May 13, 2009

It has been one year and six months to the day since I have posted anything on this account. The trial is in the upcoming weeks and I have decided to update this as much as possible, including my thoughts from blogs on myspace, news articles, and other events that I think are of importance. I will eventually make this into a blog book, thanks to a friend of mine for showing me how, and will later hand it down to her daughters when they are grown women. Here is the rest of the story...

Nov 13, 2007

'Missing Person Case Now Active Murder Investigation' 11.12.07

Missing Person Case Now Active Murder Investigation
WLOX
Posted: Nov 12, 2007 03:22 PM CST

The case of a Hancock County mother, missing for more than three months, is now a murder investigation.
Brandi Laurent's body was found just over a mile from her home. Forty yards off a dirt road that cuts through a power company easement, fresh flowers decorate a shallow grave where the victim was discovered.
Sheriff's investigator Kenny Hurd told WLOX News he and others had searched the same easement area earlier, with no success.
The person who organized the search for Texas Equu Search says it was by "the grace of God" that Brandi Laurent's body was discovered so quickly Saturday morning, shortly after the search began.
Cindy Wisdom also told WLOX News it's not that unusual for victims to go missing for months at a time, until an organized search effort takes place, like the one that happened over the weekend.
The 29-year-old mother of two disappeared from her trailer park home the late night hours of August third.
Her husband apparently no longer lives there. During an August 31st interview inside their mobile home, Leo Laurent told WLOX News he blamed drugs for his wife's disappearance.
"She was determined to go out that night. And she had already been up for four days straight. She had gotten mixed up with some meth," he said at that time.
That description is one her close friends strongly dispute. For three months, they kept her missing person case "high profile" on the Internet. The Brandi they knew would never abandon her children.
Andrea Dominach remained hopeful last Friday, the day before the search for her missing friend began.
"She's beautiful. She's wonderful. She's caring and nurturing and funny. And a great mother, oh my goodness, a great mother. And the best friend a girl could have," she said Friday.
The discovery of the body brings painful closure to the question of her missing. Her friends won't rest until the person responsible for her death is brought to justice.
Sheriff's investigators are tight lipped about any possible leads or suspects in the case. They are awaiting lab and autopsy results.
Tattoos helped with a positive identification of the victim's body.
Anyone with any information about Brandi's murder should contact the Hancock County Sheriff's Department at (228) 466-6900.
By Steve Phillips

http://wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=7348733&nav=menu40_7_3
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