Brittanee Drexel

MISSING April 25, 2009 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Brittanee Drexel, 17

http://helpfindbrittaneedrexel.com/

1 of 4 billboards put up by CUE Center For Missing Persons just days after Brittanee’s disappearance. Official Tip Lines -Myrtle Beach Police Department(843) 918-1963 or CUE Center For Missing Persons 24 Hour Confidential Tip Line 910-232-1687


Brittanee Marie Drexel

Missing: 04/25/09
Missing from: Myrtle Beach, SC
Classification: Missing Endangered
Age at disappearance: 17
Date of Birth:10/07/91
White Female
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Height:5’0″
Weight:103 lbs

Her ears and nose are pierced. Brittanee has blonde highlights in her hair. She was last seen wearing a white, black, teal, and gray top, along with black shorts, similar to the outfit pictured below. Brittanee was also wearing white flip flops.


Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Myrtle Beach Police Department
(843) 918-1963

or CUE Center For Missing Persons 24 Hour Tip Line 910-232-1687

Note From Brittanee Drexel’s Mother


Please READ! Concerning my daughter Brittanee Drexel’s Case
by Dawn Drexel on Saturday, December 11, 2010 at 10:39am

I am Dawn Drexel, the mother of Brittanee Drexel and the only person who speaks on the behalf of my daughter other than her father Chad. I am addressing publicly the concerns of donations and accusations/lies regarding my daughter’s case. I assure you that all funds that have been raised for my daughter’s searches have been donated to the CUE Center for Missing Persons and have been used for that purpose only.

I assure you their are no other organizations working on my daughter’s case other than those working in collaboration with the CUE Center for Missing Persons,

I hope this provides a final clarity to all. Any distant individuals DO NOT have knowledge of the facts and activity that surrounds my daughter’s case, nor does they speak for or represent her case.

. If you have any questions or concerns in this matter please contact me directly.

_________________
To Whom it may concern!
™ This is the only official web site for Brittanee Drexel and endorsed by both of her parents; all tips are sent to the proper authorities for her case.
Sites have and will pop up so we wanted to let everyone know, as no other site is approved.©

http://helpfindbrittaneedrexel.com/note-from-brittanee-drexels-mother/

by Mola Lenghi
Posted: 04.26.2009 at 12:49 AM



A teenager from New York on spring break to the Grand Strand is missing, and police need your help finding her.

Myrtle Beach police say 17 year old Brittanee Drexel was staying at the the Bar Harbor Motel in Myrtle Beach with several friends when she disappeared Saturday night around 8:00 pm.

If you have any information, call the Myrtle Beach Police Dept . at 843-915-1382.

by Graeme Moore
Posted: 04.27.2009 at 11:06 PM



A New York teen on spring break in Myrtle Beach is missing.

Monday her family helped in the search.

17-year-old Brittanee Drexel was last seen Saturday night.

She was staying at the Bar Harbor Motel with friends from New York.

Myrtle Beach Police say Drexel left alone and went for a walk.


Her mother arrived Monday morning and says she thinks one of the boys her daughter was with is hiding something, and says he keeps changing his story about the last time he saw Brittanee.

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

She's optimistic but says she fears Brittanee may not be alive.

"I'm planning on staying here until I've exhausted everything. I mean, I want to find my daughter. I mean, I'm going to do what I need to do here."

"I'm very scared. I'm very stressed. I'm very afraid that my daughter may not be alive," she continued.

Police are looking for Brittanee but at this point don't think she was a victim of a crime though they aren't ruling anything out.

If you have any info about Drexel, call the Myrtle Beach Police Department call (843) 918-1382.

Posted: 04.28.2009 at 5:40 PM

The National Center for Missing and Exploited children is now getting the word out about a Rochester, New York teenager who disappeared while on spring break in Myrtle Beach.

17-year-old Brittanee Drexel was last seen Saturday night.

She was staying at the Bar Harbor Motel with friends, when police say she left alone to go for a walk.

She hasn't been seen since.

Her mother arrived Monday morning to join in the search.

She says her daughter's belongings were left in the hotel, and her cell phone is dead.

