Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 05/16/2009
- Missing From:
- Missing From Halifax County, Virginia
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Female
- Race:
- Race Black
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 09/21/1960 (64)
- Age:
- Age 48 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’4, 155 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description A sleeveless top and pants with side stripes.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Hattie has a scar on her abdomen. Her ears are pierced.
- Details of Disappearance:
- On May 16, 2009, Hattie Brown picked up her nephew, Derek, from a Sheetz gas station in Halifax County, Virginia. Security cameras showed them leaving at 2:33 AM in Hattie’s brown Volkswagen Jetta. Hattie dropped Derek off at a party, but she disappeared.
Two months later, her burned-out car was found on an abandoned farm. Police suspected someone local was involved because the farm was hidden. They named Derek as a suspect because of his past criminal record (breaking and entering, etc.), but he wasn’t charged.
Hattie’s family believes she didn’t leave willingly. She left behind her purse, medicine, and her dog. Her bank accounts were untouched. Hattie was an Army veteran.
Strangely, her brother also disappeared in 2013. While police don’t think the cases are related, both remain unsolved mysteries.
- Agency:
- Halifax County Sheriff’s Office 434-476-3334
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This person was missing Missing Since 05/16/2009