For over 40 years, the family of Brenda Lakombe has wondered what happened to the 19-year-old

single mother of a little baby boy after she walked out of her grandmother's apartment

in the early morning hours of May 16, 1982, in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Although Brenda's lifestyle at the time had her mixed up with a rough crowd and risky

behaviors, she adored her son and never would have taken off without any word back to her

family.

Weeks passed.

Her siblings checked hospitals, called police stations, talked to her friends, visited

the places she was known to hang out, and scoured the newspaper for any clues as to where

Brenda had gone.

Then, almost three weeks later, there was an article in the paper.

There was an article about a body being found and she just had a feeling new, and that's

when they found out that that was Brenda, and everybody was devastated.

Lacey Kerns has taken the lead in the fight for answers in her aunt Brenda's case.

Though she never got to meet Brenda, Lacey wants to help her family finally learn the truth

after all these years.

I'm Kylie Lowe, and with Lacey Kerns.

This is the case of Brenda Lakom, on Dark Down East.

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