juliekan there is a lead that Brittanee was last seen Sunday about 3:00 at Oceanfront Bar and Grill

that is new...wasn't in there when I first posted that link :confused:

[FindtheLost]

that is new...wasn't in there when I first posted that link :confused:


That TV station just updates in the original article unless there is a major update - like person is found or someone arrested.

So if you are following from that station reread the beginning of the article every few hours or so.

[Maelstrom5]

Peter Broswick is now considered a "person of interest" in her disappearance.

I don't think that's a surprise to anyone here.

http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/Person-of-Interest-Questioned-in-Brittanee-Drexel/5zvFR4OCL0q6etDkAADcFw.cspx

And He has already lawyered up and stopped talking. I think we all know where this story is going and at the end of the day it means another 17 year old girl -will be forever 17.

[Dogmatic]

And He has already lawyered up and stopped talking. I think we all know where this story is going and at the end of the day it means another 17 year old girl -will be forever 17.


Ugh! And yet another family who's only option is to pray for justice.

[juliekan]

And He has already lawyered up and stopped talking. I think we all know where this story is going and at the end of the day it means another 17 year old girl -will be forever 17.

looks grim...

[n/t]

So who is this Peter guy? Did she meet him over there? A friend who went along on the trip and she knew him from back home? What are her other friends saying?

Sorry for all the questions. Been following Tori Stafford's case and haven't caught up yet.

[Dogmatic]

And what a perfect set up, if you think about it, for a perp.

If the perp knew that Brittanee was there, but her parents didn't know where she was, then he would have a good amount of lead time before anyone noticed her missing.

Young, vulnerable girl...........perfect target for a creep.

I'm still holding out that she's safe, because that would make me much happier

[juliekan]

So who is this Peter guy? Did she meet him over there? A friend who went along on the trip and she knew him from back home? What are her other friends saying?

Sorry for all the questions. Been following Tori Stafford's case and haven't caught up yet.

someone that says they know him posted response #31 on here with his facebook page. facebook won't let me on for some reason, so I haven't seen it.

[n/t]

someone that says they know him posted response #31 on here with his facebook page. facebook won't let me on for some reason, so I haven't seen it.

I saw that post earlier and I couldn't get on either. Do we know if this guy was a friend from back home or did she meet him there?

I'm still hoping she's ok. I know it looks grim because this guy lawyered up but maybe he started to feel pressured by LE and he knows he had nothing to do with her disappearance?

How old is he?

[juliekan]

If what that poster said is true, he "runs bar events", so he would have to be at least 21?

[playnice]

And He has already lawyered up and stopped talking. I think we all know where this story is going and at the end of the day it means another 17 year old girl -will be forever 17.

I think the first clue was when he left a $100 deposit. As tight as money is I cant imagine anyone doing that.

[CJSMOMMY]

IMO:ONLY MY OPINION either the guy who left in the night to get to class ,leaving everything even money (I might have been born at night but not last night boy) did something or the friend did or both together.I think the guy deffinately has something to do with it and why did the friends change hotel? Is there a connection with the night club guy and friend? There might be now.

Where is the father? I'll get back to why Im asking but from the way this mom sounds.....she should have known better.

The reason I'm asking where the father is ..is because my husband calls "TOO" many times a day to check on our son and he and I both KNOW where our child is at all times.I can say this because he is still small.
The way I grew up ,my dad was strict but he knew where I was and he saw me everyday.He might have been strict but Im still here.
Cell phone or not my child WILL ask permission and report to us before going anywhere.Thats still not 100% safe but good grief these are our children.Sorry I got off on a rant.

[~jomomma~]

someone that says they know him posted response #31 on here with his facebook page. facebook won't let me on for some reason, so I haven't seen it.


i just noticed the last name on that facebook doesn't match what is in these articles.

:shrug:

[desmom]

http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/nancy.grace/
Missing teen girl, 17, from spring break, vanishes after walk on the beach! Where is Brittanee Marie Drexel? Nancy Grace investigates, 8 & 10 PM ET on HLN.

[DesertWalker]

WBTW Staff Reports (news@wbtw.com)

Published: April 28, 2009


MYRTLE BEACH - The mother of a missing New York state high school student has hit the streets with friends and family to find out any information that could lead to the safe return of her daughter.
Brittanee Marie Drexel, 17, of Rochester, NY was last seen around 8 p.m. Saturday.


Drexler’s mother, Dawn Drexler, along with other family members and friends spent several hours Tuesday handing out and posting flyers of the missing teen along Ocean Boulevard.


EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

Dawn Drexel drove from New York on Monday to come to Myrtle Beach to look for her missing daughter, 17-year-old Britannee Marie Drexel. She spoke exclusively to News 13’s Aisha Khan on the events that led up to the disappearance and her efforts to find her daughter.
http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/local/grand_strand/article/video_exclusive_mother_of_missing_ny_teen_talks_to _news_13/46826/


WHAT OTHERS ARE REPORTING

Click here (http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2009/04/28/ng.teen.missing.cnn) to watch coverage of this story on CNN’s Nancy Grace.


WROC: Monroe County NY Sheriff Department investigating missing teen case (http://rochesterhomepage.net/content/fulltext/?cid=87662)

(http://rochesterhomepage.net/content/fulltext/?cid=87662)
WHAM: Mother of Missing Teen: A Parent’s Worst Nightmare (http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/Mother-of-Missing-Teen-A-Parents-Worst-Nightmare/-3x8l-2VMk-iJX_HGsugIg.cspx)

(http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/Mother-of-Missing-Teen-A-Parents-Worst-Nightmare/-3x8l-2VMk-iJX_HGsugIg.cspx)
WHAM: The Brittanee back story (http://www.13wham.com/content/blogs/story/The-Brittanee-Back-Story/ZCcnrcdkvk2FFooa_bUfNA.cspx)


They went to businesses along the Boulevard looking for anyone who might have seen Brittanee Drexler inside their businesses.



The group received several leads and are working with Myrtle Beach Police Department detectives in trying to track her down.


One of those leads came from wait staff at the Oceanfront Bar and Grill, who said she was there on Sunday about 3 p.m., which would be the last known sighting of the teen.


Police are also looking for surveillance video to try to piece together where she went Saturday night.
Dawn Drexel says Brittanee is a junior at Gates Chili High School in Rochester, and was in Myrtle Beach with a group of older friends. Dawn Drexel says her daughter did not have her permission to travel to Myrtle Beach.


“I last talked to her Saturday around two o’clock. Her boyfriend spoke to her around eight o’clock,“ Drexel said.


“She sent a text message to one of her friends around 9:15 p.m. and said she was going to see another friend who was staying at another hotel. She never came back,“ Drexel said. “It’s been almost 48 hours, and I’m really worried. We need everyone to be looking out for her.“



John Hahn a friend of Drexel’s family and a Marine stationed at Camp LeJeune, NC, contacted police on the family’s behalf to report her missing. Hanh drove down to Myrtle Beach to help Dawn Drexel and her parents look for the missing teen.


“I’ve been friends with Britannee for a really really long time, we are very close friends. I’m trying to pray for the best but prepare for the worst,“ said Hahn.


Hahn and Drexel both tell News 13 that it is very unlike Brittanee to not keep in contact with family or friends. Drexel added that she has a bad feeling about what may have happened to her daughter.


“It’s horrible because all I can think about is that someone could’ve taken her, someone could’ve taken her out of state she could be laying dead somewhere. She is my first born and it’s just tearing me up inside, I’m just very very upset,“ said Drexel.


“I know for a fact that she wouldn’t just pack up and leave, leaving all of her belongings behind and not calling anybody,“ said Hahn.


According to the report, Drexel was staying with a group of friends at the Bar Harbor Hotel, 1010 N. Ocean Blvd. Since her disappearance, the group moved to the Boardwalk Hotel, located at 2301 N. Ocean Blvd.


Authorities handed out printed flyers of Brittanee’s picture to the beach’s watch patrol. Crews there said they are pretty heavily staffed at this time of the year, which makes it easy to do a search of any missing persons.


“With the water being as cold as it is and temperatures dropping at night it’s you know it’s very unlikely that she went for a swim or anything of that nature. We haven’t had any leads or any luck, we’ve been going up to different patrons doing pretty much everything that we can do out here to make sure she is not out on the beach or if she is we would definitely have found her by now,“said beach manager Wesley Cox.


“With the water being as cold as it is and temperatures dropping at night, it’s very unlikely that she went for a swim or anything of that nature.
Drexel is described as 5-feet tall, weighing 103 pounds. She has brown, shoulder-length, straight hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a multi-colored striped shirt, black shorts, and flip-flop sandals. She reportedly suffers from depression.
Police entered Drexel’s description into the National Crime Information Center database on Sunday.


Anyone with information on Drexel’s disappearance or whereabouts should contact the Myrtle Beach Police Department at (843) 918-1382.


Stay with News 13 and scnow.com for more on this story as details become available.


—News 13’s Jody Barr and Aisha Khan contributed to this report.

[~jomomma~]

Shades of Natalee Holloway case all over again.

and one of the articles said it was her last night there *sigh*

[~jomomma~]

http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/nancy.grace/
Missing teen girl, 17, from spring break, vanishes after walk on the beach! Where is Brittanee Marie Drexel? Nancy Grace investigates, 8 & 10 PM ET on HLN.

oh good!!!

[iluvmua]

I hope someone will post Nancy Grace on Youtube; I don't have Dish anymore :sad:

[sunstar]

http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/nancy.grace/
Missing teen girl, 17, from spring break, vanishes after walk on the beach! Where is Brittanee Marie Drexel? Nancy Grace investigates, 8 & 10 PM ET on HLN.

Thanks so much desmom! :smile: I'm glad Nancy's going to be talking about Brittanee tonight.

[cantstandnuts]

So who is this Peter guy? Did she meet him over there? A friend who went along on the trip and she knew him from back home? What are her other friends saying?

Sorry for all the questions. Been following Tori Stafford's case and haven't caught up yet.


Apparently, she knows Peter from home. He's older. According to what a poster here says he does for a living, he would have to be at least 21I don't quite understand why a 17 year old girl would be hanging with a guy that works in the clubs.

According to her mother, she went to MB with a group of older people. I thought at first this was a school trip, but appears not. Again, why isn't she hanging out with HS kids? Curious to me...

And why would Peter leave so quickly and leave money behind? Nobody leaves money behind! Sounds like Peter should be a POI and this isn't sounding like it's going to end good. :sad:

[~jomomma~]

i don't know Rachel

http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=10252803&nav=menu675_2

Drexel's boyfriend tells WMBF News that it's "not like [her] to go days without calling." He says the last time he texted her was Saturday night, asking her to stay safe.

"[I said] I wanted her to enjoy her last night and that I loved her and I hoped she was safe," said John Grieco.

Investigators from the Myrtle Beach Police Department met with a family friend of Drexel on Saturday upon the request of the girl's mother. John Hahn says he last made contact with Drexel on Saturday around 8 p.m.


so is her boyfriends name John Grieco? Hahn is the friend of the family who is a marine.

[n/t]

i don't know Rachel

http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=10252803&nav=menu675_2

Drexel's boyfriend tells WMBF News that it's "not like [her] to go days without calling." He says the last time he texted her was Saturday night, asking her to stay safe.

"[I said] I wanted her to enjoy her last night and that I loved her and I hoped she was safe," said John Grieco.

Investigators from the Myrtle Beach Police Department met with a family friend of Drexel on Saturday upon the request of the girl's mother. John Hahn says he last made contact with Drexel on Saturday around 8 p.m.


so is her boyfriends name John Grieco? Hahn is the friend of the family who is a marine.


I'm so confused.:unsure:

[~jomomma~]

I'm so confused.:unsure:

i know. still waiting for NG to get to the story.

[shelkobe]

There are two Johns, the friend/marine stationed in Camp LeJeune, John Hahn, and the boyfriend John. That is the first I saw of the boyfriend's last name, Grieco. Apparently, the boyfriend John did not go on the trip to Myrtle Beach.

That's the best I can get from the various articles and videos.

[gymmielite89]

hey everyone im the one who knows peter brozowitz the person of interest
the facebook link i posted IS the same guy even tho the public keeps spelling his last name wrong...the facebook version is correct and ive seen the news spell peters name wrong like 4 times. yes he lives in rochester and britt did know him before leaving..hes from webster ny and shes from gates chili.

As for him running bar events downtown...im pretty sure hes still 20. NOT 21 yet...his older brother ADAM also runs downtown events and i think peter has been using his older bros ID for yearssss cuz hes been drinking at bars since hes been like 17. brittanee as well has been getting into bars since a veryyy young age and most of her friends are older

i posted his facebook link and now ill post his myspace
http://www.myspace.com/peteybroz

as for him saying he needed to get home for school is A LIE! pete isnt in school he doesnt even go to work in an office or nething he doesnt all online work so he works from home and doesnt go to college one bit.....idk ive know him for awhile but hes getting real sketchy in the case! but as i said b4..im sure he knows more then hes saying but i dont think he actually harmed her. but on another side..he does have a decent amount of money so he'll have a good lawyer.

[gymmielite89]

oh and i was mistaken on my earlier post about her myspace pic being changed...i was looking at someone elses on accident cuz i had to many pages open at once... i have not seen brittanee online...my one post was off

[gymmielite89]

and i just re read alot of ppls posts and apparently ppl think im lying about knowing peter? well idc im giving u guys info to help u understand better if u dont believe me idc....

peter doesnt do promos and events for a living he does get paid good for tht but he does some online company work.

yes the link i posted is correct and is him


http://i40.tinypic.com/2n8u17d.jpg

according to his recently uploaded pics from facebook this is him and friends in myrtle a few days ago...pete broz is on the right

[GentleBreeze]

and i just re read alot of ppls posts and apparently ppl think im lying about knowing peter? well idc im giving u guys info to help u understand better if u dont believe me idc....

peter doesnt do promos and events for a living he does get paid good for tht but he does some online company work.

yes the link i posted is correct and is him


http://i40.tinypic.com/2n8u17d.jpg

according to his recently uploaded pics from facebook this is him and friends in myrtle a few days ago...pete broz is on the right


Thank you for the info.

