Post by Scumhunter on Sept 8, 2019 0:40:09 GMT -5
(Above: Left: Kristina, circa 2006; Right: Age-progression to age 29 (circa 2017). Photo Credits: Charley Project and/or National Center for Missing & Exploited Children)
Missing Child or Adult Profile as of September 8th, 2019: (Based on Charley Project and/or NCMEC's missingkids.org website profiles)
Full Name: Kristina Delane Branum
Missing Since: 7/27/2006
Missing From:.Hardin County, Tennessee
Date of Birth: 12/30/1988
Age (at time of disappearance): 17 years old
Height and Weight: 5'2, 150 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Kristina's nickname is Kris. Her ears are pierced.
(Above: Christopher, circa 2006. Photo Credits: Charley Project)
Missing Person Profile as of September 8th, 2019: (Based on Charley Project website profile)
Full Name: Christopher Dale Mittendorf
Missing Since: 7/27/2006
Missing From: Hardin County, Tennessee
Date of Birth: 6/20/1985
Age (at time of disappearance): 21 years old
Height and Weight: 5'5, 120 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A t-shirt with an unknown design on the front, size 29 Old Navy blue jeans, white sneakers and a white baseball cap.
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian male. Light brown hair, blue eyes. Christopher wears contact lenses. He has a burn scar between his thumb and forefinger.
From The Charley Project:
Details of Disappearance
Kristina and her live-in boyfriend, Christopher Mittendorf, disappeared from Hardin County, Tennessee on July 27, 2006. They were living with Christopher's mother, Cheryl Flatt, in the 15000 block of Highway 64 in Savannah, Tennessee. The pair went out shopping on the day of their disappearance.
When Flatt returned to the apartment, the clothes Kristina and Christopher had bought on their shopping trip were inside on a bed, but they themselves were gone. They have never been heard from again.
The dark green 1994 Geo Prizm Kristina and Christopher were driving was found unlocked and abandoned five days later. It was parked near a pond in a rural area in Lawrence County in central Tennessee, 50 or 60 miles from their home. One of their cellular phones was inside, as well as other belongings.
A witness reported seeing the couple leave the car there, get into a white car and drive away. There were many possible sightings of Kristina and Christopher in Tennessee and as far away as Oklahoma, but none of these sightings were confirmed.
Flatt believes George Edward Baugus may have had knowledge about her son and Kristina's disappearances. Baugus, also known as "Eddie" or "Bad Egg," had a criminal record for drug- and theft-related charges. He was murdered in the March of 2010 at age 47, and his wife was charged with first-degree murder in his death. She admitted to shooting him, but claimed self-defense, and was acquitted at trial in 2011.
Flatt said she found a lockbox in her home that contained items belonging to Baugus. She stated Christopher and Kristina may have robbed Baugus or burglarized his home prior to their disappearances.
Kristina had dated Christopher for approximately six months before she moved in with him. They disappeared six months after that. Kristina's mother stated her daughter was happy with her life at the time of her disappearance and planned to graduate high school and join the Army.
Since Kristina's disappearance, her older brother has been murdered; he was shot to death by his employer in 2008. The suspect pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter.
It is uncharacteristic of Christopher and Kristina to leave without warning and foul play is suspected in their cases, which remain unsolved.
charleyproject.org/case/kristina-delane-branum
charleyproject.org/case/christopher-dale-mittendorf
NCMEC link for Kristina: api.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/1137994/1/screen
Thoughts?
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