Brittney Wood -- Missing 6/2/12

Lash wrote:Good point Tamta! If a person can rape and sodomize a child, what else are they capable of doing? Murder to coverup their sick actions? I'm sure these men would like to avoid prison. I'm sure they fear being raped in prison. We do not know which one, but I think it is important to remember one of these men confessed to the sexual abuse.

What kind of person knows about 'sexual encounters' with SEVERAL young victims and doesn't report it? A person living in fear themselves? A person comfortable with their lifestyle and doesn't care about anything except their own selfish wants? A person who doesn't want their husband to go to prison?

What I get from reading between the lines of this woman's arrest and disclosure of her 'knowledge' is a: "this is what we are dealing here" kind of message.

If this clan, and other tangential individuals, can act and condone actions such as this they can definitely commit homicide and participate in a cover up or flat out lie about their actions and knowledge.

My instinct for months has been that LE knows Brittany is dead and it's a result of criminal wrongdoing that may be tied up with other crimes people close to her are involved in.

This is close to where Brittney disappeared -

Body Found in Ditch
Published: 9/06 11:48 am Share Updated: 9/06 5:55 pm

(SEMINOLE, Ala.) Authorities in Baldwin County are on the scene right now after a body was found in a ditch.

It was found in the Seminole area, that's near the Alabama-Florida state line.

Authorities believe the body had been there for some time. Right now, deputies will only say the body was found in the ditch, the cause and manner of death are not known at this time.

http://www.local15tv.com/news/local/story/Body-Found-in-Ditch/N-H_C3PGikajZ5632pceqA.cspx

Lash wrote:This is close to where Brittney disappeared -

Body Found in Ditch
Published: 9/06 11:48 am Share Updated: 9/06 5:55 pm

(SEMINOLE, Ala.) Authorities in Baldwin County are on the scene right now after a body was found in a ditch.

It was found in the Seminole area, that's near the Alabama-Florida state line.

Authorities believe the body had been there for some time. Right now, deputies will only say the body was found in the ditch, the cause and manner of death are not known at this time.

http://www.local15tv.com/news/local/story/Body-Found-in-Ditch/N-H_C3PGikajZ5632pceqA.cspx

Gasp.

I believe LE has concluded it is a man -

Man's body found in ditch in Seminole

Last updated: September 6, 2012 6:06 pm CDT

SEMINOLE, Ala. (WALA) – The identity of a man found dead Thursday morning in Seminole has yet to be released.

The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office got a call to the private property by the owner, after making the discovery.

"Property owner was out surveying the property this morning and noticed that the gate was open and some saw grass had been knocked down. He traveled down the road to investigate," said Investigator Eric Winberg.

Winberg said the owner came up on a car he didn't recognize. He got out and walked around the car and saw the body of man.

http://tablet.fox10tv.com/10001/4491231/

There have been two different bodies/bones found in separate areas -

Possible Human Bone Found Near Pier

By: DEBBIE WILLIAMS | WKRG
Published: September 04, 2012

Snip- Now that one of the bones appears to be human for police there is a new sense of urgency. "Our hope is to get the proper testing done to hopefully identify a victim we just don't know at this point," says Woodruff.

The possible victim that is on everybody's mind is Eric Pye. He is the swimmer that drowned during tropical storm Debby. His body has never been recovered. Neither has Birmingham teenager Conrad Hathcoat who drowned a year ago today during tropical storm Lee.

http://www2.wkrg.com/news/2012/sep/04/p-ar-4478414/

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Search for Derek Wood leads to meth lab

Updated: Friday, 12 Oct 2012, 8:53 PM CDT
Published : Friday, 12 Oct 2012, 8:53 PM CDT

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Friday, October 12, authorities confirmed they found a meth lab while in the Tillmans Corner area while police were on the hunt for Derek Wood. Wood has been out on bond since his earlier arrest on second degree sodomy charges.

Officials said Wood was expected in Bay Minette Friday to report in to deputies and failed to appear. According to authorities, Wood was located at his Dozier Lane home using the court ordered GPS tracking device on his ankle.

Read more:

http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/local_news/mobile_county/search-for-derek-wood-leads-to-meth-lab

Missing woman's uncle in court

Updated: Thurs 27 Sep 2012, 5:42 PM CDT
Published: Thurs, 27 Sep 2012, 9:26 AM CDT | John Rogers

BAY MINETTE, Ala. (WALA) - An uncle of missing woman Brittney Wood appeared before a Baldwin County judge on Thursday morning.