[~jomomma~]

thanks gymmie! it's not that i didn't believe you. i was going to put in my post something like 'media could be spelling it wrong' and didn't.

thanks for the pic! appreciate any info you can put out here!!!

[KittyMom]

Did Nancy have anything new to add?

[ginky41]

oh and i was mistaken on my earlier post about her myspace pic being changed...i was looking at someone elses on accident cuz i had to many pages open at once... i have not seen brittanee online...my one post was off

Keep posting gymmie, we appreciate any inside perspective.

[~jomomma~]

Did Nancy have anything new to add?

no, not really

[~jomomma~]

and i just re read alot of ppls posts and apparently ppl think im lying about knowing peter? well idc im giving u guys info to help u understand better if u dont believe me idc....

peter doesnt do promos and events for a living he does get paid good for tht but he does some online company work.

yes the link i posted is correct and is him


http://i40.tinypic.com/2n8u17d.jpg

according to his recently uploaded pics from facebook this is him and friends in myrtle a few days ago...pete broz is on the right


wow...just google his name!

you see alot of links with his name....with the online money making!

maybe i should look into something like this! i'm sick of working! :ohmy:

the note on his myspace.... 'get a life, not a job' (seems like i've seen that on someone's myspace before....please tell me it wasn't joran's)

[BeetlebrowII]

and i just re read alot of ppls posts and apparently ppl think im lying about knowing peter? well idc im giving u guys info to help u understand better if u dont believe me idc....

peter doesnt do promos and events for a living he does get paid good for tht but he does some online company work.

yes the link i posted is correct and is him


http://i40.tinypic.com/2n8u17d.jpg

according to his recently uploaded pics from facebook this is him and friends in myrtle a few days ago...pete broz is on the right

THANK YOU GYMMIE!!! DONT LEAVE :crying:

I think some posters were just confused because of the name in the news. We discuss many cases here and trust me......the news gets alot wrong.....especially in the beginning.

We do appreciate you being here and I for one am hanging on your every word.

Does Mr. Pete have a girlfriend? What is his history with females (how does he treat them). Does his personality change alot when he drinks?. What about the girls....are they jealous of her?. Could the girls possibly be involved?


:tonguewag: sorry if I asked too many questions....just answer what you can. I know that alot of what you say is just your opinion and thats fine. Again thanks for coming on board and I pray that this all has a good outcome. Brittanee's mom looked so exhausted and sad on Nancy Grace tonite.

[aproudmom]

This story is all too familiar. :thumbdown:

I am glad to see her being on the major media stations and not just being thrown away as some teen that took off.

[aproudmom]

Keep posting gymmie, we appreciate any inside perspective.

guess no news bummer who is gymmie a friend of hers?

[aproudmom]

and i just re read alot of ppls posts and apparently ppl think im lying about knowing peter? well idc im giving u guys info to help u understand better if u dont believe me idc....

peter doesnt do promos and events for a living he does get paid good for tht but he does some online company work.

yes the link i posted is correct and is him


http://i40.tinypic.com/2n8u17d.jpg

according to his recently uploaded pics from facebook this is him and friends in myrtle a few days ago...pete broz is on the right

I dont really care if you are his friend or if your lying I stay with the facts not what family and friends say how many times do we hear he or she could never do that..alot..I know we see it all the time..and it will never stop..so why did he leave at 2am? or do you know. Not being rude just asking it is a huge question that I have been wondering..I have never called him am POI has LE? by the way welcome and I have no reason not to believe you know him you dont have to prove that

[aproudmom]

hey everyone im the one who knows peter brozowitz the person of interest
the facebook link i posted IS the same guy even tho the public keeps spelling his last name wrong...the facebook version is correct and ive seen the news spell peters name wrong like 4 times. yes he lives in rochester and britt did know him before leaving..hes from webster ny and shes from gates chili.

As for him running bar events downtown...im pretty sure hes still 20. NOT 21 yet...his older brother ADAM also runs downtown events and i think peter has been using his older bros ID for yearssss cuz hes been drinking at bars since hes been like 17. brittanee as well has been getting into bars since a veryyy young age and most of her friends are older

i posted his facebook link and now ill post his myspace
http://www.myspace.com/peteybroz

as for him saying he needed to get home for school is A LIE! pete isnt in school he doesnt even go to work in an office or nething he doesnt all online work so he works from home and doesnt go to college one bit.....idk ive know him for awhile but hes getting real sketchy in the case! but as i said b4..im sure he knows more then hes saying but i dont think he actually harmed her. but on another side..he does have a decent amount of money so he'll have a good lawyer.

OK figured it out your a friend..so has LE talked to him or ask him to take a poly? I hope your right and he had nothing to do with it..welcome and thanks for the information..I pray she is found soon..

[ttcRider]

OK figured it out your a friend..so has LE talked to him or ask him to take a poly? I hope your right and he had nothing to do with it..welcome and thanks for the information..I pray she is found soon..

Hi aproudmom - are we the only 2 on the boards tonight? LOL I wish they would open the CA board.... :bored:

[gymmielite89]

lol ok i just didnt wanna look like a liar to everyone!

ill try to answer these questions as best i can but i dont know brittanee personally my best friend friend JY does but i only know of her through mutual friends. Peter i do know and text him usually on weekends for him to try and get me VIP downtown.

ok ill try to answer some?
"Does Mr. Pete have a girlfriend?" I heard he did a month a two ago but it didnt last longer than like a few weeks...hes usually alwayssssss single

"What is his history with females (how does he treat them)." he doesnt really date...but he knows every girl and every1 knows him. hes a MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR flirt. hes deff gets alot of girls..hes very well known esp to girls who go to clubs downtown.but like he seriously knows a zilionnnn ppl and get pick any girl to text and hook up with them

Does his personality change alot when he drinks?. not at alllll...sometimes im not sure if hes ever drunk..but he always has a drink in his hand at the clubs 24/7...but since he kinda runs some events i figure he just kinda drinks slow. but he really is a very nice guy so i was real shocked when i heard that he was involved. but maybe im wrong cuz my boyfriend says hes not surprised cuz he said peter is a big player.

What about the girls....are they jealous of her?" im not sure on this one at all...ik shes really pretty tho and has great style, but all her friends are alot like her so prob not???

i dont wanna blow up posts with pics but if u guys want pic of either britt or peter i can give u guys some links...and now saying that i feel like a stalker? lol


"so has LE talked to him or ask him to take a poly?" hah im sry i dont know what a LE is?? =[. but i havent heard nething bout a polygraph?

[websternykid]

gymmielite you need to get your facts straight a little bit.. first of all peter brozowitz, from webster ny went down to myrtle beach the 17th of april with a group of guys. The car was not petes car, he was just one of the passengers. The hotel room was in Anthonys name, not pete's name.

Brittanee went down on wednesday the 22nd(?) with three other girls. Who have suprisingly stayed out of the picture?!

Brittanee strolled over to anthonys room where the group of 5 guys were watching the boston/yankees game saturday evening.. She said something about needing to change her shorts and left. she was only in the room a few minutes.

Petes not in school but some of the guys he was with ARE in school. So leaving at 2am to make it back by sunday evening is not unreasonable. In fact they left friday evening the 17th to go TO Myrtle, driving through the night to get there.

John Haun DOES know peter personally, contrary to what he claims in news reports, because peter hooked up with a girl he liked some time ago. John Haun has disliked peter ever since, which is why he tried to throw pete under the bus in his interview, calling him shady.

I think before jumping to a conclussion, there were four other guys with peter saturday night, who all drove home to rochester together. Maybe they should be interviewed. But more importantly how about the 3 girls who Brittanee went to myrtle with, who have specifically told "certain people" to keep their names quiet.

[doctor_J]

When I go to gymmielite89's link for Peter's FB page and enter his name in the search it locates him in Rochester but does not show the page. What is it I don't know? I am registered in FB. Do you have to be a friend of Peter's? I no nothing about FB. Any help?

[doctor_J]

Media reports are so skimpy and comfusing on this girl. Why was this Peter B. singled out if there were 4 guys in the hotel room she visited and partied with? Esp. if they ALL left and drove back to NY at 2 am. Peter must have left the room with her or something to make him a POI and not the other guys or the girls in the room with her.

Don't understand how the mom could let her stay overnite for 4 nights without seeing her after they'd argued about going to MB. I just don't buy it. I think mom knew but decided to just let it go, she was too stressed with other things (like 2 jobs, 3kids and a home foreclosure) and maybe at her wit's end with this teenager. I have certainly been there. Just knowing how sneaky teens can be and how boy-crazy, I can't believe any mom would have bought into that old scam for 4 days and nights.

[gymmielite89]

websternykid - i never said they went down together in any posts and i didnt say the other guys wernt in school i only said peter wasnt. so idk what facts i need straight?

and yes docj u need to be his friend

[gymmielite89]

and webnykid = im geussing uk of peter also and like i said in my prievous posts i doubt peter had anything to do with brittany disapearing even tho its in the news. i said im sure he knows more than the public but i dont think hes involved. like i said..he was always a nice guy to me

[juliekan]

Her boyfriend is a 20 year old marine, it sounds like. It sounds like there was at least one other girl on this trip - the one she borrowed the shorts from - I wonder if she's underage also? You can't be 17 and rent a hotel, and these people were going to bars - some of them at least had to be 21.

Her boyfriend is not the marine...he is a good friend stationed in NC. His name is John Hahn(sp?), the boyfriend is John G.(IIRC). In the video I believe the mom said this group was something like 18-20 yo. and that was one reason she said NO to her daughter going.

[juliekan]

no, not really

No and what they reported was half wrong :cursing:

[juliekan]

http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/local/grand_strand/article/search_for_missing_ny_teen_continues/46665/

this article also has these links:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
Dawn Drexel drove from New York on Monday to come to Myrtle Beach to look for her missing daughter, 17-year-old Britannee Marie Drexel. She spoke exclusively to News 13’s Aisha Khan on the events that led up to the disappearance and her efforts to find her daughter.
Click here to watch.

WHAT OTHERS ARE REPORTING

Click here to watch coverage of this story on CNN’s Nancy Grace.

Monroe County NY Sheriff Department investigating missing teen case

Mother of Missing Teen: A Parent’s Worst Nightmare

The Brittanee back story

(in video mom says she's getting 5 different stories)

I am sick of everyone (including the idiot on NG) dissin' this mom. If you watch the video, she explains the whole thing. She wouldn't let B go to spring break, but when she asked to go to a friends house after they argued, she agreed. I would have thrown my daughter the same bone (option). She also talked to her everyday, and even asked to speak to the father of the girl she was staying with. She did.....but it turns out they just put a boy they were hanging out with on the phone who acted like he was the father. They got over their argument and mom was calling and discussing things like the sports cleats B needed. Quit acting like she just went "Oh well, I told her no but she went anyway." That is not what the video and all the articles stated.

[juliekan]

"so has LE talked to him or ask him to take a poly?" hah im sry i dont know what a LE is?? =[. but i havent heard nething bout a polygraph?

thanks for your input. LE is law enforcement.

[juliekan]

Hi, Pink, welcome.

Peter was only ONE of several boys in the car that flew the coop. He may have been covering someone else's a**. Bad move.

I want to know the girls involved with this too.

Why does this guy have an alias? Or maybe it's a fake ID? Peter Brozowitz or Pete Broswick??

[juliekan]

Here's the names of the other guys:

http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=10252803&nav=menu675_2

Police say that's around the same time a group of men from her hometown last saw the missing teen, as well. Police continue to question Pete Broswick, Phillip Watson, Matthew Abrams and Keith Cummings after meeting Drexel at Club Kryptonite on Friday evening.


Of course the names might not be spelled right!:rolleyes:might be matthew abramowitz or something....lol

[juliekan]

Any info on who the girls were that were there? Or why they changed hotel rooms? Was Brittanee good friends with them or were they only acquaintances?

Thanks for the input. It is only occasionally that we get people posting here that really know about the people involved.

[juliekan]

Unfortunantly, I think you just described most 17 year old girls these days....promiscuous or at least acting like they are AND naive. Very dangerous combination. And these girls now days don't seem to have each others backs...my friends and I always looked out for each other.

[juliekan]

In the comments after one of the articles, someone posts that Peter has deleted a lot of stuff off his facebook and myspace....his attorney probably told him to, but that kind of stuff makes him look guilty, or having "guilty knowledge" of what happened. :huh:

[juliekan]

OK, I'm the only one posting here but we have "22 viewing the thread" with 18 guests. Don't be shy come on out and post what you think about anything that has been said here. We are friendly and encourage all ideas......

[Lovethechild]

I sure hope she's Ok. The girls she was with are interesting to me.....I sure hope LE is interviewing them as well.

[juliekan]

well if you google Brittanne, don't go to the site with a video, from swine (something or the other) .com....one of those that gives your computer the swine flu, I mean virus....:laugh:

[n/t]

I was hoping for some clarification but it seems I'm even more confused than I was yesterday.

So this Peter guy has 2 last names? No word from the girls. I find that odd considering they were friends. Did they just abandon her and move on or what?

To those who claim to know Peter and say he's a nice guy, apparently so was the suspect in the Craigslist case. He was engaged to be married and people were shocked when he was arrested.

Nice guys do bad things too.

Hoping and praying Britanee is safe. :rose:

[Maelstrom5]

Hi gymmielite89, websternykid and pink21

Thank you for coming on the board, filling us in on things we have not read, and putting things in prospective for us. Unlike you, we only know what the press reports and many times they get the facts wrong; especially in the first few days. (See the kidnap, rape and murder of Brianna Denison for an example)

If Peter is just a very scared young man, who along with others went down to MB and was involved with underage drinking/partying that would explain a 1AM group exit to some extent. It’s not something I would do but I am a lot older and I can understand them freaking out.

Spring brake and underage drinking goes hand in hand. What Peter needs to realize is LE is not interested in that; their not even interested if pot, X, or smoking dirties was involved-- unless, and to the extent of, those aspects playing a factor in Brittanee‘s disappearance. If that is the extent of Peter’s involvement then he needs to tell the police the truth. Failure to do so is probably one reason why he is now a POI. I agree with you that everyone, the other men Peter was with, along with the friends Brittanee went down to MB with need to be questioned in depth.

