Peter Van Sant: You're convinced you've got the right man. The two continued to see each other, but only for a short time before going their separate ways. In late 2009, Kelly DeLude, a hairdresser, noticed that it had been a while since Marsha Brantley, one of her regular clients, had come in. Kelly DeLude: He said, "Well, ma'am, if he says she's gone, and that she left him, she left him. Prosecutor Steve Crump: This was delivered, we believe, the day after Marsha Brantley disappeared. Maybe it was incompetence. Kelly DeLude: "I knew that something was very, very wrong.". She had been taking hormone shots in hopes of regulating the depression, records and her agenda show. Crump said he was concerned the case wouldn't get to a jury. One of the strangest things about this case is that for months, nobody reported Marsha Brantley missing. But sadly, Marsha's family thinks Grill's hope is pure fiction. Jana Wills: She took care of her mother a lot, because her mother was ill for a very long time. And investigators soon unearthed phone records that revealed Donnie Brantley had begun calling an ex-girlfriend within days after Marsha disappeared. Max Goodwin sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care, but the doctors and staff are not so sure he can succeed. Kelly DeLude: One night I decided, "Well, I'm gonna call Donnie and ask him if he knows where Marsha is. Prosecutor Steve Crump: We just met with the family and we told them that we're probably gonna be dismissing this case on Monday. Peter Van Sant: He's using her phone after he's told law enforcement that she took it. The Times Free Press could not locate Shank for comment. Lee Davis: And she -- she told Donnie that she needed some time to herself and time to think. Peter Van Sant: To be charged with murder, dropped, charged with murder and dropped again, I'm sorry, I -- I just feel like there's some incompetence here. Robin Terrero | Former pharmacist: I think that there was a whole lot going on with Marsha that she didn't tell anyone, even the people in her writing group. 4.5 Victim Profile 1 - Who Was Marsha? He didn't say a word and went directly to a back room to change clothes. Det. But it would take another two years to arrest and recharge him. The charges were dismissed in May 2014 due to lack of evidence. They've heard this before. Nearly 10 years after Marsha's disappearance, it takes a judge just 10 minutes to dismiss the case against Donnie Brantley yet again. Annamarie T Vale, Beverly M Brantley, Bonnie L Petroski. Medra Justis: There was not a picture of Marsha to be seen anywhere. Davis says that certainly doesn't help Donnie, but it shouldn't hurt him either. Marsha Ellen Brantley (nee Rader), born February 28, 1959, was an American woman who disappeared around May to June 2009. They were all lies. . This is a legal decision, one that is made as a matter of trial strategy. They weren't just hers. Shortly thereafter, Brantley's hairdresser inquired to Donnie Brantley about Marsha Brantley's whereabouts and was told that she had left and that they were divorcing. Because the only person close enough to have reported her missing didn't do it. I can tell whatever I want to. She was an avid hiker, while Donnie was a competitive bicycle rider. Crump said that email appeared to be a spam email that contained several forwards. Peter Van Sant: And what did Donnie write on the inside of this card? DEPOSITION ATTORNEY: OK, when did she stop being the love of your life? But if it's seen through the lens of a man whose wife had just left him, it doesn't look out of the ordinary. Yeah, she -- she colored her hair -- so most women are, sure. Davis has explained Donnie Brantley's differing stories as a man wanting to get "nosy people" to leave him alone after his wife left him. Can we get her back? Donnie Brantley's lawyers, Lee Davis and Janie Parks Varnell, say their client should never have been charged with murder once, let alone twice. Where and when did they find the RV? But Davis said those stories were a result of bad interview practice to plant bias before asking questions. It also includes a stunning ending that nobody including prosecutors saw coming. We don't have what you normally think of in terms of a homicide case. "The question now is can we prove that she was deceased as a result of a homicide, and that's what we're working on now. The group of four friends had gathered for their monthly meeting of the Thunder Rock Writers' Group, a group formed by Brantley, at Nansy Grill's home in Cleveland, Tenn. That would be the last time the women saw Brantley. He's had a cloud of suspicion hanging over his head for nine years. Judge: At this time, Mr. Brantley is free to go. She recalled a time the group met at Marsha Brantley's house and Donnie Brantley came home. Career history. Crump fears the jury would never get a chance to decide on guilt or innocence -- that the judge would rule there just isn't enough evidence to go on and throw the case out. Explore. Phone records show that incoming calls stopped on June 2, which is probably the last day Marsha Brantley had her phone, Crump said. McKay, Wood and Brantley have expanded and translated