If you have any info about Drexel, call the Myrtle Beach Police Department at (843) 918-1382.

by Graeme Moore
Posted: 04.29.2009 at 2:02 AM

A New York teenager on spring break in Myrtle Beach has vanished, and police are intensifying efforts to find her.

The 17-year-old and three friends from Rochester, NY, checked into the Bar Harbor Hotel last Wednesday.

Those three friends checked out, but Brittanee Drexel never did.

Last Wednesday, Brittanee Drexel made the trip with friends to Myrtle Beach without her mother -- Dawn Drexel's -- permission.

"I'm just getting really nervous. I just want my daughter. I just want her to be with me," Dawn Drexel told NewsChannel 15.

Dawn talked with Brittanee everyday until Saturday and thought she was with friends in New York. Up until Saturday night Dawn didn't know Brittanee was in Myrtle Beach until she got a call from Brittanee's boyfriend, John Grieco.

"He said, 'Yeah they can't find her.' What do you mean? I said, are you serious? He said "Yeah,'" said Dawn.

According to police, Brittanee left the Bar Harbor Hotel and went to visit a friend named Peter Broswick. Broswick is also from Rochester and was staying at the Blue Water Resort with a different group.

Police reports say Brittanee left Broswick's room when one of her friends at the Bar Harbor called and said she needed back her pair of shorts.

Police are operating on the assumption that Broswick was the last to see Brittanee who never made it back to the Bar Harbor hotel -- about a 20-block walk along the beach from the Blue Water Resort.

When a missing persons report was filed on Sunday, Brittanee's friends told police they had not seen her since the night before.

Police found Brittanee's belongings (except her cell phone) still in the Bar Harbor hotel room.

Police also discovered that Broswick checked out a few hours after last seeing Brittanee -- around 1:00 a.m. Sunday and drove back to Rochester.

Brittanee's family said a private investigator told them Broswick did not collect his security deposit before leaving, though NewsChannel 15 has not been able to confirm that.

Brittanee's mom finds Broswick's quick departure fishy.

"He's like 'OK, we had to check out.' I'm not stupid. You don't check out at one or two in the morning," said Dawn Drexel.

Since then, no one's heard from Brittanee.

Her mother, family, and boyfriend John came to Myrtle Beach Sunday to hang fliers.

"I'm not going home until she's found," said John Grieco. "I'm hoping she came and enjoyed the weather and needs a couple more days. Then hopefully she'll come back," Griece said, adding he was more optimistic after hearing of possible, but not confirmed, sightings of Brittanee on Tuesday.

Brittanee's mother is also holding out hope, though she still fears the worst.

"The worst thoughts are either somebody took her, somebody may be holding her against her will or she may not be alive, " Dawn said.

Calls to Peter Broswick on Tuesday went unreturned, though NewsChannel 15's affiliate station, WHAM, in Rochester reports that Broswick has hired an attorney and isn't talking.

Myrtle Beach Police say they're working with SLED and other agencies on several leads, but they aren't speculating. NewsChannel 15 confirmed the Georgetown County Sheriff's Department assisted Myrtle Beach in investigating one lead on Tuesday, though they wouldn't elaborate.

Cpt. David Knipes with Myrtle Beach Police Department couldn't answer many specifics on Tuesday but said they aren't ruling anything out.

"Until you actually have a person and know they're OK, you can't rule anything out. You know, it could be anything from being a runaway to an abduction. We just don't know right now," said Knipes.

Knipes said several investigators are tracking down all leads including reviewing cell phone records and surveillance video and tracking down interviews.

When asked what he thought of Broswick's leaving just hours after last seeing Brittanee, Knipes said he's sure eyebrows would be raised.

"I have not had the chance to interview him to find out why. Obviously going back to Rochester is a 16-17-hour drive. I don't know what his plans were. So it's hard to speculate without talking to him directly," Knipes said.

Police search for NY teen, possible sighting in MB



by Victoria Spechko
Posted: 04.29.2009 at 11:13 AM
Read more: Local, Brittanee Drexel, Missing, Rochester, Teen, Spring Break, Sighting, Myrtle Beach

Myrtle Beach police are conducting an intensive search of the Ocean Boulevard area near the Bar Harbor Hotel after a report this morning that Brittanee Drexel, the Rochester, NY teen missing on spring break, was seen on a transit bus.