The distance between the two hotels is about a half a mile. So while something bad may have happened at either hotel it is also possible Brit vanished between hotels. The quicker LE can eliminate Peter and the other men, as well as Brittanee’s friends the quicker they can move on. Peter’s actions up to this point are the reasons why he is under intense scrutiny and only he can change that.

FYI: Club Kryptonite
2925 Hollywood Dr
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
www.club-kryptonite.com

[royals02]

I have a question about all these kids with fake ID's, underage drinking and bars.....where are the parents of these kids. When they come home at night, don't the parents see them and engage them in conversation...I mean you can pretty much tell when a kid has been drinking. I raised 3 boys (one is still a teenager) and whenever they went out at night I always made sure to chat with them when they came home to look for signs of drinking or drugs. Perhaps kids would be better served if parents would take their "blinders" off.....just my opinion

[playnice]

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: According to police reports -- and friends that were hanging out with her told her that, you know, We switched from one hotel to the next hotel. Friends are telling police that that is the last time they had contact with her.

GRACE: She went back to this other hotel to see a friend she knew from home town Rochester. Did he say she appeared there? She showed up?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: That`s the statement he gave to police, saying that was the last contact he had with her and then she walked away. And after that, he never saw her. She said, I put him on the phone with the sheriff, gave him a different story, but then gave Don Drexel a different story. And then it turns out later on Saturday, around 1:00 o`clock, in the morning, he checks out. So that`s something the mother is saying, you know, she feels a little fishy about.

GRACE: Straight out to Aisha Khan with WBTW. Aisha, what can you tell me about the last person she reportedly saw? The friend of hers, the male friend of hers from Rochester? Did he in fact change his story?

AISHA KHAN, REPORTER, WBTW: That`s what we`re hearing. That`s what he told -- he gave the mom a different story but then he gives the sheriff a different story and then checks out around 1:00, 2:00 in the morning and he is still in Rochester and that`s all we know. The only information we have as far as he`s concerned. We`re not sure if he`s cooperating with authorities at this point. And there is no word from our Myrtle Beach police here as well, that they have any contact with him. What I can tell you, that Jodi Barr (ph), my colleague got some new information regarding Brittanee. They`re saying, there`s witnesses at oceanfront bar and grill where Brittanee was last seen, the wait staff there say that she came in with a couple of friends on Saturday and Sunday afternoon and was dining there on Saturday. She came with three girls and four guys, had lunch and then came back on Sunday with three other girls and had lunch again. And after that, they say they never saw her.

GRACE: That is an unconfirmed sighting. But Aisha Khan, how many wait staff identified her?

KHAN: Well, like I said, as Jodi Barr, our reporter that helped me get this new information. They were a couple of wait staff that he talked to today and they are telling him that they did see Brittanee, that they saw a girl with blond hair, blue eyes. They`re describing Brittanee just like that, that she came in on Saturday afternoon with a couple of guys and a couple of girls. They had lunch. She came back again on Sunday afternoon around 3:00 and did the same. This time she came around with four girls. And after that, they say she left the restaurant and headed up north on Ocean Boulevard and they never saw her after that.

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0904/28/ng.01.html


There is conflicting information coming out.
If this sighting can be confirmed I guess that lets Peter off the hook. But who are these supposedly girls and have they came forward?

[aproudmom]

Hi aproudmom - are we the only 2 on the boards tonight? LOL I wish they would open the CA board.... :bored:

What happened over there did ya watch the show last night? SUV I think..anyway yeah I just went to bed it was so quite on here and got sick of talking or typing to myself..so I guess no news on Britt. D:sad:

[aproudmom]

No and what they reported was half wrong :cursing:

You know they get a lot wrong but people can not come on here and act as if we know the real facts that is all we have what we hear on the media stations ..so if they want to put in some info fine but I do not know any of these people all I do know is a girl is missing and I have to go with what I hear..at least some care enough to even look at the news about her..most don't cause of her age..ALL JMO

so to any of her friends or this guys friends please do not come on here thinking any of us want to blame a innocent person..this forum tries not to do that..so no need to get angry..

Morning All

[n/t]

Thanks for that link, playnice.

If the sightings are true, it's good news and Brittanee could still be alive.

I wondered about the girls too. Have any of them come forward? If not, why not?

[Maelstrom5]

I have a question about all these kids with fake ID's, underage drinking and bars.....where are the parents of these kids. When they come home at night, don't the parents see them and engage them in conversation...I mean you can pretty much tell when a kid has been drinking. I raised 3 boys (one is still a teenager) and whenever they went out at night I always made sure to chat with them when they came home to look for signs of drinking or drugs. Perhaps kids would be better served if parents would take their "blinders" off.....just my opinion

Hi royals02,

I agree with you but lets be honest, how many of us have not put one over on our parents? I suspect there are very few of us who have not done that once or twice.

The reason I put the link to club Kryptonite was because I wanted everyone to be able to see the type of atmosphere in which Brittanee first ran into the group of men. As you can see it an upscale party club. Those 18 and up are allowed in but only those over 21 are allowed to drink. There was probably a stamp system used but we all know two things; fake ID’s are easy to come by and even if you say you are under 21 drinks will be easy to obtain, all you need is someone else willing to buy them for you.

Remember the El Dorado, Kansas case of Emily Sander back in late 2007. Emily was 18 and her last night was spent at “The Retreat” bar. They had the same type of rules but it did not keep her and her friends from getting Jell-O shots and drinks. All night long Israel Mireles purchased them for the teens and Emily was very drunk by the time she left the bar with Mireles. He raped sodomized and murdered her in his hotel room. Then he dumped her body along the highway about 50 miles east of El Dorado.

Emily Sander 18.. Murder Victim, R.I.P. Emily
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=143252708&albumID=951274&imageID=13196566

[Alwill978]

http://www.zimbio.com/Brittanee+Drexel

[FindtheLost]

On WMBF news they just said that they do have new leads in the case but LE isn't releasing any information.

They also said that Peter is a POI. This is the latest from the WMBF website but doesn't address the new leads.

http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=10252803&nav=menu675_2

[aproudmom]

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: According to police reports

GRACE: That is an unconfirmed sighting. But Aisha Khan, how many wait staff identified her?

KHAN: Well, like I said, as Jodi Barr, our reporter that helped me get this new information. They were a couple of wait staff that he talked to today and they are telling him that they did see Brittanee, that they saw a girl with blond hair, blue eyes. They`re describing Brittanee just like that, that she came in on Saturday afternoon with a couple of guys and a couple of girls. They had lunch. She came back again on Sunday afternoon around 3:00 and did the same. This time she came around with four girls. And after that, they say she left the restaurant and headed up north on Ocean Boulevard and they never saw her after that.

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0904/28/ng.01.html


There is conflicting information coming out.
If this sighting can be confirmed I guess that lets Peter off the hook. But who are these supposedly girls and have they came forward?
my bolding
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there has got to be cameras around there somewhere and I can not go on what a wait staff said unless the others can say it is true..can you imagine the amount of kids in there in those day..playnice..I hope they are checking all cameras in the area and confirm this with these friends that was in there that should be every easy to do..to many blond hair blue eyed girls on Spring Break...jmo

[aproudmom]

On WMBF news they just said that they do have new leads in the case but LE isn't releasing any information.

They also said that Peter is a POI. This is the latest from the WMBF website but doesn't address the new leads.

http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=10252803&nav=menu675_2

thank you findthelost so he is a POI I am assuming it is because he was last to see her or his statements..thanks a lot for the link..

[playnice]

my bolding
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there has got to be cameras around there somewhere and I can not go on what a wait staff said unless the others can say it is true..can you imagine the amount of kids in there in those day..playnice..I hope they are checking all cameras in the area and confirm this with these friends that was in there that should be every easy to do..to many blond hair blue eyed girls on Spring Break...jmo

Very true.

[tjcox]

This is the latest from our local newspaper.

http://www.thesunnews.com/news/local/story/879299.html

[tjcox]

This is an article from a local newstation.

http://www.carolinalive.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=293217

[aproudmom]

OFGS I hate to see this..LE will take the focus that she harmed herself..this always happens..the women who was 9 months preg. buried in a back yard they had bonfires over her..her mother said she often lied..so they did not take her being missing that serious right away....anyone know how far these 2 hotels are from each other..first of all she should have never been walking alone to bad one of those friends did not walk with her.

Drexel was last seen wearing a multi-colored shirt, black shorts and flip flops. Police have noted the teen suffers from depression.

Questioning has revealed Drexel made additional contact with the group of men at an area of beach near the Blue Water Resort around 11 a.m. Saturday. Drexel met the group a second time in their hotel room later that night.Broswick told police Drexel was involved in an argument with a friend over a pair of shorts she was wearing. Broswick reports Drexel had left his hotel room to return the clothing Saturday evening, and contact was lost with the teen after she left

[Alwill978]

http://rochesterhomepage.net/media/pdf/drexelreport1.pdf


Questions;

* NONE of these "friends" reported Brittanee missing?

* Who called Dawn (the mother) to tell her Brittanee was missing? (Since she requested John Hahn (Marine) to go to MB to look for Brittanee)

[aproudmom]

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/28/missing.teen/index.html#cnnSTCVideo

Britt D mother on Nancy G just incase you missed it..

Drexel said the high school junior stayed in touch with her by phone, and she last spoke with Brittanee on Saturday afternoon. Read full article »

[desmom]

This is an article from a local newstation.

http://www.carolinalive.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=293217

Thank you for the links.

Are these the hotels that are mentioned in the articles?

Brittanee checked into Bar Harbor Hotel - http://bar-harbor.com/

Peter staying at Blue Water Resort - http://www.bluewaterresort.com/

These appear to be pretty nice places. Do they have security cameras? TIA

[Alwill978]

Also..anyone know when the friends checked out of the hotel? They had reported her missing by then...correct?

IMO..I dont think these girls were "friends"....as I like to think of a friend. :huh:

[aproudmom]

http://rochesterhomepage.net/media/pdf/drexelreport1.pdf


Questions;

* NONE of these "friends" reported Brittanee missing?

* Who called Dawn (the mother) to tell her Brittanee was missing? (Since she requested John Hahn (Marine) to go to MB to look for Brittanee)

yea know what I am not sure..I knew the friend in the service went right away when her mom called him..great question

[aproudmom]

Also..anyone know when the friends checked out of the hotel? They had reported her missing by then...correct?

IMO..I dont think these girls were "friends"....as I like to think of a friend. :huh:

I hate to say this but if they were over the age of 18 she was 17 if they knew her mother did not give her permission and told her she was staying at a friends in NY then they could press charges on them..for kidnapping..I know it sounds stupid but it happens all the time.one of my friends got in trouble for taking off to SC and her friend was 16 and she was 18 the 16yr old girls parents pressed charges..they dropped them when she came home..anyway thinking out loud

[tjcox]

Thank you for the links.

Are these the hotels that are mentioned in the articles?

Brittanee checked into Bar Harbor Hotel - http://bar-harbor.com/

Peter staying at Blue Water Resort - http://www.bluewaterresort.com/

These appear to be pretty nice places. Do they have security cameras? TIA

Yes, these are the hotels. I have never stayed there but I'm sure they have cameras. I would be surprised to find out they didn't have any cameras.

[royals02]

Hi royals02,

I agree with you but lets be honest, how many of us have not put one over on our parents? I suspect there are very few of us who have not done that once or twice.

The reason I put the link to club Kryptonite was because I wanted everyone to be able to see the type of atmosphere in which Brittanee first ran into the group of men. As you can see it an upscale party club. Those 18 and up are allowed in but only those over 21 are allowed to drink. There was probably a stamp system used but we all know two things; fake ID’s are easy to come by and even if you say you are under 21 drinks will be easy to obtain, all you need is someone else willing to buy them for you.

Remember the El Dorado, Kansas case of Emily Sander back in late 2007. Emily was 18 and her last night was spent at “The Retreat” bar. They had the same type of rules but it did not keep her and her friends from getting Jell-O shots and drinks. All night long Israel Mireles purchased them for the teens and Emily was very drunk by the time she left the bar with Mireles. He raped sodomized and murdered her in his hotel room. Then he dumped her body along the highway about 50 miles east of El Dorado.

Emily Sander 18.. Murder Victim, R.I.P. Emily
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=143252708&albumID=951274&imageID=13196566

Hi Mael.....yes I do agree with you on that...
But (and I dont know how old you are) its a different world then when I grew up. I see more and more that kids just feel priveledged(sp?) and entitled to behave any way they want and there are no consequences. I mean this girl went to MB knowing her mom said NO, but obviously didn't worry about what would happen for doing that...its not like she asked to go to the movie and her mom said no, it was to go far from home to MB. Alot of kids behave badly these days and I think to some extent its the fault of the parents....I see alot of parents so wrapped up in their own lives that they give the kids free reign. Look we all know that kids make poor choices, just like we did when we were young, but parents have to be involved and provide guidance and and expectation for their kids behavior. Again, its just my opinion

[aproudmom]

Thank you for the links.

Are these the hotels that are mentioned in the articles?

Brittanee checked into Bar Harbor Hotel - http://bar-harbor.com/

Peter staying at Blue Water Resort - http://www.bluewaterresort.com/

These appear to be pretty nice places. Do they have security cameras? TIA

they have to these days cameras are everywhere..just hope they are getting all of them before they overtaped like a lot do it just keeps running..and one of his friends said he has a lot of money so not shocked if it is a nice place..seems like they would have cameras the Craigslist killer was stupid not to think of that

[Alwill978]

yea know what I am not sure..I knew the friend in the service went right away when her mom called him..great question

From what I have found in news is (boyfriend) John Greico (spelling?) called the mom, who in turn called the John Hahn (Marine).

BD's boyfriend JG...apparently got a call from one of BD's "friends" that she was missing and they couldnt find her. Wonder when they called her boyfriend?? And I had heard John Hahn (Marine) say BD's boyfriend called him???