DBT Skills, making Linehan's iconic work on emotional skill building even more accessible and easy to apply to everyday life." --Kate Northcott, MA, MFT, is a DBT therapist in private practice with Mindfulness Therapy Associates and is director of New Perspectives Center for Counseling, a non-profit counseling center, in San Francisco, CA I was tryin' to be a concerned friend. [3], In July 2013, a grand jury indicted Donnie Brantley for the murder of his wife. But Bebb said they did look for her body at the landfill and in other areas. Those things were disclosed in 2010 to law enforcement and from all I can tell, they've never been investigated. / CBS News, [This story first aired on April 7, 2018. In her 30 years as a hairdresser in Cleveland, Tennessee, Kelly DeLude says cuts, perms and parts are only part of the job. If Marsha Brantley had a secret, "48 Hours" contacted one of the only people she might have told. The flowers in which Brantley normally took pride were dead, and she hadn't been seen walking her foster dogs, as she so often did. "She would generally, before this, not ask about what things cost. Login or Sign-up to show all important data, death records and obituaries absolutely for free! Multiple investigations have failed to determine a cause of disappearance. He said a judge can dismiss a case if he or she concludes that there isn't enough evidence to support a conviction beyond reasonable doubt. Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Chattanooga Times Free Press, Inc. Material from the Associated Press is Copyright 2023, Associated Press and may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis and Minister of Finance in the Nevis Island Administration, presented a $237.2million budget free of new taxes, when he delivered the 2021 Budget Address in two hours at a sitting of the Nevis Island Assembly at Hamilton House on December 08, 2020. There is conflicting information about whether authorities looked for a body. NEWS REPORT: A case that sounds like a "48 Hours" mystery a Bradley County woman disappears without a trace. I really have no idea, Peter Van Sant: Did you ever just look him in the eye, daughter to father, and say, "Dad, did you do this? From a young age, Marsha had an endearing passion for pets. Her relatives, they live on the other side of the state; her best friend, Kim Shank, she's in Ohio, and the members of her writer's group, well they just didn't hang out socially. and there's no crime scene What proof is there that she's in fact dead? Robin Terrero: She first came in 2004, in June of 2004. "Family arrived at intervals throughout the day, meals were shared and then there was the big event itself It was great! In your handwriting? When they checked, it wasn't there. They are receipts for items Donnie bought around the time Marsha disappeared, including duct tape and plastic sheeting. Zach Pike: I think we have a great circumstantial case. Copyright 2023, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Inc. The Unsolved Missing Persons Case of Marsha Brantley | ASMR True Crime | Midweek Missing Person This ASMR True Crime video is about the unsolved Marsha Brant. . If Marsha had left, investigators were struck by what she had left behind. "She's leaving me. Robin Terrero is a former pharmacist who worked with doctors to treat patients. She had the entire month of June planned out in her agenda and had just come in second place in a national competition for her short story, "Dirty Little Secrets." Zach Pike: It was around October 2011 And I jumped at the opportunity to be able to assist with the investigation. Prosecutor Steve Crump: I've been very plain that we're not gonna stop and so, whatever he feels -- relief or whatever he may feel -- I wouldn't get accustomed to it. Medra Justis: Her mother passed away in November of 2000. In July or August 2009, one of Brantley's neighbors reported that she had not seen Brantley for a long time and that Brantley had apparently not been doing her regular activities. She was an amateur writer, and was fond of her dogs and outdoor activities. She was never charged with a crime. Additionally, Davis said Marsha Brantley took about $110,000 she had stashed in the attic. He said that is not normal. Their most recent appointment, in our records, was to CORSTORPHINE LAND LTD on 2004-02-20, from which they resigned on 2011-03-15. She married Donnie Brantley on March 28, 2000. DEPOSITION ATTORNEY: Did she keep the money or you? Crump raised the family's hopes that he could win a conviction in a case guaranteed to be an uphill battle for the prosecution, because Marsha Brantley had simply vanished. Multiple investigations have failed to determine a cause of disappearance. I spent ten minutes climbing a snow covered hill only to slide down it in 2.3 seconds. I was trying to be a concerned friend.". Marsha Brantley in California. She is believed by local law enforcement to have been murdered by her then-husband Donnie Brantley, but no direct evidence has ever been found to prove this. She would have kicked Donnie Brantley out rather than let him have the house to live in with a new woman, they said. "My initial feeling