Brandy Hanna
Thank you for your support, you have a great group here. I love reading all the different forums and posts. Some are serious, some funny, all are interesting. Thank You again for your support

Thank you Donna for sharing Brandy with us. We knew when we started this board it would be hard. And it has been, but the results are well worth it. After Brandy is home don't you forget us :D As you noticed we do get down to business here but need to cut loose sometimes to break us out of the pain and sadness. Even though Brandy's missing brought you here we are glad to have you as a member. And will be even after she's home. Giapooh also owns a board called AssistAll and she added Brandy to her site. We are trying are best to get the word out for you.

Thanks Themis. We just changed to a new board and the new board has as much information that I could find for Brandy posted already. We're always thinking of you.

crystal soles vigil
Gary and I attended Crystal Soles vigil last night 1/27/06 and as usual Monica Caison from CUE did a great job. This lady is a great pilar of strength for us all. We were very pleased when our hometown news team WCBD made the trip and showed their support. This family is struggling with this nightmare and we were honored to be included and hope we were of some help to them.

We didn't get word of the Vigil till yesterday but we did post it in Important Messages. Is there any word from any of the TV shows yet?

Brandy Hanna
I have not heard from any TV show I keep waiting and hoping. I do have an appointment with our Mayor Friday . I wrote him right after Brandy went missing asking for his help but never got a response. So now I will go see him in person. I`m hoping talking to him in person will make a difference .

I am glad you are able to speak with the mayor in person. I am sure he will be able to help. Please let us know how things go.

Brandy Hanna
My meeting with the Mayor is Friday at 10am. There has been quite a bit going on in Charleston S.C. the Mayor has gotten involved in and offered his help on . While I do not mean any disrespect to any of these families I want to know why my daughter who has now been missing 8 months and 1 week does not deserve his attention or respect. I wrote him right after Brandy went missing and his Dept. started working this case but I never heard a word from him. I do not understand how he can pick and choose, we should all be treated equal. My daughter was a tax paying citizen before she went missing in his county and I still am. Now I will go staight to him for an answer. Why is Brandy not important?

It's a great question. As a former member of LE I can only offer an opinion. Many look at adult missing persons as people who don't want to be found or just walked away to start new somewhere else. Unless they see direct evidence like her home in shambles or atleast one eye witness that says she was seen and looked distressed to prove differently. It is a lousey attitude I know but that is how many look at it. That's why we list everyone no matter what the circumstances because we weren't there and we don't know what really happened. Write out a list daily of questions you want to ask, add to it as soon as you think of another one. And remember the mayor is just like you and me a human being no one more special than anyone else.

Brandy Hanna
Thanks for the advice I will do that I do not want to offend anyone I just want my daughter found . I do not believe she just walked away without anything of her personal effects,nor do I believe she would let her family and friends go through what we have . And your right LE do have the frame of mind she is an adult she can come and go as she pleases but where do you draw the line. There are lots of cases where there is no physical evidence of foul play but a lot of times it ends up there was foul play. After all this time should`nt the police be a little concerned . I am scared to death with worry.

We are scared right along with you. And trust me no one is offended. And remember we are here for you in good news and venting. No matter what.

Brandy Hanna
Thank you it does help a lot just to have someone listen.

We may not all post but Brandy's thread gets a lot of views. We all listen ;)

Lighting a candle for Andrews’ Crystal Soles By Meredith Carter, mcarter@gtowntimes.com February 01, 2006 Not even wintry temperatures — dipping into the 30s—Friday night could stop Monica Caison’s mission to raise awareness for missing people. “We are here to raise awareness, to get the word out, to remind people that Crystal is still missing,” Caison said. “We will continue on until we get some answers.” Caison, founder of the CUE Center for Missing Persons, organized the candlelight vigil at Blount’s Furniture in Andrews to honor Crystal Soles, a West Andrews woman missing since Jan. 24, 2005. Some 50 people attended the vigil, where Caison also unveiled a large billboard featuring Crystal’s information. Gail Soles, Crystal’s mother, spoke briefly, saying that she and her family “will never give up” until they find their daughter. Mallory Malter, a senior from Wilmington, N.C., performed “My Immortal” to honor Crystal. Also in attendance were family members of Brandy Hanna, a 32-year-old North Charleston woman missing since May 20, 2005, and Delwin Locklear, a 28-year-old Maxton, N.C. man missing since July 7, 2004. Both cases remain unsolved and are considered “cold” for lack of clues, evidence or suspects. Buddy Locklear, Delwin’s father, said he hopes Friday’s vigil will make the public more aware of these cases. “People hear about missing people and don’t pay attention because it’s not their family,” Locklear said. “You never know until it hits your doorstep.” Donna Parent, Brandy’s mother, said not knowing anything is the worst part about her daughter’s disappearance. “Nobody knows anything. I’m begging anybody, ‘Tell me where my daughter is,’” Donna said. “I need to know either way.” For Buddy, though, events like Friday night’s vigil offer a little comfort. “I’m hoping tonight will make a difference,” he said. “If we can find one person we could make a difference.” Caison appeared on CNN’s Larry King Live Nov. 25, 2005, to discuss cases considered “cold.” She also showed photographs of the missing people. Crystal’s information is listed on The Charley Project and Project Jason. Her information also was featured during a Web-broadcast California concert by Jannel Rap, founder of GINA for Missing Persons, in early January. Call the Andrews Police Department at 264-5223 or CUE’s confidential 24-hour tip-line at (910) 232-1687 with any information about the cases of Brandy, Crystal or Delwin. ©Georgetown Times 2006 http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16041611&BRD=2081&PAG=461&dept_id=385210&rfi=6

Mayor`s Visit
Friday 2/03/06 I had my meeting with the Mayor,not only was the Mayor there so was the chief of police and the Captain of Detectives .All 3 men were very respectful and listened to everything I had to say. The news media and my friend from the newspaper had been calling the Mayors office all week. I think they were a little nervous about what I was up to. Once they realized I just wanted to talk to them about Brandy and ask for their assistance in helping me get and keep her picture in the publics eye and I was not there to raise cane they seemed to relax. All three men apologized for all the mistakes that had been made, starting with not taking a police report the first time I tried to report Brandy missing. I also got them to agree to keep me updated more often about what they were doing on the case. The Mayor offered to put a Billboard up with Brandy`s picture and info on it which I happily took him up on. they also promised to contact their media spokeman and get him to make press releases more often about the case and to keep the public more aware that Brandy is still missing. I walked away from this meeting feeling very good , my only wish is that they will follow through with their promises.