Someone please help....I am confused?:scared:

[desmom]

Yes, these are the hotels. I have never stayed there but I'm sure they have cameras. I would be surprised to find out they didn't have any cameras.

they have to these days cameras are everywhere..just hope they are getting all of them before they overtaped like a lot do it just keeps running..and one of his friends said he has a lot of money so not shocked if it is a nice place..seems like they would have cameras the Craigslist killer was stupid not to think of that

Thanks. I would hope LE jumped on these video tapes (and any other businesses video tapes in the area) asap to confirm the stories about Brittanee's comings and goings.

[aproudmom]

Hi Mael.....yes I do agree with you on that...
But (and I dont know how old you are) its a different world then when I grew up. I see more and more that kids just feel priveledged(sp?) and entitled to behave any way they want and there are no consequences. I mean this girl went to MB knowing her mom said NO, but obviously didn't worry about what would happen for doing that...its not like she asked to go to the movie and her mom said no, it was to go far from home to MB. Alot of kids behave badly these days and I think to some extent its the fault of the parents....I see alot of parents so wrapped up in their own lives that they give the kids free reign. Look we all know that kids make poor choices, just like we did when we were young, but parents have to be involved and provide guidance and and expectation for their kids behavior. Again, its just my opinion

I thought her mother said she told her she was at a friends and she let it slip she was just hanging out at the beach and her mother wondered why she would say that...she also did not want her to go because these kids are older kids..and ITA we are not living like we used to so we need to get out of that..these days you never know what one will do..

[aproudmom]

ok so it was warm enough then for her mom not to wonder why she would say that..

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/28/missing.teen/index.html#cnnSTCText

"I asked her what she was doing and she says 'Oh, mom, I'm at the beach.' And it was an 80-degree day in Rochester so, of course, I thought maybe she was at the beach in Rochester with one of her girlfriends that she had said she was staying overnight," Drexel said.

[aproudmom]

They might have thought JG knew something - maybe she had called him and told him where she was.

the mom called the military friend right?cause he is stationed in SC IIRC..so who did report her missing??huh anyone know..

[aproudmom]

John Hahn, 20, a family friend, filed the missing person report with the police Sunday. A Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Hahn made the 2 and one-half hour trip to Myrtle Beach after finding out from Brittanee's friends that she was missing.

She has not called her boyfriend since she went missing.


http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1691672/brittanee_drexel_is_missing_search.html

[aproudmom]

In rethinking this, I don't think the mother really thought that. In her heart she knew where Brittanee was, but just somehow didn't have the energy to fight with her. There was a girl at my house - astonishing she did this IN FRONT OF ME - who received a call from her mom and the girl said she was at a friend's dorm room at UT, no boys were there, she was spending the night. Just then my doorbell rang, my very loud dog began barking, and the conversation continued on like nothing was going on. The mother ignored the loud doorbell, and the deafening dog barking. As if the mother still believed her lying daughter that she was at a dorm room. Please. She just didn't feel like acknowledging her daughter was not where she was saying. I think Brittanee's mom was in the same position. Just didn't feel like calling her daughter a liar and demanding she get home.

Oh I know RR I am sure she did wonder since she had ask to go.

[aproudmom]

I have teenage boys and know a LOT of teenagers - and those who think this is typical teenage girl stuff don't live in my world! I've heard kids say stuff like they're one place when they're really another, but I don't think I know ANY girls who would leave and go 1000 miles away for many days and try to pull that over on their moms after being told not to.

And I have seen moms appear pretty dumb and gullible before, but Dawn Drexel also is not what I'm used to seeing. After she was denied permission to go, then she leaves for days, I think anyone would have figured out where she really was. She leaves for one night, and is still gone 3 nights later -and hasn't come home from her friend's house in town yet? Hindsight is 20/20, but I don't think anyone can paint this situation as "typical" teenage behavior and typical parental lack of clarity.

I got 2 teen boys and they know better cause I am very nosey even with my 19yr old...lol..has she used her cell anyone know? if it is on or the battery not run down they should be able to pull the pings..that is the only reason I got my kids phones in case anything happened..plus have 911 on speed dial..kids these days think nothing can happen to them I fight with my oldest all the time he is not invincible

[desmom]

I got 2 teen boys and they know better cause I am very nosey even with my 19yr old...lol..has she used her cell anyone know? if it is on or the battery not run down they should be able to pull the pings..that is the only reason I got my kids phones in case anything happened..plus have 911 on speed dial..kids these days think nothing can happen to them I fight with my oldest all the time he is not invincible

Article dated Monday 4/27 http://www.carolinalive.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=292565

The mom says all of Brittanee's belongings were left in the hotel, and her cell phone is dead.

[aproudmom]

From what I have found in news is (boyfriend) John Greico (spelling?) called the mom, who in turn called the John Hahn (Marine).

BD's boyfriend JG...apparently got a call from one of BD's "friends" that she was missing and they couldnt find her. Wonder when they called her boyfriend?? And I had heard John Hahn (Marine) say BD's boyfriend called him???

Someone please help....I am confused?:scared:

All it says is a friends called him

John Hahn, 20, a family friend, filed the missing person report with the police Sunday. A Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Hahn made the 2 and one-half hour trip to Myrtle Beach after finding out from Brittanee's friends that she was missing.

She has not called her boyfriend since she went missing.

[Alwill978]

Ok..so the friends did NOT report her missing Sat night..and only confirmed they had not seen her since she left at 8:00 Sat night.
So apparently, BD never made it back to the friend to give her the shorts.....I wonder if they checked the phone of the person who needed the shorts....I would be curious to see if she tried calling BD several times..I WOULD if I needed my shorts? OR MAYBE there was no conversation about shorts with her friend and PB (Peter) made this up...

BD called her boyfriend JG Sat at 8:00 pm...wonder where she was when she called him..and where she told him she was headed?

It also appears a text from BD's phone Sat at 9:15 said she was going to visit another friend? (but she didnt know anyone else there did she?) Someone (PB) could have used her phone to send that "text".

I would say this Peter guy...holds all the answers. I am not sure I buy the "friend needing shorts" story.


I also read the friends switched hotels after BD was reported missing.

[aproudmom]

Article dated Monday 4/27 http://www.carolinalive.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=292565

The mom says all of Brittanee's belongings were left in the hotel, and her cell phone is dead.

thanks just pulled up her clothes and everything was left..her cell is dead..not good..

[Alwill978]

the mom called the military friend right?cause he is stationed in SC IIRC..so who did report her missing??huh anyone know..

John Hahn (military) filed police report, after mother called him.

See police report:
http://rochesterhomepage.net/media/p...xelreport1.pdf

[n/t]

Just an observation and this in no way is meant to suggest anything except perhaps give us an insight in the type of person Brittanee is.

I noticed she has many "boys" in her life. I'm wondering if she was more comfortable with boys than with girls. Teenage girls at that age are very competitive so perhaps she felt more at ease with guys than with girls? Would this make her more vulnerable?

Did she have siblings?

[Alwill978]

WELL ...it appears there are Web cams...all around. I hope it helps find BD.

http://www.myrtlebeachcams.com/
http://www.funbeaches.com/beach_cams-new.html

[aproudmom]

Ok..so the friends did NOT report her missing Sat night..and only confirmed they had not seen her since she left at 8:00 Sat night.
So apparently, BD never made it back to the friend to give her the shorts.....I wonder if they checked the phone of the person who needed the shorts....I would be curious to see if she tried calling BD several times..I WOULD if I needed my shorts? OR MAYBE there was no conversation about shorts with her friend and PB (Peter) made this up...

BD called her boyfriend JG Sat at 8:00 pm...wonder where she was when she called him..and where she told him she was headed?

It also appears a text from BD's phone Sat at 9:15 said she was going to visit another friend? (but she didnt know anyone else there did she?) Someone (PB) could have used her phone to send that "text".

I would say this Peter guy...holds all the answers. I am not sure I buy the "friend needing shorts" story.


I also read the friends switched hotels after BD was reported missing.

yeah once again it is a he said she said and one she is not around to say crap...I would also like to know if she ever got back to the hotel to change her shorts..and just why did they have to move hotels I know during Spring Break a lot of times in FL you have to do that because it may be booked on certain nights..:confused:

[aproudmom]

WELL ...it appears there are Web cams...all around. I hope it helps find BD.

http://www.myrtlebeachcams.com/

O thank goodness..thanks this is good..

[aproudmom]

Just an observation and this in no way is meant to suggest anything except perhaps give us an insight in the type of person Brittanee is.

I noticed she has many "boys" in her life. I'm wondering if she was more comfortable with boys than with girls. Teenage girls at that age are very competitive so perhaps she felt more at ease with guys than with girls? Would this make her more vulnerable?

Did she have siblings?

ok I am old but I always hung out with guys more than my female friends but come from a very small school and just hung out with the the guys more..as friends of course but that is not unusual IMO

yes she has a sister IIRC

[Alwill978]

yeah once again it is a he said she said and one she is not around to say crap...I would also like to know if she ever got back to the hotel to change her shorts..and just why did they have to move hotels I know during Spring Break a lot of times in FL you have to do that because it may be booked on certain nights..:confused:

The friends only moved hotels AFTER BD went missing, according to police in article.

[aproudmom]

20 Blocks she walked omg..I remember being at Daytona Beach when I was in HS and me and my sister wanted to walk th beach..we started walking and a bunch of bikers started hollering at us I have never ran so fast..and it is not safe for these kids walking alone like this..I am 37 so that shows you how long ago it was..I was her age..need to teach these kids to never walk alone always stay in groups...IMO

[aproudmom]

The friends only moved hotels AFTER BD went missing, according to police in article.

WOW ok after she went missing I thought it was before must have misunderstood..thanks Al

[desmom]

Police search for NY teen, possible sighting in MB
http://www.carolinalive.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=293327

Capt. David Knipes says a girl fitting Drexel's description got off the transit bus, which carries hospitality workers from Williamsburg and Georgetown counties to Myrtle Beach, around 8:30 Wednesday morning.

ETA ~ Even if this turns out to be the wrong person, it is good to know the locals are keeping their eyes open for Brittanee.

[aproudmom]

Family members say they last heard from her Saturday night.Her mom says Brittanee told her she was coming home and would see her the next day. She never showed up and her friends said they couldn't find her.
Brittanee's bags were still at the hotel where she was staying.

"She had gotten one last text from her boyfriend and she never responded back and this was from her leaving the hotel where she was at, and then going to the other hotel where her friends were at,” says Dawn Drexel, Brittanee’s mother. “And she just never showed up."

[royals02]

WOW ok after she went missing I thought it was before must have misunderstood..thanks Al

I am confused on this too....I thought the reason she was walking from one hotel to the other was because they HAD changed locations. If its true that they changed locations AFTER she went missing...it could even be something like excessive drinking/alcohol poisoning and she died as a result and then the kids moved and concocted a story and maybe this Peter was charged with dumping her somewhere along the way back to Rochester...thats certainly alot of ground to be covered.
IF something like this is what happened, I would bet that someone will lose it and tell the truth. There cant be that many people who know what happened and then ALL of them remain silent...at least I hope so

[aproudmom]

Police search for NY teen, possible sighting in MB
http://www.carolinalive.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=293327

Capt. David Knipes says a girl fitting Drexel's description got off the transit bus, which carries hospitality workers from Williamsburg and Georgetown counties to Myrtle Beach, around 8:30 Wednesday morning.

ETA ~ Even if this turns out to be the wrong person, it is good to know the locals are keeping their eyes open for Brittanee.

would be wonderful and pray she is there and safe..this is so much like the NH case how these parents handle this I have no idea

[n/t]

Police search for NY teen, possible sighting in MB
http://www.carolinalive.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=293327

Capt. David Knipes says a girl fitting Drexel's description got off the transit bus, which carries hospitality workers from Williamsburg and Georgetown counties to Myrtle Beach, around 8:30 Wednesday morning.

ETA ~ Even if this turns out to be the wrong person, it is good to know the locals are keeping their eyes open for Brittanee.

Maybe she didn't want to go back home and has been hiding out.

With that said, how did she get on the bus which carries hospitality workers? Is it a special bus? Wouldn't these people have approached her and asked her who she was? The local news must be airing this story so how could these people not be aware? :shrug:

I hope it was her on that bus.

[aproudmom]

I am confused on this too....I thought the reason she was walking from one hotel to the other was because they HAD changed locations. If its true that they changed locations AFTER she went missing...it could even be something like excessive drinking/alcohol poisoning and she died as a result and then the kids moved and concocted a story and maybe this Peter was charged with dumping her somewhere along the way back to Rochester...thats certainly alot of ground to be covered.
IF something like this is what happened, I would bet that someone will lose it and tell the truth. There cant be that many people who know what happened and then ALL of them remain silent...at least I hope so

yeah I am a little confused on that one..I thought perhaps they kicked them out for partying you know what why does reporter and NG not ask these questions..or LE clear up any rumors it is so easy to see why and when they moved hotels...I am starting to think perhaps some made different statements and that is why things are changed..one report was she never made it to his hotel then it was reported she did but left to go change shorts..and then he left at 2am if true..which cameras should show even though he did not get his 100 bucks but as we see one of his friends said he has money so perhaps money does not matter to him...

[gymmielite89]

i agree with pink....if u knew the type a guy Pete broz is u would never even put him in the case. ya hes around drinking and party life 24/7 but theres ever been one story about him even getting mad or fighting or anythinggg. i just feel bad for him to be honest.

[aproudmom]

Maybe she didn't want to go back home and has been hiding out.

With that said, how did she get on the bus which carries hospitality workers? Is it a special bus? Wouldn't these people have approached her and asked her who she was? The local news must be airing this story so how could these people not be aware? :shrug:

I hope it was her on that bus.

they do that for a lot of places they bus their employees because of parking they do that here at the casino and resort..so not to sure and why would they have not ask her or called LE or 911 or point it out to the bus driver..don't think it was her..but glad they are keeping their eyes open..next time hope they stop the girl and ask her and call 911..

