Dana Bruce, 23 Missing 10/03/08 MO
Print a Poster: http://www.projectjason.org/aan/AAN_DanaBruce.pdf http://www.krcg.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=208179 Sedalia police search for missing woman News By Colleen Hogan Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 6:27 p.m. SEDALIA -- Sedalia police traveled Wednesday to Atlanta, GA to interview a "person of interest" in the case of a missing Sedalia woman. Dana Bruce, 23, was reported missing 11 days ago after she failed to return home. Dana Bruce left her two young children in the care of a babysitter a week and a half ago on Oct. 4. The kids haven't seen ther mother since. Dana was reported missing by her family that next morning, when she never returned from a night out with friends. Bruce spent most of the night at Malone's Bar on Main Street in downtown Sedalia. Dale Malone, the bar's owner, says he saw Bruce several times throughout the night inside the bar, and bar staff say they saw her leave with a man. "I recall seeing her as I was going by,” said Dale Malone, the owner of Malone's bar . “She touched my shoulder, and I turned, and she said, 'Hi, how are you doing?” Bruce left the bar with the man around 11:30 p.m. Police say Bruce went to the babysitter's home, gave the babysitter more money to continue watching the kids for the rest of the night, and that was the last time she was seen. Sedalia police say they believe the man she left the bar with is now in Atlanta. "We sent a team down by Atlanta, to interview that person. Took some samples from them, and their vehicle and brought it back,” said Chief John DeGonia, Sedalia police. Police are not releasing the man's name and say he is not under arrest. They are not ruling him out as a suspect either. "As far as foul play goes,” said DeGonia, “She left willingly with this subject and after that, the witnesses said they didn't see her anymore." If you have any information on the case, you are urged to call the Sedalia police at 660-827-7823.

Name: Dana Bruce Date of Birth: 07/10/1985 Date Missing: 10/04/2008 Age at time of disappearance: 23 City Missing From: Sedalia State Missing From: MO Gender: Female Race: White Height: 5ft 3 in. Weight: 90 lbs Hair Color: Brown Hair (other): Chin length Eye Color: Green Complexion: Light Identifying Characteristics: Unfocused left eye, tattoo on right upper arm of bear with wings in the middle reads "Dylan" 2 in., verticle scar along lower spine, scar on right shoulder of staple pattern. Dana had both of her ears pierced once. Clothing: Black shirt labeled "rebel" in silver, blue jeans Jewelry: Unknown Circumstances of Disappearance: On Oct. 4, Dana Bruce left her children with a babysitter and went out. She was seen at a local night club, Malones on Main St. She returned prior to midnight, asking the sitter to watch the kids for a little longer and paid the sitter extra money. Dana never returned to pick up her children. All of her belongings were left behind, including her hair brush and tooth brush. Reports were made that she was seen leaving the baysitters in a newer red Ford F-150, although police have not confirmed that lead. Medical Conditions: Blind in left eye, learning disability Investigative Agency: Sedalia Police Department Agency Phone: (660) - 827 - 7823 Investigative Case #: 2008-5049 Print a Poster: http://www.projectjason.org/aan/AAN_DanaBruce.pdf

Still Searching for Dana Bruce Police say they're working as hard now as they were in October when she went missing. Tonight one Sedalia family says they're wishing for a Christmas miracle to bring their family back together. Dana Bruce, a 23-year-old mother of two, went missing in October. Bruce was last seen outside a local bar in Sedalia on the night of October fourth and was declared missing the next day. A couple weeks later, Sedalia police followed on a lead and traveled to Atlanta, Georgia to track down a person of interest who was with Bruce the night she went missing. Police brought back evidence from Atlanta but have not named the man a suspect. In total, police have followed up on more than 200 leads and interviewed at least 60 people. "We still actively investigate everything that comes in and we try to generate our own, just by shaking bushes," said Sergeant Adam Hendricks of the Sedalia Police Department. "We're asking anybody and everybody, anybody that's got any information at all. We've entertained psychics that have called we've entertained people that have called with strange dreams that they've had." Bruce's children Dillon, 4, and Destiny, 2, love the presents under the tree are great, but there's only one gift they want this Christmas. "Anytime he goes some place, he picks up a flier and tells people we're looking for my mom," said Bruce's friend Penny Ford. "As time goes by, it's rough, what do we tell him? It started out we tell him we're looking for your mom but when you've looked everywhere and you have no answers, what can you tell him?" There are still no answers after more than $4,000 was raised and hundreds of fliers were put up. "Somebody else saw her that night; they just haven't come forward to tell us," said Hendricks. "There's one more piece of information we don't have, we're going to keep hammering until we find it." "I go to bed thinking about her, I wake up thinking about her, is she cold, hungry, okay? After so long has gone by, you don't know what to think," Ford said. "Of course you're thinking the worse because she wouldn't stay gone this long unless it was against her will." The family says they're happy with the police departments thousands of man-hours and dollars spent for Bruce. Hendricks tells us this missing person's case is different because Bruce has been gone for almost three months and doesn't have a job, any money, a car, or a cell phone and she has two children. The Sedalia Police Department expects an outside organization to come in next week to help with the search. http://www.kmiz.com/news/story.php?id=13169&author=Wale%20Aliyu&category=Missing%20Person&franchise=&county=Pettis&city=Sedalia&partner=