Teen Girl Vanishes on Myrtle Beach Spring Break, Remains Just Found
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
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🗓️ 17 May 2022
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
It's been more than a decade since a 17-year-old New York girl disappears during a spontaneous Spring Break trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Now, the family of Brittanee Drexel can bring her home.
Many theories surfaced on what happened to Drexel, including an allegation that her body had been fed to alligators. Drexel was last seen on video after she walked out the Bar Harbor hotel near downtown. She texted her boyfriend that she was returning to her hotel and was never seen again.
Now, Sheriff Carter Weaver of the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office has announced that Drexel's remains have been recovered and a suspect is behind bars for her 2009 murder. Convicted sex offender Raymond Moody, 62, is facing murder and related charges.
Joining Nancy Grace Today:
- Dawn Drexel - Victim's Mother
- Jarrett Ferentino - Pennsylvania Attorney/Homicide Prosecutor, Attorney to Dawn Drexel
- Angela Arnold - Psychiatrist, Atlanta GA www.angelaarnoldmd.com, Expert in the Treatment of Pregnant/Postpartum Women, Former Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology: Emory University, Former Medical Director of The Psychiatric Ob-Gyn Clinic at Grady Memorial Hospital
- Sheryl McCollum - Forensic Expert & Cold Case Investigative Research Institute Founder, ColdCaseCrimes.org, Twitter: @ColdCaseTips
- Dr. Michelle DuPre - Former Forensic Pathologist, Medical Examiner and Detective: Lexington County Sheriff's Department, Author: "Homicide Investigation Field Guide" & "Investigating Child Abuse Field Guide", Forensic Consultant DMichelleDupreMD.com
- Nicole Boone - Special Events Anchor, WBTW (Myrtle Beach), Host and Producer: "Conversations with Nicole" podcast, www.wbtw.com, Facebook.com/Conversations.Nicole.Boone, Instagram: @nicoletvnews, Twitter: @WBTW_NicoleB, Youtube: "Conversations with Nicole"
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| 0:00.0 | Music |
| 0:06.0 | Crime stories with Nancy Grace |
| 0:07.0 | Music |
| 0:15.0 | It is a story that has now become all to the familiar. |
| 0:20.0 | A beautiful young girl goes missing on spring break. |
| 0:25.0 | But in the last hours, a stunning twist to the search for a teen girl, Brittany Drexel. |
| 0:34.0 | I'm Nancy Grace, this is Crime Stories. |
| 0:36.0 | Thank you for being with us here at Fox Nation and Sirius XM111. |
| 0:41.0 | First of all, take a listen to our cut one. |
| 0:44.0 | With us tonight is a very special guest. |
| 0:47.0 | Brittany Drexel's mother is with us, Dawn Drexel. |
| 0:51.0 | Ms Drexel, thank you for being with us. |
| 0:54.0 | What are police telling you? |
| 0:56.0 | You're welcome. |
| 0:58.0 | I had just returned from the police department not too long ago. |
| 1:03.0 | They have some leads that they are going on, but they need to follow through with them. |
| 1:09.0 | Now, I know that you told your daughter, no, you cannot go to Myrtle Beach. |
| 1:14.0 | So, she went to Myrtle Beach. |
| 1:16.0 | That's not the worst thing in the world. |
| 1:18.0 | A mini-a-17-year-old has gone off on spring break without telling their parents. |
| 1:23.0 | But she stayed in contact with you. |
| 1:25.0 | She stayed in touch with you for many, many days until when? |
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