[Maelstrom5]

Hi Mael.....yes I do agree with you on that...
But (and I dont know how old you are) its a different world then when I grew up. I see more and more that kids just feel priveledged(sp?) and entitled to behave any way they want and there are no consequences. I mean this girl went to MB knowing her mom said NO, but obviously didn't worry about what would happen for doing that...its not like she asked to go to the movie and her mom said no, it was to go far from home to MB. Alot of kids behave badly these days and I think to some extent its the fault of the parents....I see alot of parents so wrapped up in their own lives that they give the kids free reign. Look we all know that kids make poor choices, just like we did when we were young, but parents have to be involved and provide guidance and and expectation for their kids behavior. Again, its just my opinion

Hi,

I will soon be 61 so my spring brake trips started back in 1968. Things have not changed that much as far as what goes on. I remember sharing drinks with a bunch of girls from the University of Tennessee. We also let them use our shower because they came all the way from Tenn. to Fort Lauderdale and did not have a place to stay.

Teens are still teens; and all of them think they are invincible. But I agree with you things have changed; kids grow up much faster. In the age of the internet they are far less likely to listen to their parents and far more likely to think their friends have all the answers.

Anyone who thinks most teens do not party, get drunk and fib to their parents has not spent much time on MySpace of FaceBook. I venture to say at least 60% not only party; they post pictures of the parties on their web pages. What it comes down to is a generation of teens who place themselves at increased risk.

Heck there is even a woman on the net who wrote a book which pushes the idea that parents should let their kids go free. It may be well meaning but when those kids turn teens I can guarantee you that the parents will not be able to put the genie back in the bottle.

[aproudmom]

i agree with pink....if u knew the type a guy Pete broz is u would never even put him in the case. ya hes around drinking and party life 24/7 but theres ever been one story about him even getting mad or fighting or anythinggg. i just feel bad for him to be honest.

I hope you right I for one am only going on the reports I am able to see..I do not know him or her or these friends but this happens everyday..they have to look into people who has seen someone who is missing or murdered..it is how it works..everywhere..and hate to tell you this..look at preppy GL killer his friends and fiance said the same thing he could not harm a fly..so I hope they check everyone out..not just him..

[n/t]

yeah I am a little confused on that one..I thought perhaps they kicked them out for partying you know what why does reporter and NG not ask these questions..or LE clear up any rumors it is so easy to see why and when they moved hotels...I am starting to think perhaps some made different statements and that is why things are changed..one report was she never made it to his hotel then it was reported she did but left to go change shorts..and then he left at 2am if true..which cameras should show even though he did not get his 100 bucks but as we see one of his friends said he has money so perhaps money does not matter to him...

mom, can you clarify the $100. Where did he leave this money? Who found it? TIA

[desmom]

Maybe she didn't want to go back home and has been hiding out.

With that said, how did she get on the bus which carries hospitality workers? Is it a special bus? Wouldn't these people have approached her and asked her who she was? The local news must be airing this story so how could these people not be aware? :shrug:

I hope it was her on that bus.

Could be a commuter type bus serivce? :shrug:

http://www.thesunnews.com/news/breaking_news/story/879867.html

About 8:35 a.m. Wednesday, maids on a Williamsburg County transport bus reported seeing a girl fitting Drexel’s description on the bus from Georgetown, Knipes said. The girl got off near the 100 block of North Ocean Boulevard, which is the area she was last seen.

ETA ~ I read her parents are getting a divorce and the house is being sold. In her 17 year old way of thinking, maybe she thought this would get her parents back together. jmo

[aproudmom]

gymmie - thank you for all your information, especially your knowledge of Peter Broz. Sorry I can't remember how to spell it. : (

If you're discounting the thought he could have harmed Brittanee, or know who did just because he's not an angry fighting man I think you're kind of thinking in the wrong direction. No one thinks he went into an angry rage - it just seems he knows more.

thanks does this not happen in every case? the last person to have seen a missing or murdered person is who they look at first..and the truth does not change and people seemed to think just because they can never see someone doing anything wrong need to read this forum more often..it happens everyday and we hear everyday that is not the person I Know...so not saying he did a darn thing but it is normal to look into him..so far I do not think he has been called a killer or kidnapper on this forum..it is our opinions and just trying to get the facts not trying to convict him of anything...and it is JMO

[n/t]

Could be a commuter type bus serivce? :shrug:

http://www.thesunnews.com/news/breaking_news/story/879867.html

About 8:35 a.m. Wednesday, maids on a Williamsburg County transport bus reported seeing a girl fitting Drexel’s description on the bus from Georgetown, Knipes said. The girl got off near the 100 block of North Ocean Boulevard, which is the area she was last seen.

ETA ~ I read her parents are getting a divorce and the house is being sold. In her 17 year old way of thinking, maybe she thought this would get her parents back together. jmo


Yah...probably a shuttle bus for employees but that's what is so strange, they must've noticed she wasn't an employee? Why didn't they inform the bus driver?

I read about her parents divorcing and apparently she was really depressed about that. She may be very angry and is running away from the domestic issues back home. I wish that's the case and she's safe.

[aproudmom]

Could be a commuter type bus serivce? :shrug:

http://www.thesunnews.com/news/breaking_news/story/879867.html

About 8:35 a.m. Wednesday, maids on a Williamsburg County transport bus reported seeing a girl fitting Drexel’s description on the bus from Georgetown, Knipes said. The girl got off near the 100 block of North Ocean Boulevard, which is the area she was last seen.

ETA ~ I read her parents are getting a divorce and the house is being sold. In her 17 year old way of thinking, maybe she thought this would get her parents back together. jmo

very common to bus employees but why could they not check out the place she was dropped off if this is one of those buses...and yes her parents are divorcing and she had been depressed over it from what I read..hey des did you see what this did to NH mom and step-dad it tore them apart and they divorced..I was upset sure thier lifes have been turned upside down and still no answers..

[royals02]

Hi,

I will soon be 61 so my spring brake trips started back in 1968. Things have not changed that much as far as what goes on. I remember sharing drinks with a bunch of girls from the University of Tennessee. We also let them use our shower because they came all the way from Tenn. to Fort Lauderdale and did not have a place to stay.

Teens are still teens; and all of them think they are invincible. But I agree with you things have changed; kids grow up much faster. In the age of the internet they are far less likely to listen to their parents and far more likely to think their friends have all the answers.

Anyone who thinks most teens do not party, get drunk and fib to their parents has not spent much time on MySpace of FaceBook. I venture to say at least 60% not only party; they post pictures of the parties on their web pages. What it comes down to is a generation of teens who place themselves at increased risk.

Heck there is even a woman on the net who wrote a book which pushes the idea that parents should let their kids go free. It may be well meaning but when those kids turn teens I can guarantee you that the parents will not be able to put the genie back in the bottle.

Hey Mael...I guess with age comes wisdom..lol...I'm 51 and I have to tell you that while the internet is a wonderful thing I think its also equally bad...too much access to things kids dont need access to and nevermind the pedophiles having access to all these kids.
In my house, computer was and is in a public area...no computers in the privacy of the kids bedrooms. I have always told my boys to be careful what they put on facebook/myspace..not only for safety reasons, but colleges and prospective employers can see it too. Hahaha..when I was growing up, my mom used to say "if you are going to do something and you wouldn't want me seeing it on the headlines of the paper...then dont do it"....it worked (for the most part) for me.

[aproudmom]

Yah...probably a shuttle bus for employees but that's what is so strange, they must've noticed she wasn't an employee? Why didn't they inform the bus driver?

I read about her parents divorcing and apparently she was really depressed about that. She may be very angry and is running away from the domestic issues back home. I wish that's the case and she's safe.

ITA and still do not understand why they would not alert someone to this..I pray she is safe and ran away..we can hope cant we n/t

is there a reward yet

[aproudmom]

Hey Mael...I guess with age comes wisdom..lol...I'm 51 and I have to tell you that while the internet is a wonderful thing I think its also equally bad...too much access to things kids dont need access to and nevermind the pedophiles having access to all these kids.
In my house, computer was and is in a public area...no computers in the privacy of the kids bedrooms. I have always told my boys to be careful what they put on facebook/myspace..not only for safety reasons, but colleges and prospective employers can see it too. Hahaha..when I was growing up, my mom used to say "if you are going to do something and you wouldn't want me seeing it on the headlines of the paper...then dont do it"....it worked (for the most part) for me.

I have told my boys the same..but our computer is in my room and I have all passwords and they can not add anyone I do not know..yes call me cautious but my kids are my life I am to protect them..even my 19yr old who is a adult but lives under my roof...would not allow him to get his license until he turned 18 I can sit her right now and say my boys hide nothing from me we are very open always have been..My oldest just took a road trip he had to call me 10 times a day and he is 19...lol..if it keeps them safe o well..they are my baby's..and no one can say things are the same as they were 20 or 30yrs ago..I am sorry I do not agree

[Alwill978]

Ok...hopefully this may clear up some of the hotels stuff...

http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/local/grand_strand/article/myrtle_beach_police_search_for_missing_new_york_te en/46665/

According to the report, Drexel was staying with a group of friends at the Bar Harbor Hotel, 1010 N. Ocean Blvd. Since her disappearance, the group moved to the Boardwalk Hotel, located at 2301 N. Ocean Blvd.


I think they probably moved hotels...after she went missing so the police would have access to the room. So it appears she left Bar Harbor hotel and went to Peter and his friends hotel "Blue ???" then ..she supposely left BLue Hotel ..headed back to Bar Harbor hotel to return shorts ..This is according to Peter and his friends...and missing.

[n/t]

Could this Peter guy have given her money to run off and maybe that's why his stories aren't adding up? Could that be what he's hiding but comes across as suspicious?

Just throwing that out there.

[Alwill978]

This article also says....I

Investigators also tracked her cell phone as it traveled out of Georgetown, Knipes added.

http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/local/grand_strand/article/search_for_missing_ny_teen_continues/46665/


Does this mean it was used...???

[desmom]

very common to bus employees but why could they not check out the place she was dropped off if this is one of those buses...and yes her parents are divorcing and she had been depressed over it from what I read..hey des did you see what this did to NH mom and step-dad it tore them apart and they divorced..I was upset sure thier lifes have been turned upside down and still no answers..

It sounds like LE is checking the area:

http://www.carolinalive.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=293327
Police are going through beach accesses in the area and visiting businesses to pass out fliers with Drexel's picture.

http://www.thesunnews.com/news/local/story/879867.html
Police showed a photo of Drexel to the women on the bus and they identified her as the girl on the bus, Knipes said. Officers canvassed the area looking for Drexel after the report and remain in the area, but she has not been found, he said.

[aproudmom]

Hi,

I will soon be 61 so my spring brake trips started back in 1968. Things have not changed that much as far as what goes on. I remember sharing drinks with a bunch of girls from the University of Tennessee. We also let them use our shower because they came all the way from Tenn. to Fort Lauderdale and did not have a place to stay.

Teens are still teens; and all of them think they are invincible. But I agree with you things have changed; kids grow up much faster. In the age of the internet they are far less likely to listen to their parents and far more likely to think their friends have all the answers.

Anyone who thinks most teens do not party, get drunk and fib to their parents has not spent much time on MySpace of FaceBook. I venture to say at least 60% not only party; they post pictures of the parties on their web pages. What it comes down to is a generation of teens who place themselves at increased risk.

Heck there is even a woman on the net who wrote a book which pushes the idea that parents should let their kids go free. It may be well meaning but when those kids turn teens I can guarantee you that the parents will not be able to put the genie back in the bottle.

Mael ITA about the drinking a lot of kids do that I live in a college town..and sure alot of their parents have no clue what they are doing..I guess I know mine don't because we lost 3 people to drinking and driving accidents not one was their fault so my kids will not even allow me to have booze in my home. also someone brought up perhaps she drank to much and died..well it does happen my youngest sons GF brother and someone my son went to school with went off to college this year and he drank and took a xanax and he slump over against a wall and it cut off his airway..he was dead at 19

[aproudmom]

It sounds like LE is checking the area:

http://www.carolinalive.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=293327
Police are going through beach accesses in the area and visiting businesses to pass out fliers with Drexel's picture.

http://www.thesunnews.com/news/local/story/879867.html
Police showed a photo of Drexel to the women on the bus and they identified her as the girl on the bus, Knipes said. Officers canvassed the area looking for Drexel after the report and remain in the area, but she has not been found, he said.

oh great thank you des pray she just did not want to come home I only hope if she is there she will not be scared she will get into trouble..or meet some perv..

[n/t]

This article also says....I

Investigators also tracked her cell phone as it traveled out of Georgetown, Knipes added.

http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/local/grand_strand/article/search_for_missing_ny_teen_continues/46665/


Does this mean it was used...???

Sheeesh..the text is so tiny even after I clicked on large.lol I can't read it :blink:

So they were able to track her cell phone? That's very good news!

[aproudmom]

Brittanee's father, Chad Drexel, said local police will be talking to a young man from Webster on Wednesday. He is the last known person to see Brittanee on Saturday. He has retained attorney John Parrinello.

Chad Drexel said that he doesn't think Brittanee ran away; he wonders what the young man might he hiding since he "lawyered up."

13WHAM’s Sean Carroll spoke with Brittanee’s mother, Dawn Drexel, in Myrtle Beach and she has a message for the young man: "Brittanee is very special to us. We need to know what is going on. We need to know why the authorities weren't called. We need answers and we're not getting them."

Dawn Drexel said about 13 people from the area are in Myrtle Beach putting up fliers and looking for her.

The Myrtle Beach Police Department has interviewed friends and others involved in the case in their continuing investigation.

They said they’ve "attempted to gather every possible piece of evidence, video, cell. or other related evidence in the case."


.

http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/Person-of-Interest-Questioned-in-Brittanee-Drexel/5zvFR4OCL0q6etDkAADcFw.cspx

[desmom]

This article also says....I

Investigators also tracked her cell phone as it traveled out of Georgetown, Knipes added.

http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/local/grand_strand/article/search_for_missing_ny_teen_continues/46665/


Does this mean it was used...???


That is strange because on Monday http://www.carolinalive.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=292565 reported The mom says all of Brittanee's belongings were left in the hotel, and her cell phone is dead.