was that Marsha deliberately left and was, was going to go away and be that best-selling author," she told investigators. " Lee Davis: She's a smart woman she left for reasons of her own. ", "Bradley County officers search basement for missing woman", "Family relieved by Cleveland murder arrest", "Bradley Co murder charge dropped against accused husband", "Husband of missing woman arrested in Ga", "DA drops charges against Donnie Brantley", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Disappearance_of_Marsha_Brantley&oldid=1131471830, This page was last edited on 4 January 2023, at 08:55. Get all Latest News about marsha brantley, Breaking headlines and Top stories, photos & video in real time Please enter valid email address to continue. brought cadaver dogs down to the basement, indicted Donnie Brantley for first-degree murder, He was arrested by U.S. marshals in Cartersville, Ga., in December. She had extended family spread across the country, but she hadn't spoken to them in years, friends and family said. Each episode features a different missing person case and . They broke up the cement after noticing a section of what looked like freshly poured cement, which they said could have been done to conceal a body. Investigators say they are now certain Marsha Brantley is dead. Any court documents that were previously available to the public have been expunged, leaving no evidence of any charges against Donnie Brantley. "Things are better for me now!!" "Except for the roses your hubby gave you just because. Later that month, the judge orders Donnie's record of criminal charges in Bradley County to be erased. Stardom somehow eluded this vastly gifted actress. She was very invested in her rescue dogs - she had three fosters. Chattanooga Singles line. Kelly DeLude: Well I was, but I wasn't tryin' to be a detective. Kelly DeLude: She was asking me if the economy had affected the business here, and I said, certainly, it had, you know? #trending #truecrime #missing Get Your Long Term Emergency Food Storage Supplies From My Patriot Supply Using My Discount here https://www.prepwithbamamik. He compared the case to the movie "My Cousin Vinny," during which Billy Gambini, played by Ralph Macchio, inadvertently "confesses" to shooting a convenience store clerk by saying, "I shot the clerk?" Peter Van Sant: Do you believe that one day, Marsha Brantley may re-emerge? Det. I knew that something was very, very wrong. Prosecutor Steve Crump: This is an unusual case. Crump said Donnie Brantley contacted a singles' dating line with the new phone he bought for Marsha Brantley, despite having told police she had taken it with her. The case was featured in an April 2018 episode of the CBS documentary show 48 Hours. We don't have a dead body. Cleveland is a small town. I always wondered how something that large could remain missing! When asked what happened to his wife, investigators said he told neighbors several variations, including that she had "gone out west," or was "living in their camper in Townsend [Tenn.]". They say Donnie's failing business franchise was draining Marsha's inheritance. He was arrested by U.S. marshals in Cartersville, Ga., in December. Lee Davis | Defense attorney: There's no proof that Donnie Brantley murdered his wife, Marsha. As a child, I made snow angels, built snowmen, snow women and snow families. Peter Van Sant [in car]: We've decided to drive out to her neighborhood to try to speak to her I'm gonna go up to the door, and knock, and see if Stephanie is home. And Donnie Brantley is going to pay for what he's done to her. Under current head coach Dawn Staley, the Gamecocks have been one of the top programs in the country, winning the NCAA Championship in 2017 and 2022. She was up and down. Peter Van Sant: As a hairstylist, are you also a therapist? DeLude says Marsha couldn't say enough nice things about her marriage and her husband. Judge: This is the state of Tennessee versus Mr. Brantley. And there was something else Marsha left behind that friends and family say she valued more than all the material possessions in the world. Prosecutor Steve Crump: Yes. And I said, "I need to report a missing person. That is so unusual. Investigators determined from cell phone records that Brantley most likely disappeared around June 2, 2009, possibly as late as July. Hon. The defense says Marsha wrote the email because she was about to leave town. Our family has a hole there that can't be replaced and we will do everything we can to find her And we won't give up. In March 2010, authorities ask Donnie Brantley to take a polygraph test. Southern Gone is a true crime podcast that believes every missing person deserves to be found. Lee Davis|Defense attorney: We're ready for trial. She'd make sure she left the dogs with somebody who was gonna take care of them, no matter what, and that's Donnie. By dropping the charges "without prejudice," the charges could be refiled. You all need to be looking for her.". "48 Hours" wanted to meet that "other woman.". Davis, however, has argued that the receipts were from Donnie Brantley's home repair franchise he co-owned with his wife. Zack Pike: Absolutely. A number of other