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.

Witnesses said the girl was wearing light blue jeans, Crocs, a pink hoodie with Myrtle Beach on the left front area, and a dark blue shirt underneath. They said she had brown hair with blonde highlights and looked "clean and showered."

Witnesses told police she got off the bus and headed south.

Police are going through beach accesses in the area and visiting businesses to pass out fliers with Drexel's picture. Police in cars, on motorycles, on bicycles and on foot are involved in the search.

Cpt. Knipes says detectives are interviewing people on the bus and have contacted the bus company to find out where it stopped this morning on the way to Myrtle Beach. Stay with NewsChannel 15 and www.CarolinaLive.com for the very latest on this developing story.

Search for missing NY teen continues in MB


by Mola Lenghi
Posted: 04.29.2009 at 11:05 PM

(Updated: 11:45pm Wednesday)

Myrtle Beach Police stepped up their search Wednesday for a missing teenager from New York state - after a possible sighting on Ocean Boulevard.

Police say 17-year-old Brittanee Drexel disappeared Saturday night while here on spring break with friends.

There was a possible sighting of Drexel Wednesday morning, when someone reported seeing a girl matching Drexel's description getting off a bus in Myrtle Beach that came from Georgetown.

Brittanee's mother, Dawn Drexel, who came down to Myrtle Beach from New York after learning her daughter disappeared, says she's wary about Wednesday possible sighting.

"I kind of was a little excited," said Dawn Drexel, "but I don't want to have false hope. Everything is speculation right now, that's all I'm hoping for is that they find her. I just don't want to get all excited and it not be her."

The sighting sparked the search that, not only included police, but Brittanee Drexel's family.

Police began the morning on Ocean Boulevard, in and out of beach access parking, in and out of local shops and businesses, asking any and everyone if they've seen the 17-year-old.

Meanwhile, Brittanee's mother and family were conducting their own search. They left no ground unchecked, no wall, store window or post without a "missing person" flier that included a picture of Brittanee.

They also questioned everyone they could on Ocean Boulevard, asking if they knew anything, or had possibly seen Brittanee.

While they received few leads, Dawn Drexel received sympathy and encouragement from strangers she encountered all day, many of whom had already heard about the disappearance of her daughter through the news coverage since Brittanee's disappearance.

Brittanee and some friends were staying at the Bar Harbor Hotel on Ocean Boulevard. According to police reports, on Saturday she visited several male friends staying at nearby Blue Water Resort, including a teenager named Peter Brozowitz.

Those boys say Brittanee left their hotel around 8 pm. Later that night, that group of boys left Myrtle Beach and headed back to New York.

That raised the eyebrows of some of Brittanee's family, including her father - Chad Drexel - who has been suspicious of Brozowitz's story. He also says it's concerning that Brozowitz has never come to him offering any help.

According to Brozowitz's attorney, Brozowitz interviewed with authorities in New York as well as Myrtle Beach police in a conference call.

The attorney says that Brozowitz cleared up questions about where he was and why he left Myrtle Beach in the middle of the night with his friends, saying they were planning to leave the next morning but decided to leave early.

The attorney says Brozowitz has even offered any help to authorities, including a willingness to undergo DNA tests.

Captain David Knipes with the Myrtle Beach Police Department told NewsChannel 15 that they do not consider Brozowitz a suspect or person of interest in the case, but they obviously do continue to look for Brittanee Drexel and to follow all leads.

Brittanee's mother says that she didn't know her daughter was in Myrtle Beach, but that she was supposed to be staying with a friend back in New York.

When NewsChannel 15 asked Dawn Drexel where she thought her daughter might be, she told us she thinks Brittanee just wanted some alone time to clear her head.

While Dawn hopes it's that simple, she says the toughest part is that she just doesn't know.

If you have any information, no matter how small you think it could be, you're asked to call the Myrtle Beach Police Department at (843) 918 1382.

Police locate woman reported in sighting of missing teen


Posted: 04.30.2009 at 1:08 PM



Police say 17-year-old Brittanee Drexel disappeared Saturday night while here on spring break with friends.