Unless her mother thought the phone was dead because the calls were going to voice mail. Maybe B turned the phone off or placed her mother's calls on ignore. jmo

[aproudmom]

This article also says....I

Investigators also tracked her cell phone as it traveled out of Georgetown, Knipes added.

http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/local/grand_strand/article/search_for_missing_ny_teen_continues/46665/


Does this mean it was used...???

it has to be on and the battery not dead so if it is on they can locate the area with pings of towers

[sleuthess]

Hello everyone, after a little sleuthing I came up with a couple of link I had not seen previously.
John Grieco Myspace prom pics of Brittanee
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=69123240&albumID=476562&imageID=10332611#a=476562&i=6673515
Peter Brozowitz Myspace
http://www.myspace.com/peteybroz

[aproudmom]

That is strange because on Monday http://www.carolinalive.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=292565 reported The mom says all of Brittanee's belongings were left in the hotel, and her cell phone is dead.

Unless her mother thought the phone was dead because the calls were going to voice mail. Maybe B turned the phone off or placed her mother's calls on ignore. jmo

or someone else has it. :confused:
if it is dead it goes straight to voicemail

[royals02]

I have told my boys the same..but our computer is in my room and I have all passwords and they can not add anyone I do not know..yes call me cautious but my kids are my life I am to protect them..even my 19yr old who is a adult but lives under my roof...would not allow him to get his license until he turned 18 I can sit her right now and say my boys hide nothing from me we are very open always have been..My oldest just took a road trip he had to call me 10 times a day and he is 19...lol..if it keeps them safe o well..they are my baby's..and no one can say things are the same as they were 20 or 30yrs ago..I am sorry I do not agree

Hey mom....sounds like you and I were cut from the same mold. My boys are 24,20 and 16....we talk about EVERYTHING...they know I dont judge them and have only their best interest at heart. Believe me, they have told me plenty of things about themselves or friends that I am sure would make some parents heads spin. Things for kids these days is definitely different then 20 or 30 years ago...eveything now has to be to an extreme. I have always been overly protective of my boys too and I've explained to them (over and over,lol) why I am that way and they get it.
Look Britanee asked to go to MB,,her mom said no..then the mom wasnt the least bit suspicious that her daughter isnt home for days...and it doesnt matter that they spoke on the phone....I am telling you, my hinky meter would have been off the charts.

[aproudmom]

Hello everyone, after a little sleuthing I came up with a couple of link I had not seen previously.
John Grieco Myspace prom pics of Brittanee
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=69123240&albumID=476562&imageID=10332611#a=476562&i=6673515
Peter Brozowitz Myspace
http://www.myspace.com/peteybroz

thanks and welcome

[Alwill978]

Hello everyone, after a little sleuthing I came up with a couple of link I had not seen previously.
John Grieco Myspace prom pics of Brittanee
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=69123240&albumID=476562&imageID=10332611#a=476562&i=6673515
Peter Brozowitz Myspace
http://www.myspace.com/peteybroz

Ok...Peter shows rejuvenated as his status..and logged in today!?

[aproudmom]

Hey mom....sounds like you and I were cut from the same mold. My boys are 24,20 and 16....we talk about EVERYTHING...they know I dont judge them and have only their best interest at heart. Believe me, they have told me plenty of things about themselves or friends that I am sure would make some parents heads spin. Things for kids these days is definitely different then 20 or 30 years ago...eveything now has to be to an extreme. I have always been overly protective of my boys too and I've explained to them (over and over,lol) why I am that way and they get it.
Look Britanee asked to go to MB,,her mom said no..then the mom wasnt the least bit suspicious that her daughter isnt home for days...and it doesnt matter that they spoke on the phone....I am telling you, my hinky meter would have been off the charts.

lol..glad to see I am not the only one so many tell me I wont allow them to grow up well first of all they are growing up and we always talk me and my boys are very close they know they do not have to lie to me I talk to them about anything..are they perfect no.. teens always do dumb stuff..but being a single mom of 2 kids I think I did a OK job..and my oldest does not care he knows I only love them and want to protect them..he says he is glad I raised them that way unlike alot of their friends parents who could careless..I also think BD mother had to know at some point she was in MB..I thought I read she said she was only staying with this friend 1 night..I am sure she knew but probably figured what could she do but make sure she kept in contact with her..

[playnice]

If she hasnt met with foul play her computer probably holds the key.
I wonder if she met someone online and made plans to stay with them when she got there? I wouldnt think a 17 yr old has money to hang around there. If she is alive someone has to be helping her.

[KittyMom]

When she went missing and her friends moved to another hotel, did they take her things with them or just leave them in the room?

How old are these female friends? Are these girls she goes to high school with?

When Peter drove back to NY was he alone? Did any of the other guys drive with him?

[KittyMom]

Here's a newly updated article. Police sources seem to be putting the two facts together - witnesses believe she was on the bus, and cell phone pings corroborate their story.

http://rochesterhomepage.net/content/fulltext/?cid=87961

witnesses said they saw a teen girl matching Brittanee's description wearing pink hoodie jacket with MB on front left chest with a blue shirt under it and light colored jeans.


So, did Brittanee have clothing that matches this description?

[Alwill978]

He put up pics of his beach vacation - and may have put "rejuvenated" when he first got home, or even from SC.

It's beginning to look like he had nothing to do with her disappearance, and she's hanging out near Myrtle Beach still.

I'm really beginning to sense that he is telling the truth.

Well...I am on the other side of thinking...
I hope I am wrong........but Georgetown/Williamsburg Counties in MB are on the way to I95. I95 is the way to NY......I hope...hope I am wrong....but, I hope there isnt foul play and her body is found in those areas....where the cellphone would have possibly pinged a tower.

[aproudmom]

He put up pics of his beach vacation - and may have put "rejuvenated" when he first got home, or even from SC.

It's beginning to look like he had nothing to do with her disappearance, and she's hanging out near Myrtle Beach still.

I'm really beginning to sense that he is telling the truth.

I haven't looked at it yet..why would pics mean that he could not have any knowledge?

[Alwill978]

When she went missing and her friends moved to another hotel, did they take her things with them or just leave them in the room?

How old are these female friends? Are these girls she goes to high school with?

When Peter drove back to NY was he alone? Did any of the other guys drive with him?

I can only help with the first part....the friends moved hotels after BD was reported missing...so I am sure the police have that area and belongings taped off.

[aproudmom]

If she hasnt met with foul play her computer probably holds the key.
I wonder if she met someone online and made plans to stay with them when she got there? I wouldnt think a 17 yr old has money to hang around there. If she is alive someone has to be helping her.

I know I have also wondered how she would be living..

[dgfred]

Does this mean this is further evidence that she was on the commuter bus - that they tracked her cell phone along the route the bus had taken?

http://rochesterhomepage.net/


I wonder, where is she getting money? How did she (or did she) pay for her share of the trip and food? Myrtle beach is expensive. Can she be tracked by credit card use?

Maybe the J.Broz guy was helping with money issues on the trip... so he lawyered up??? Not because he did something to her.
She wouldn't have used credit cards, because she wasn't even supposed to be there, right?

[juliekan]

I'm sure that her computer could hold valuable information. When I was 17 and had a myspace it was very common that we met guys online and would go to their parties, so who know she could have met some people on myspace and met up with them down there. Also Myrtle Beach is a common Spring Break spot for kids in the Rochester area, I have friends who were down there at this time as well so she could have met up with anyone after she left Peter.

Another thing I really think the interest should be placed on these "friends" she went down with. When me and my friends were young we told a lot of lies, but none of us would ever let any one lie to their mom and then go out of town! We were all to petrified of our parents and each others parents, because they all talked! Not to mention we wouldn't want one of our friends to get in trouble like that. So the thing is these girls are obviously not good or real friends that they let a 17 year old girl lie to her mother AND helped her do it. They didn't care about her or if she would get in trouble. It shows what kind of people these girls are. It seems as if it was all last minute and they probably wanted someone extra to chip in with the cost of the room or something. The people she went down with seem very weird to me.

Have you heard if they have questioned the girls?

[desmom]

If she hasnt met with foul play her computer probably holds the key.
I wonder if she met someone online and made plans to stay with them when she got there? I wouldnt think a 17 yr old has money to hang around there. If she is alive someone has to be helping her.


I think you are right Playnice.

I wonder if any of B's friends from home go to college in the area.

ETA ~ I wonder if her family or LE has pulled an itemized phone bill up yet.

[aproudmom]

Ok...Peter shows rejuvenated as his status..and logged in today!?

is the one with pics her B/F? he has not even logged on since march 3rd
and he is in MB saw a interview of him..

the other guy it is set to private so cant even see anything but his mood and headline...

[aproudmom]

No, for whatever reason the information on the girls she went down with is being kept pretty quite. Everything seems to be focused on Peter, which is sad. It's just because the media posted his name and not the girls. Very wrong if you ask me, just because he's a guy doesn't mean he did anything wrong. Not to mention why are people protecting these girls who don't seem to even give a sh*t about Brittanee.

welcome to the real world..he was last to see her alive..so they have to rule him out first..who are her girl friends seen several in a interview from MB handing out fliers..maybe I missed something so these girls she does not know...:confused:

[KittyMom]

I sure hope she's found. But with this much time passing, I've got a bad feeling.

[KittyMom]

http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/Missing-Chili-Teen-Reported-Sighted/BoaHG7LYD0eq9Gh6z2F0sA.cspx

Missing Chili Teen Reported Sighted

Last Update: 12:25 pm

Around 8:35 a.m. Wednesday, maids on a county bus in Myrtle Beach reported seeing a girl fitting Drexel’s description getting off a bus on North Ocean Boulevard.

Sure hope this is true.

[aproudmom]

He put up pics of his beach vacation - and may have put "rejuvenated" when he first got home, or even from SC.

It's beginning to look like he had nothing to do with her disappearance, and she's hanging out near Myrtle Beach still.

I'm really beginning to sense that he is telling the truth.

how are you seeing pictures it is set to private? or does he have another one..:confused:

[aproudmom]

For whatever reason NOBODY, not even her real friends, are mentioning the girls names that she went down with. People have asked and everything seems to be being avoided. It's crazy because around home we are all getting texts saying "DId you hear about Peter Broz!?", "can you believe it!?", but no one is saying anything about the girls she was there with. Pretty strange that everyone is hiding who they are. Peter seems to just be being used as an easy way out. I bet the girls know something about what happened or where she is or where she was planning on going.

but from all reports he said he was the last to see her alive that is normal not saying he did a thing but that is how it works..

[KittyMom]

I wonder if they actually kicked her out. For a girl her age to choose to walk alone - at night - 20 blocks to a men's hotel room and then get called back to return a pair of borrowed shorts in what has been described as an argument on the phone - I wonder if they kicked her out of the hotel room. There seems to be a real issue of bad feeling between them.

You could be right. Also, the shorts might not be all the Brittanee "borrowed". Something still isn't kosher about PB. Who checks out at 1am to drive 16 hours? Fly maybe, but drive?

[CJSMOMMY]

I dont really care if you are his friend or if your lying I stay with the facts not what family and friends say how many times do we hear he or she could never do that..alot..I know we see it all the time..and it will never stop..so why did he leave at 2am? or do you know. Not being rude just asking it is a huge question that I have been wondering..I have never called him am POI has LE? by the way welcome and I have no reason not to believe you know him you dont have to prove that


ITA.Never say never.I think most people are usually shocked when things bad happen mostly by who commits them.I mean I know maybe a couple of people,not closely,but heard about who I think "could" commit crimes because of their background or previous behavior.It's usually not people like that end up committing crimes though.Sandra Cantu case prime example.

[royals02]

You could be right. Also, the shorts might not be all the Brittanee "borrowed". Something still isn't kosher about PB. Who checks out at 1am to drive 16 hours? Fly maybe, but drive?

I read in one of the earlier posts that he didn't leave alone. Apparently a bunch of guys decided to high-tail it out of there at 1 in the morning and drive home together.
I also did not like how the father said "she is 17 and just doesn't listen"....HELLO..a kid doesnt turn 17 and just decide not to listen. I think its apparent that it was acceptable for her to not listen. Probably no consequences for inappropiate behavior.

[desmom]

Interesting statement in the article - the girls and Brittanee had gone their separate ways for "much of their stay". So. Where WAS she, and who was she hanging out with?

This makes me think this may have been planned. Who would want to go on spring break and not hang out with a friend?

Her cell phone records and computer need to be gone through with a fine tooth comb.

jmo

[aproudmom]

The girls she was staying with in MB have gone back home. Several of her friends have gone to Myrtle Beach at this point, including her mother, boyfriend, and grandparents, and they are handing out fliers.

oh where did you see that? I just heard friends did not see these other girls are not there also helping..:confused:

[CJSMOMMY]

I am sick of everyone (including the idiot on NG) dissin' this mom. If you watch the video, she explains the whole thing. She wouldn't let B go to spring break, but when she asked to go to a friends house after they argued, she agreed. I would have thrown my daughter the same bone (option). She also talked to her everyday, and even asked to speak to the father of the girl she was staying with. She did.....but it turns out they just put a boy they were hanging out with on the phone who acted like he was the father. They got over their argument and mom was calling and discussing things like the sports cleats B needed. Quit acting like she just went "Oh well, I told her no but she went anyway." That is not what the video and all the articles stated.


I respectfully disagree.Her mom should have "SAW" her daughter everyday.Just talking and not "getting down to the bottom of it" was just wrong on the mom's part.When she dis obeyed she should have had to come home and not had any other option. If she had of made her daughter come home at least to say "you messed up,you aren't going anywhere" her daughter might not be missing right now.

[aproudmom]

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/photo.php?pid=30375152&id=1013670465

Link to Jenn's facebook which she has pictures up from Myrtle, with Brittanee in them.

all I got was a log in page.

[Maelstrom5]

Mael ITA about the drinking a lot of kids do that I live in a college town..and sure alot of their parents have no clue what they are doing..I guess I know mine don't because we lost 3 people to drinking and driving accidents not one was their fault so my kids will not even allow me to have booze in my home. also someone brought up perhaps she drank to much and died..well it does happen my youngest sons GF brother and someone my son went to school with went off to college this year and he drank and took a xanax and he slump over against a wall and it cut off his airway..he was dead at 19

Hi, Sorry It took a bit to get back to you I just saw my God-daughters MySpace page and she was in an accident.

Yes I agree. Earlier when writing to the local people who have posted here I put a qualifier in regarding booze and drugs for just that reason. I happen to know a lot about kids who have died from alcohol poisoning, or drug overdoses.