media outlets were at the courts building. In August 2013 Donnie Brantley was arrested and charged with murder. Reggie Jay: And she just made the comment, "I've been so depressed that I could hardly get off the couch." Marsha Brantley's family did not remember authorities organizing any large search parties, but the family did pass out fliers in hopes of jogging people's memories. "I think the most important thing about this case at this point, is that we don't view it as a lost cause," Crump said. This time, the sheriff's office brought cadaver dogs down to the basement. And with no body to prove there even was a murder, the investigators' biggest hurdle in solving the disappearance of Marsha Brantley may have been Marsha herself. And I look forward to putting this difficult time behind me. Janie Parks Varnell | Defense attorney: Law enforcement had tunnel vision and they had tunnel vision that led directly to Donnie Brantley. In 1999, Marsha met Donnie Brantley on a dating website. Hairdresser Kelly DeLude reacts to learning there will be no trial for Donnie Brantley. Prosecutor Steve Crump: Later in that email she says "But you all will see me around. They were upset by the chaos they found. They still have hope of one day finding her body, her cousin Jana Wills said. She is an award winning author and animal rescue volunteer. It's ridiculous. I believe that she was very depressed. I've asked 'em point blank, "If Donnie is responsible, as you suggest, tell me how he did it?". Kim Shank: He was what I always wanted for her somebody that she could be in to and love and share her life with and live on happily ever after. You're gathering information. The AP will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing. Peter Van Sant: And in the worst cases, what can it lead to? He regularly bought items such as tarps and plastic drop cloths for work. Prosecutor Steve Crump: We believe that all of these receipts represent preparations for disposing of Marsha Brantley. Touch device users can . Peter Van Sant: The prosecutor's claiming that there was an affair. NEWS REPORT: When Marsha disappeared in June 2009, her husband Donnie Brantley did not report her missing. "I wasn't trying to be a detective. Cart Prosecutor Steve Crump: He may be the singularly most dishonest defendant I've ever dealt with. On June 2, 2009, the date investigators believe Marsha Brantley disappeared, she posted to Facebook saying, "Are ALL the planets out of alignment? But during what turned out to be Marsha's final hair appointment in April 2009, Kelly saw a side of Marsha that left her concerned. In 2012, the same year investigators searched the Brantleys' basement, allegations of misconduct in the 10th Judicial District under then-District Attorney General Bebb came to light in a six-day Times Free Press series. Because he was living in Kingston, Ga., police couldn't arrest him until August when he returned to Bradley County for a court hearing related to a separate charge of hindering a secured creditor. But also, I'd like to thank my family for all their support during this extremely stressful period. Overview. Lee Davis: Probably talkin' between $100,000 and $110,000. Account & Lists Returns & Orders. Prosecutor Steve Crump: We're gonna create within this district a cold case working group. Jana Wills: She was beautiful She was always kind. A friend reported her missing after months of no contact. Det. Lt. David Shoemaker: She would have cut him off from the money. She is believed by local law enforcement to have been murdered by her then-husband Donnie Brantley, but no direct evidence has ever been found to prove this. The defense attorney asked to have the charges dismissed because there wasn't enough evidence. Robin Terrero: It can be very, very severe. Prosecutor Steve Crump: This has got to be done exactly right. Reggie Jay: Thunder Rock Writers Group the other name was the Big Girl Panties Group. He was charged for the murder in December 2016. Peter Van Sant: What do you think happened to Marsha Brantley? we would just sort of catch up with one another. And though authorities believe she is dead, they're unable to prove it was the result of a homicide, despite having charged her husband twice for her death - and dismissed those charges both times. Elise Brantley: When we would sit and watch movies on weekends and that kind of thing, they would hold hands. And that new phone Donnie Brantley bought for her? She lived with her husband of nine years and three dogs in the Benwood subdivision of Cleveland at the time of her disappearance. Kim Shank: She was 5'10" Even though she seemed to kind of command the room she was probably one of the more shy people to be that commanding with her physical presence. She was really looking to connect [with people], more particularly in the writing part of her life.". ", Peter Van Sant: She writes, "No one in the group is responsible for my MIA, missing in action, status. Or did her husband kill her, as the prosecutors and her family say? The case was unusual from the. DEPOSITION ATTORNEY: OK. And who is Stephanie Richardson? Prosecutor Steve Crump: He murdered her. In March 2009, friends