There was a possible sighting of Drexel Wednesday morning, when someone reported seeing a girl matching Drexel's description getting off a bus in Myrtle Beach that came from Georgetown.

The Myrtle Beach Police Department has located the young woman, who witnesses reported was possibly Ms. Drexel. (Wednesday 4-29-09).

Myrtle Beach Police can confirm that this woman is NOT Ms. Drexel.

Even though this lead did not pan out, the Myrtle Beach Police Department says it remains hopeful they'll locate Drexel safe and sound.

If you have any information, call the Myrtle Beach Police Department at (843) 918-1952 or (843) 918-1382.

Surveillance photos released of when missing teen was last seen


by Mola Lenghi
Posted: 04.30.2009 at 9:40 PM

Surveillance photos have been released of a missing New York teenager who hasn't been seen in five days.


Police now say what was thought to be a sighting of the girl Wednesday, turned out to be a false alarm.

Brittanee Drexel was last seen on Saturday night on Ocean Boulevard while on spring break with friends in Myrtle Beach.

The search continues, but police say there's a lack of information making things difficult.


They say they haven't been able to trace a cell phone signal since early in their investigation and there has been no ATM or debit card activity in the 17 year olds account, meanwhile other leads have come up short.

Surveillance photos were released by police of Brittannee Drexel Saturday night - the last night she was seen - entering and leaving the Blue Water Resort. She left there about 8:45 that night.


Wednesday, someone saw a girl fitting Brittanee's description getting off a bus in Myrtle Beach - that transit bus came from Georgetown County.

The Myrtle Beach Police Department has since located the young woman who witnesses saw getting off the bus and authorities say it was NOT Brittanee Drexel.

Myrtle Beach police say between their department, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children as well as Brittanee's family - police say they should find the 17 year old.

"There's people all up and down the boulevard. So if she's here, she should be seen by someone. I don't know if it's something where she's laying low and just coming out at night, or not coming out at all, but she's certainly not popping her head out there where we can see her," said Captain David Knipes, with Myrtle Beach Police.


Police say even though Wednesday's lead did not pan out, they remain hopeful they'll find Drexel safe and they say the dead end should not discourage people from calling in any information.

If you have any information, Myrtle Beach Police department has released a new tip line number. It's (843) 918 - 1363.

Search for missing teen leads to Georgetown County


Posted: 05.01.2009 at 6:46 PM



Myrtle Beach Police are still searching for Brittanee Drexel, a missing teen from Rochester, New York. Friday afternoon police followed a lead to Georgetown County.

Police searched the area around the North Santee River looking for Drexel who has not been seen since Saturday night.

Drexel was last seen leaving the Blue Water Resort on Ocean Boulevard after visiting friends.

There was a reported sighting of a girl fitting her description on Wednesday, but that lead proved to be false.

MB Police step up search for missing NY teen


by Mola Lenghi
Posted: 05.01.2009 at 12:47 AM

The search for a missing 17-year-old from New York is being stepped up a notch. Myrtle Beach Police are expanding and intensifying the search for Brittanee Drexel, the New York teenager who vanished the night of Saturday, April 25th while on spring break with friends in Myrtle Beach.

Myrtle Beach Police say they're following leads into Georgetown County and soliciting the help of other state and county agencies.

Myrtle Beach Police have saturated the Ocean Boulevard area of Myrtle Beach over the last several days - along with Brittanee Drexel's mother, who has been posting fliers up and down the Boulevard.

Friday, authorities moved their search to Georgetown County around the Santee River, and they expect to intensify that search Saturday.

We're told several agencies will assist Myrtle Beach Police in their investigation - including the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office, SLED, and CUE, the Center for Missing Persons based out of Wilmington, NC - all looking for Drexel. She was last seen leaving the Blue Water Resort on Ocean Boulevard around 8:45 pm on Saturday, April 25th.

There was a reported sighting of a girl fitting Drexel's description getting off a bus on Wednesday, but that lead did not pan out.

NewsChannel 15 will be out with search crews Saturday in Georgetown County, and we'll have the latest developments on the search for Brittanee Drexel on NewsChannel 15, at 6 and 11.


If you have any information, call the Myrtle Beach tip line number at (843) 918 - 1363.