I am good internet friends with the family of Danielle McCarthy. Danielle was 16 when she was given two tabs of X on New Years 2006. She had never taken the drug before and her new friends all told her the “Love Drug” was safe. She wet her pants, convulsed and spent 8 hours slowly dieing on a couch because those she was with would not call 911. Danielle will always be 16. The man who gave her the drugs and the teenage girl who would not let others call for help are now behind bars for second degree manslaughter and controlled substance homicide. Many missing teens; teens like Nathan Curry, who was missing for over two years, are missing because someone hid the body in an effort to avoid prosecution.

Here is a good group that your friend’s family may want to join. “Friends Don’t Let Friends Die”
www.myspace.com/friendsdontletfriendsdiee

Here is Danielle’s Memorial page:
D-[el] ♥ 16 Forever
www.myspace.com/itsprincessdanielle

As you can see it's Danielle’s old MySpace page and her family kept it just the way it was when she died. Danielle’s favorite color was pink. On my profile page you will see a woman at the bottom of my top friends list named Tia, she was Danielle’s BFF

BTW I just got a message from Kelsey, she is ok, her right shoulder got banged up and her arm is in a sling, but there is a up side;

“Andrew is great though. In mom and dads absence; they are up in Knoxville, he has been taking care of me and has been by my side so that’s one awesome thing,”

Andrew is Kelsey's new boyfriend and I get the feeling having an excuse to be by Kelsey's side 24/7 in not a burden to him. :biggrin:

[royals02]

I respectfully disagree.Her mom should have "SAW" her daughter everyday.Just talking and not "getting down to the bottom of it" was just wrong on the mom's part.When she dis obeyed she should have had to come home and not had any other option. If she had of made her daughter come home at least to say "you messed up,you aren't going anywhere" her daughter might not be missing right now.

CJ...I am with you on this....
Excuse me...but when does a parent have to pacify their child and say no to MB but OK to staying with friend and its okay if you dont come home for a few days....Wrong wrong wrong way to raise a child in my opinion....Parents make the rules and kids must obey...thats the bottom line.

[SpecialK]

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/photo.php?pid=30375152&id=1013670465

Link to Jenn's facebook which she has pictures up from Myrtle, with Brittanee in them.


Pink, we won't be able to view the photos as she's not our "friend". Can you download them and share them with us? Thanks.

[desmom]

Her boyfriend doesn't seem to know where she is - which is very telling to me. If she had prior plans to go hang out with specific people it seems like he would know.

I think it would depend on their relationship. IOW, is it a long term serious relationship? Is she happy in the relationship? She is 17. Is she looking at h.s. graduation and bigger and better things in life, and he is looking happily ever after?

jmo

[sleuthess]

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/photo.php?pid=30375152&id=1013670465

Link to Jenn's facebook which she has pictures up from Myrtle, with Brittanee in them.
You will probably have to log into facebook to view these, I can see them.

[JD4040]

I happen to know peter quite well. The fact that he doesnt go to school or work in an office is completely erroneous.he does in fact do promo work for clubs in downtown rochester for the rdg (ronnie davis group). It does not matter that he is not 21 because he does promo and marketing for 18 and over nights at bars. Peter is an excellent young man, there is no way in hell he harmed this girl. He is a person of interest simply because this girl was in the presence of people he was on vacay with and from his account he saw her last. Take into consideration that he came forward saying he saw her last. Anyone who knows peter knows he is a fine young gentleman and well liked by all who ]actually[/b] know him. Lets stick to the facts and not start lavish rumors based on assumptions. There isnt a chance in hell peter had anything to do with this young ladies disappearance. Lets just all keep praying that we can find this girl and she is safe and healthy

[KittyMom]

So Brittanee does know someone living there? Maybe thats where she is staying?

Jenn Oberer is the friends from Chili that she went to the beach with. She does not live in MB.

[JD4040]

hey everyone im the one who knows peter brozowitz the person of interest
the facebook link i posted IS the same guy even tho the public keeps spelling his last name wrong...the facebook version is correct and ive seen the news spell peters name wrong like 4 times. yes he lives in rochester and britt did know him before leaving..hes from webster ny and shes from gates chili.

As for him running bar events downtown...im pretty sure hes still 20. NOT 21 yet...his older brother ADAM also runs downtown events and i think peter has been using his older bros ID for yearssss cuz hes been drinking at bars since hes been like 17. brittanee as well has been getting into bars since a veryyy young age and most of her friends are older

i posted his facebook link and now ill post his myspace
http://www.myspace.com/peteybroz

as for him saying he needed to get home for school is A LIE! pete isnt in school he doesnt even go to work in an office or nething he doesnt all online work so he works from home and doesnt go to college one bit.....idk ive know him for awhile but hes getting real sketchy in the case! but as i said b4..im sure he knows more then hes saying but i dont think he actually harmed her. but on another side..he does have a decent amount of money so he'll have a good lawyer.

I happen to know peter quite well. The fact that he doesnt go to school or work in an office is completely erroneous.he does in fact do promo work for clubs in downtown rochester for the rdg (ronnie davis group). It does not matter that he is not 21 because he does promo and marketing for 18 and over nights at bars. Peter is an excellent young man, there is no way in hell he harmed this girl. He is a person of interest simply because this girl was in the presence of people he was on vacay with and from his account he saw her last. Take into consideration that he came forward saying he saw her last. Anyone who knows peter knows he is a fine young gentleman and well liked by all who actually know him. Lets stick to the facts and not start lavish rumors based on assumptions. There isnt a chance in hell peter had anything to do with this young ladies disappearance. Lets just all keep praying that we can find this girl and she is safe and healthy

[royals02]

I happen to know peter quite well. The fact that he doesnt go to school or work in an office is completely erroneous.he does in fact do promo work for clubs in downtown rochester for the rdg (ronnie davis group). It does not matter that he is not 21 because he does promo and marketing for 18 and over nights at bars. Peter is an excellent young man, there is no way in hell he harmed this girl. He is a person of interest simply because this girl was in the presence of people he was on vacay with and from his account he saw her last. Take into consideration that he came forward saying he saw her last. Anyone who knows peter knows he is a fine young gentleman and well liked by all who ]actually[/b] know him. Lets stick to the facts and not start lavish rumors based on assumptions. There isnt a chance in hell peter had anything to do with this young ladies disappearance. Lets just all keep praying that we can find this girl and she is safe and healthy

I am glad that you stand behind your friend and I hope you are correct in stating that there is no way he had anything to do with her being missing. I personally have reason to think he did. But have to you read about the guy from craigslist and what he has done. His fiance and family say he was the greatest guy and that there also was no way he did what he is accused of...however the evidence they have found would leave me to believe otherwise. But again, I am glad that you have the confidence to stand behind you friend.

[KittyMom]

You will probably have to log into facebook to view these, I can see them.

They aren't marked private. If you have a FB you'll be able to see them.

I'd like to know who all those guys were?

Also, Jenn says they went their seperate ways...really, cause Brittanee is in a lot of those photos.

[aproudmom]

Interesting statement in the article - the girls and Brittanee had gone their separate ways for "much of their stay". So. Where WAS she, and who was she hanging out with?

As of Tuesday, Drexel was still missing. Cpl. John Helfer of the Monroe County Sheriff's Office said deputies are helping Myrtle Beach police interview Drexel's friends who have returned to Monroe County.

Glad to see they are talking to all of them..

[desmom]

I happen to know peter quite well. The fact that he doesnt go to school or work in an office is completely erroneous.he does in fact do promo work for clubs in downtown rochester for the rdg (ronnie davis group). It does not matter that he is not 21 because he does promo and marketing for 18 and over nights at bars. Peter is an excellent young man, there is no way in hell he harmed this girl. He is a person of interest simply because this girl was in the presence of people he was on vacay with and from his account he saw her last. Take into consideration that he came forward saying he saw her last. Anyone who knows peter knows he is a fine young gentleman and well liked by all who actually know him. Lets stick to the facts and not start lavish rumors based on assumptions. There isnt a chance in hell peter had anything to do with this young ladies disappearance. Lets just all keep praying that we can find this girl and she is safe and healthy

Welcome to the Boards JD4040!

I think you will find most of us understand the last person to see a victim is always considered a person of interest and not necessarily a suspect.

Most of our information come from the news media or people that personally know those involved. I appreciate you posting about Peter. jmo

[KittyMom]

Jenn Oberer was in fact living in Myrtle Beach for a brief period of time about a month or two ago, she went with her friend Veronica. She did however, come back to Chili and then once again went down there for Spring Break which is when Brittanee was with her.

But she is back home in Chili, correct?

[royals02]

Weird. She is making kissing faces in most of the photos with women. I wonder why everyone else in every photo is named by name, except for Brittanee? Her name is conspicuously left out of every photo and everyone else is named.

Isnt the only way to see someone's pictures on facebook is if you add them as a friend....I have a facebook account and I cant get access to Jenns unless i do a friend request

[RockStarGirl]

I read in one of the earlier posts that he didn't leave alone. Apparently a bunch of guys decided to high-tail it out of there at 1 in the morning and drive home together.
I also did not like how the father said "she is 17 and just doesn't listen"....HELLO..a kid doesnt turn 17 and just decide not to listen. I think its apparent that it was acceptable for her to not listen. Probably no consequences for inappropiate behavior.

Someone explained this as the other guys that he went with (apparently he didn't drive himself) had to get home because of school. I've heard that PB doesn't go to school, but the others are in the community college. This is possible. I think that if they left between 1-2am on Saturday morning, that would get them home at around 6-7pm on Sunday?

[KittyMom]

Weird. She is making kissing faces in most of the photos with women. I wonder why everyone else in every photo is named by name, except for Brittanee? Her name is conspicuously left out of every photo and everyone else is named.

I noticed that as well. Also, PB is not in any of the photos.

[royals02]

Hm. I don't know why that is - I logged in to my account, and then clicked on her link and I could see all 55 of the beach pics without each of us adding each other as friends.

Before logging in to my own account, I couldn't see anything at all on her page.

Thanks RR....I got it...I had to log in before I clicked the link...at first I tried searching her name and thats when the think about the friend request came up. But I finally did get to see the pics....
I have to say one thing.....I am sooooooo glad I am not a teenager TODAY

[CJSMOMMY]

Ok this could be nothing but....on that girl's facebook she has names of people in pics but on the ones with Brittanee doesn't have her name???:confused:

[aproudmom]

They aren't marked private. If you have a FB you'll be able to see them.

I'd like to know who all those guys were?

Also, Jenn says they went their seperate ways...really, cause Brittanee is in a lot of those photos.


I think they may just need to put some pressure on this girl..for one she claims the GROUP pretty much went thier own way..doesnt say they all hung out but not any of them with BD..was there any 21 they can go hang out in clubs unlike a 17yr old..


Oberer said she last heard from Drexel, via text, about 8:45 p.m. In that message, Drexel told Oberer that she was on her way back to the motel

Later, around 2 or 2:30 a.m. Sunday after she didn't return phone calls or text messages, her friends grew concerned, said Jenn Oberer, 20, of Chili, who traveled to South Carolina with Drexel last week.


ok she had to return shorts she text this girl at 8:45 but she was not concerned about the short if true until 2 or 2:30am..:sneaky:
so over 5 hours no one heard back from her or they did not bother to call her and ask her if she was ok since she was suppose to return to their hotel..

[CJSMOMMY]

Weird. She is making kissing faces in most of the photos with women. I wonder why everyone else in every photo is named by name, except for Brittanee? Her name is conspicuously left out of every photo and everyone else is named.


Great minds think alike evidently.

[KittyMom]

Isnt the only way to see someone's pictures on facebook is if you add them as a friend....I have a facebook account and I cant get access to Jenns unless i do a friend request


When I upload photos, I can determine who sees them...only those I send the link to, friends only, or everyone. :shrug:

When I first opened it, my malware popped a warning. Beware!

[CJSMOMMY]

Makes ya think...she is mad at her ...OR knows something happened to her.

[Maelstrom5]

Here's a newly updated article. Police sources seem to be putting the two facts together - witnesses believe she was on the bus, and cell phone pings corroborate their story.

http://rochesterhomepage.net/content/fulltext/?cid=87961

HI RR,

I just went back and read your link. Hopefully my initial feeling was wrong and Brit is out there someplace. Witnesses can be wrong but the cell phone pings seem to buttress the sightings.

[aproudmom]

Ok this could be nothing but....on that girl's facebook she has names of people in pics but on the ones with Brittanee doesn't have her name???:confused:

I don't remember my log in for FB never use it.and not worth making a new one to look at the pics..

[aproudmom]

HI RR,

I just went back and read your link. Hopefully my initial feeling was wrong and Brit is out there someplace. Witnesses can be wrong but the cell phone pings seem to buttress the sightings.

I pray she ok just afraid she will be afraid she will get in trouble since it is getting so much attention..and ITA pings do not lie..

[juliekan]

I respectfully disagree.Her mom should have "SAW" her daughter everyday.Just talking and not "getting down to the bottom of it" was just wrong on the mom's part.When she dis obeyed she should have had to come home and not had any other option. If she had of made her daughter come home at least to say "you messed up,you aren't going anywhere" her daughter might not be missing right now.

my bolding

http://www.13wham.com/content/blogs/story/The-Brittanee-Backstory/ZCcnrcdkvk2FFooa_bUfNA.cspx

Dawn Drexel told me Brittanee had asked to go to Myrtle Beach on Wednesday with friends. Mom said no. Brittanee persisted. Mom insisted: "No."

Any parent of teen can imagine what happened next or maybe just I can. An argument ensued. When it was over, and things calmed down, Brittanee asked to go to a friend's house to chill out. Dawn asked whose house and said yes.

The next day Dawn says, she called Brittanee and asked to speak with the dad of the girl she was staying with. A man got on the phone and said all was fine. The "man" as it turns out was a boy. Probably a friend posing as dad and by that time Brittanee could have been in Myrtle Beach.

Dawn and daughter kept in touch daily but Dawn was still in the dark. Friday, they spoke and "made up". Brittanee apologized and told her mom she loved her. Dawn did the same. All seemed pretty good.