reported that Brantley said that she was "so depressed she couldn't get off the couch." Join host Kristi Bryant, armchair detective and Georgia native, as she investigates missing person cases in the southern United States. Peter Van Sant: Not a phone call, not an email, not a text message? Marsha uses P.O. Some of the women questioned whether Marsha Brantley had actually sent the email, but the third member, Wendy Brown, later told them Marsha Brantley had been planning to leave the group, Grill said. Kelly DeLude: A lotta people know one another and we do have a lot of older homes and a lot of history here I'm very proud of our town. As the years passed, Jana and her husband Mark became frustrated that there would never be justice. Det. Yeah, no more ads! With Detective Pike guarding the evidence, Crump showed "48 Hours" what a jury never got to see. Lee Davis: In the State of Tennessee, there are 283 missing persons cases open right now. Delivery included to USA . Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use. Friends said she told them the death of her parents was the most difficult point in her life. Peter Van Sant: Did he organize any search parties? She had no children of her own, no siblings and both of her parents died of cancer within weeks of each other. DeLude eventually called police, and investigators later picked up the case. For Marsha's family, it's a second devastating blow in court. Kelly DeLude: He couldn't get away. "Call me if you can," with his number. "In fact, it's the exact opposite. In person, they didn't seem as "lovey-dovey," Grill said. Marsha lives at 310 West Parris Avnue, High Point, NC 27262-7825. Davis says he needed cash, but left most of her things alone because he figured she'd one day come back to get them, including her beloved dogs. Jana Wills: We didn't think that it was time yet. Marsha told her Donnie's handyman business was failing and money was tight. She was too busy to notice. Marsha Hunt. Grill and Jay say Marsha was the best of the bunch. She was an amateur writer, and was fond of her dogs and outdoor activities. We're afraid that the judge will enter a judgment of acquittal because we can't prove that Marsha Brantley was murdered. Because Donnie Brantley couldn't keep the camper at his house, it was kept at a storage lot across from the campsite or at his parents' property. Prosecutor Steve Crump: There was no significant mental illness. But neither side in the legal case agrees with her. Elise Brantley: They got those dogs together. Prosecutor Steve Crump: This is a receipt for for a torch kit -- for a welder. I'll never stop self-evaluating but no matter what the outcome is, I better always do the right thing. When Donnie Brantley was deposed in a 2013 civil suit, he didn't seem to want to talk much about his feelings for Marsha. Zach Pike: The cellphone never left pinging from a tower that's two miles or less from the home. But in June 2009, a dark chapter began in Marsha Brantley's life -- with a plot twist right out of a novel -- she seemed to fall off the face of the earth. DeLude found a member of Marsha's writing club and got more disturbing news. Companies associated with this officer had at least 100 shareholder value in recent accounts. The state's case against Donnie Brantley rests on two main motives: financial problems and alleged affairs with women, including an ex-girlfriend. Medra Justis | Marsha's aunt: I felt like life has been squeezed out of me. I knew that something was very, very wrong. And the rest of it they just ignored. Asked if any other people were considered people of interest, Crump said no. She seemed a bit depressed," hairdresser Kelly DeLude says of Marsha Brantley during an April 2009 hair appointment, Hairdresser Kelly DeLude and attorney Jerry Hoffer, Marsha Brantley case: Evidence a jury never saw, A legal argument can convince judges to drop cases before they reach a jury. Is she still alive, living under a new identity? The episode cites financial incentives as a possible motive for Brantley's murder. Completed is the world's first standardized rating system for all people in business. He said investigators told interviewees that Donnie had changed his story several times before asking them what they thought of him. But it wasn't just what Brantley said -- it was how he said it -- that really caught Hunt's attention. Mark Wills: She was devastated. Marsha and Donnie Brantley married on March 31, 2000. There will not be a trial. I don't want to deal with this anymore. It's somethin' that no one should have to experience, or no one should have to go through. WDEF NEWS REPORT: Donnie Brantley is now an inmate at the Bradley County Jail being held on a half million dollar bond for the first-degree murder of his wife, Marsha. Davis said Marsha Brantley had asked him to buy the phone and to change her number because "a strange man" kept calling her. But a couple of months before Marsha disappeared, Reggie Jay says the writers group was stunned by a bitter email exchange with her. A secret, `` 48 Hours '' contacted one of the CBS documentary show 48 Hours about marriage! 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