Saturday, Dawn went to the store to buy Brittanee soccer cleats as her club season was beginning this week. She called Brittanee to see what kind she wanted. When Dawn asked "What are you doing?". Brittanee said she was at the beach. "Oh, Charlotte", said Dawn. "It's a beautiful day!"
(the video at this link clarifies Dawn thought she was at a beach by Rochester)


so mom won't let B go to spring break, and tries to be a little nice about it by instead letting her stay with a friend in Rochester. She checked in with Dawn daily and the friends father (she thought). Mom NEVER KNEW that Brittanee had disobeyed her, until she received the call from B's boyfriend, John G. after B went missing

[KittyMom]

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q311/KittyMom5/ctv/BD.jpg

Lots of alcohol. Wonder if Brittanee was intoxicated when she was walking back and forth between hotels?

[royals02]

I don't remember my log in for FB never use it.and not worth making a new one to look at the pics..

Hey mom...I could always pm you my facebook login if you want to see the pics..let me know

[CJSMOMMY]

I don't remember my log in for FB never use it.and not worth making a new one to look at the pics..

I was gonna say I just clicked on the site and didn't have to log in but it automatically logged me in I see.Alot of pics of the girls and of Brittanee.Just partying and being kids mostly.

[aproudmom]

HI RR,

I just went back and read your link. Hopefully my initial feeling was wrong and Brit is out there someplace. Witnesses can be wrong but the cell phone pings seem to buttress the sightings.

I am wondering if they can not get the cell provider to hand over everything I just heard of a story were they wouldn't for a fews days and a warrant had to be given to them and she could have been saved if they had so they are trying to get a bill passed requiring they hand them over right away

[one2snoop]

I happen to know peter quite well. The fact that he doesnt go to school or work in an office is completely erroneous.he does in fact do promo work for clubs in downtown rochester for the rdg (ronnie davis group). It does not matter that he is not 21 because he does promo and marketing for 18 and over nights at bars. Peter is an excellent young man, there is no way in hell he harmed this girl. He is a person of interest simply because this girl was in the presence of people he was on vacay with and from his account he saw her last. Take into consideration that he came forward saying he saw her last. Anyone who knows peter knows he is a fine young gentleman and well liked by all who actually know him. Lets stick to the facts and not start lavish rumors based on assumptions. There isnt a chance in hell peter had anything to do with this young ladies disappearance. Lets just all keep praying that we can find this girl and she is safe and healthy

Thanks for the info JD. It's appreciated.

[KittyMom]

Who is Phil Oberer? And does he live in Chili or MB?

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q311/KittyMom5/ctv/VietNguyen_PhilOberer.jpg

[juliekan]

Julie, I don't believe that. As a mother myself, I know you can try to convince yourself that what you know isn't true, but Brittanee actually TOLD her she was on the beach (didn't say where) and Dawn chose to believe she was talking about a lake. She knew where Brittanee was, she just pushed it away from her mind and decided not to react. I think we've all done that - purposely been in denial - but let's don't act like she was fooled.


my bolding

Link? or are you psychic? :wink:

I believed my daughter once, and she too went missing. And I'm the type that is constantly monitoring when, where, who, etc. with my kids. Thank goodness she was found, but let me tell you, these teenagers can be devious

[Jpanda]

I think every single person who was there on that MB trip needs to be questioned again, and questioned hard.

If I had gone on a vacation and one of the girls I had been hanging out with mysteriously "went missing" I certainly wouldn't be posting pics of the trip on my facebook or myspace, acting like that never happened. I would be pretty freaked out, not flaunting my pics...KWIM?
One of these friends knows something, because they sure don't seem too worried about her.

jmo

[CJSMOMMY]

my bolding

http://www.13wham.com/content/blogs/story/The-Brittanee-Backstory/ZCcnrcdkvk2FFooa_bUfNA.cspx

Dawn Drexel told me Brittanee had asked to go to Myrtle Beach on Wednesday with friends. Mom said no. Brittanee persisted. Mom insisted: "No."

Any parent of teen can imagine what happened next or maybe just I can. An argument ensued. When it was over, and things calmed down, Brittanee asked to go to a friend's house to chill out. Dawn asked whose house and said yes.

The next day Dawn says, she called Brittanee and asked to speak with the dad of the girl she was staying with. A man got on the phone and said all was fine. The "man" as it turns out was a boy. Probably a friend posing as dad and by that time Brittanee could have been in Myrtle Beach.

Dawn and daughter kept in touch daily but Dawn was still in the dark. Friday, they spoke and "made up". Brittanee apologized and told her mom she loved her. Dawn did the same. All seemed pretty good.

Saturday, Dawn went to the store to buy Brittanee soccer cleats as her club season was beginning this week. She called Brittanee to see what kind she wanted. When Dawn asked "What are you doing?". Brittanee said she was at the beach. "Oh, Charlotte", said Dawn. "It's a beautiful day!"
(the video at this link clarifies Dawn thought she was at a beach by Rochester)


so mom won't let B go to spring break, and tries to be a little nice about it by instead letting her stay with a friend in Rochester. She checked in with Dawn daily and the friends father (she thought). Mom NEVER KNEW that Brittanee had disobeyed her, until she received the call from B's boyfriend, John G. after B went missing


Well I have news for my child and future children...If I SAY NO...you better bet your behind I'm gonna make sure my instructions are carried out.I will SEE that you are where your supposed to be.Because being your mother is my MAIN job and privilege and that's the kind of mother I am.

[desmom]

http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/local/grand_strand/article/search_for_missing_ny_teen_continues/46665/
Police entered Drexel’s description into the National Crime Information Center database on Sunday.

NCIC http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fbi/is/ncic.htm

[juliekan]

Well I have news for my child and future children...If I SAY NO...you better bet your behind I'm gonna make sure my instructions are carried out.I will SEE that you are where your supposed to be.Because being your mother is my MAIN job and privilege and that's the kind of mother I am.

Good luck with that....I'm the biggest harda** with my kids, and my daughter still managed to go missing...

[CJSMOMMY]

Good luck with that....I'm the biggest harda** with my kids, and my daughter still managed to go missing...

I pray you found your daughter.

[juliekan]

NO NO NO CJsMommy - take those words back right now before the angel up in heaven who keeps notes on this type of thing writes it down. Word to the wise - any statements you make that start with MY children will never do that will have children who do that in spades.

Honest. Take the words back quick. ;D

*remembers how MY future children wouldn't throw things in restaurants, or sneak out at night*

:lol: so true, so true. thanks for the bit of levity.

[aproudmom]

Someone on the bus this morning called police to say that a young woman, believed to be Drexel, exited the bus near the Bar Harbor Motel in Myrtle Beach about 8:35 a.m. today, he said. A few more people confirmed the possible sighting.

He noted that officers do not believe that her cell phone is still active.

Knipes today said the bus on which it was believed Drexel traveled is one that transports hotel workers to Myrtle Beach. The two communities are about 40 miles apart.



http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20090429/NEWS01/90429009&referrer=NEWSFRONTCAROUSEL

pic of
Brittanee Drexel, left; boyfriend John Grieco, right; and a mutual friend, Anthony Pozzullo.

[royals02]

Well I have news for my child and future children...If I SAY NO...you better bet your behind I'm gonna make sure my instructions are carried out.I will SEE that you are where your supposed to be.Because being your mother is my MAIN job and privilege and that's the kind of mother I am.

:thumbsup:ME TOO!!!!!!!!!!

[LostinSpace]

Good luck with that....I'm the biggest harda** with my kids, and my daughter still managed to go missing...

My momma always used to say..."Never say Never!"

Didn't realize how precious those words were till I had kids of my own and all my "I would never..." statements went flying right out the window..

My DD is 16 and a really good kid. But, I caught her in a lie and she actually skipped a class at school this semester. Never in my wildest dreams would I think MY daughter would do that, but she did. She was punished severely for that lie and for breaking my heart. Did I get my point across? Probably. Will she ever lie to me again? Probably. But she knows she screwed up by lying and will at least think twice the next time.

IMO, Brittanee has run away from home.

Lost

[CJSMOMMY]

NO NO NO CJsMommy - take those words back right now before the angel up in heaven who keeps notes on this type of thing writes it down. Word to the wise - any statements you make that start with MY children will never do that will have children who do that in spades.

Honest. Take the words back quick. ;D

*remembers how MY future children wouldn't throw things in restaurants, or sneak out at night*

I'm not saying I am a perfect mom or ever will be.But my husband and I tried for over 10 years for a child before we were blessed with our son.I feel it is our priority to keep him safe to best of our knowledge.

A mother just checking on her child by phone in this cicumstance just seems unacceptable to me.

[gymmielite89]

JD4040- if u actualy read what i said about peter in allll of my posts i said nothing but good stuff about him and that i feel bad cuz i honestly belive he had nothing to do with it...so why dont u actually READ what i say about him and not jump to assumptions thats im talking crap. thanks.

[trigger]

Julie, I don't believe that. As a mother myself, I know you can try to convince yourself that what you know isn't true, but Brittanee actually TOLD her she was on the beach (didn't say where) and Dawn chose to believe she was talking about a lake. She knew where Brittanee was, she just pushed it away from her mind and decided not to react. I think we've all done that - purposely been in denial - but let's don't act like she was fooled.

So the Mom never sees her daughter for 3 days. Come on.Wake up parents. My daughters did not have cell phones when they were teenagers so I had always talked to parents from their home. Now that my grandsons are teenagers I told my daughters you cannot let them go to someones house or sleep over without talking to the parents first, never. Once they realized that, there would be no room for lying. They know that mom will always call and just check.

Anyway I think I would have been very suspicious if I didnt see my daughter for 3 days. I would have called her friends to find out if she was in SC and went there and brought her home. But thats just me. If mom would have done that she would not be missing.

[n/t]

Someone on the bus this morning called police to say that a young woman, believed to be Drexel, exited the bus near the Bar Harbor Motel in Myrtle Beach about 8:35 a.m. today, he said. A few more people confirmed the possible sighting.

He noted that officers do not believe that her cell phone is still active.

Knipes today said the bus on which it was believed Drexel traveled is one that transports hotel workers to Myrtle Beach. The two communities are about 40 miles apart.



http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20090429/NEWS01/90429009&referrer=NEWSFRONTCAROUSEL

pic of
Brittanee Drexel, left; boyfriend John Grieco, right; and a mutual friend, Anthony Pozzullo.

She looks so different with dark hair and glasses!

[CJSMOMMY]

My husband and I both just come from strict backgrounds.I had a curfew of 9:00 on weekends at age 17.No lie.

My husband is younger than me ,when he turned 18 we were gonna get married.His parents said no,not until he graduated.He always obeyed his parents but this time ...we were gonna elope ,lol.His dad got word of it and called a tow service to come get his truck and then came and got him.We didn't elope,we had no vehicle.

It is funny 15 years later.:laugh:

That's just how we were raised.A phone call just doesn't cut it.

[CJSMOMMY]

So the Mom never sees her daughter for 3 days. Come on.Wake up parents. My daughters did not have cell phones when they were teenagers so I had always talked to parents from their home. Now that my grandsons are teenagers I told my daughters you cannot let them go to someones house or sleep over without talking to the parents first, never. Once they realized that, there would be no room for lying. They know that mom will always call and just check.

Anyway I think I would have been very suspicious if I didnt see my daughter for 3 days. I would have called her friends to find out if she was in SC and went there and brought her home. But thats just me. If mom would have done that she would not be missing.

Yep,my daddy would have whipped my behind all the way home.

[playnice]

I hope these sightings prove to be true. It bothers me that there is only about 3-4 weeks of school left.
It seems like she would have went back to finish it out.
I have alot of mixed feelings about this case. Hoping she did run away but still fear there could have been foul play.

[marshmallow]

Julie, I don't believe that. As a mother myself, I know you can try to convince yourself that what you know isn't true, but Brittanee actually TOLD her she was on the beach (didn't say where) and Dawn chose to believe she was talking about a lake. She knew where Brittanee was, she just pushed it away from her mind and decided not to react. I think we've all done that - purposely been in denial - but let's don't act like she was fooled.


the beach is what we call Charlotte. It's a sandy beach with a boardwalk. We also have other beaches in the area.
I believe the Mother completely. If one of my sons had told me he was at the beach I'd have assumed Hamlin or Charlotte too. Those are our beaches.



It is funny to me that people attack the Mother without knowing the facts or the area. It's nicer to assume and gloat about your perfection in parenting. But unfortunately what this young woman said can easily refer to the area her Mother (and I) would call "the beach".

Not every parent can read their child's mind as well as some of you claim to read your's. I guess you're the lucky parents never having been lied to or fooled by your child.

[CJSMOMMY]

I hope these sightings prove to be true. It bothers me that there is only about 3-4 weeks of school left.
It seems like she would have went back to finish it out.
I have alot of mixed feelings about this case. Hoping she did run away but still fear there could have been foul play.

Me too.I just can't see her staying without her friends at her age.

[aproudmom]

I completely agree that he could be covering for someone else, I haven't heard which friends he was with yet so I have no idea if I could see one of them having anything to do with it either. But his name is Peter Brozowitz, not sure where the Broswick came from!

He does have a fake ID just like everyone else our age in Webster and around Rochester. We've all been going to the bars since we were 17. It doesn't make him or anyone else bad people or kidnappers!--It's typical stuff, underage drinking is not a new phenomenon.

Being a girl, I was a very sneaky 17 year old, now I thank my mom for ruling with an iron fist. But the stuff I did get away with could have put me in serious danger; for example getting raped, drugged, kidnapped..etc. When you're out drinking, especially sneaking around you're putting yourself at risk. If she had been drinking or even just roaming the strip to cool off after the argument, ANYONE could have grabbed her. Myrtle Beach is a popular spring break spot meaning that there are many sick people out there waiting to take advantage.

I'm just saying I think that everyone needs to not focus so much on Peter, because there are many other things that could have happened.
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You better believe I would know where or who my child was with...still do..17 in bars fake Id's I think I need to call the LE around there and advise them teens are in bars with fake ID'S :biggrin:

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It is funny to me that people attack the Mother without knowing the facts. Not every parent can read their child's mind as well as some of you claim to read your's. I guess you're the lucky parents never having been lied to or fooled by your child.

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