Wood vanished back in May. Since then, many of her family members have been arrested on unrelated sex abuse charges.

On Thursday, Wood's uncle Dustin Kent had a preliminary hearing for his charges of alleged sex abuse against two young girls.

Investigators shared graphic testimony of child sex abuse allegedly committed by the 36-year-old Kent.

Prosecutors said between 2005 and 2011, Kent forced two girls around the age of 12 to have sex with him.

http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/local_news/baldwin_county/missing-teens-uncle-in-court

I hope all the victims are now safe from these scums! This case reminds me of Aliahna Lemmons. I do not understand how these scums are out on bond with the multitude of charges.

Snip - Donald Holland was Brittney Wood's uncle. He was the last person to see Wood alive, and he later committed suicide.

Investigators said Holland told Kent to commit the sex crimes, and in each case, Holland was either present or listening on the phone.

Kent’s defense attorney John Beck said, “Mr. Kent absolutely denies these allegations."

http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/local_news/baldwin_county/missing-teens-uncle-in-court

I will never understand how those accused of sex crimes, especially those involving children are allowed out on bond. This makes no sense to me at all.

Derek Wood Still on the Run

By: LAUREN VARGAS | WKRG
Published: October 15, 2012

It's been more than 72 hours since Derek Wood was last seen by authorities. News 5 spoke with his grandmother Monday, who says Wood has been contacting family members all weekend, claiming he is going to turn himself in. So far, he's still out there.

Family members of missing mother Brittney Wood continue to make headlines for all the wrong reasons.

"It's definitely been an interesting case thus far, with a lot of twists and turns," said Eric Winberg with the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office, who's been the investigator on Derek Wood's case for eleven months.

"Derek has been charged with rape second degree and sodomy second degree. This has been a lengthy investigation," said Winberg.

Investigators say Wood barely qualified for a program which allowed him to be out of jail, but attend scheduled meetings with his corrections officer. When he failed to show up, deputies went looking for him.

http://www2.wkrg.com/news/2012/oct/15/derek-wood-still-run-ar-4760362/

Wood's mother pleas for son to turn himself in

Updated: Tuesday, 16 Oct 2012, 8:22 AM CDT
Published : Monday, 15 Oct 2012, 5:41 PM CDT | Andrew Perez

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Monday, the mother of 22-year-old Derek Wood spoke to FOX10 News after her son ran from authorities Friday morning.

Deputies continue to “actively search” for the wanted suspect.

Chessie Wood made a plea to our cameras Monday night, asking her son to call her and turn himself over to authorities.

“I want him to call me and let me come get him and turn him in. That's what I want,” said Wood. “I'm scared. I'm worried about him.”

The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office said Derek Wood was suppose to check in with his corrections officer Friday, October 12, but never showed up. Officials tracked Wood outside a home on Dozier Lane in Mobile, using his electronic monitoring bracelet.

Investigators said deputies approached Derek, who was inside a vehicle with a female driver. The pair quickly fled the scene before crashing the vehicle nearby.

Authorities said Wood exited the vehicle and fled on foot into a wooded area, where he then managed to cut his electronic monitoring device.

Video @ Link - http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/local_news/mobile_county/woods-mother-pleas-for-son-to-turn-himself-in

This is very sad. BW was a victim of sexual abuse as a young child. Caution: Court documents are very graphic.

http://www.aninchfrommurder.com/blog/archives/2005/07/man_44_gets_lif.php

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCOURTS-alsd-2_10-cv-00375/pdf/USCOURTS-alsd-2_10-cv-00375-0.pdf

Derek Wood Search



Law Enforcement officers search a neighborhood in Tillman's Corner Tuedsay afternoon looking for Derek Wood. Wood is a rape and sodomy suspect as well as the brother of missing woman, Brittney Wood.

By: Rose Ann Haven | WKRG
Published: October 16, 2012 Updated: October 16, 2012 - 8:40 PM

Read more:

http://www2.wkrg.com/news/2012/oct/16/derek-wood-search-ar-4769540/

Brittney's birthday was September, 25th. Here is a beautiful YouTube video.

Derek Wood In Custody, Turns Himself In

Reported by: Local 15 News Staff

(BAY MINETTE, Ala.) - Derek Wood is now behind bars after turning himself in to authorities.

Wood has been on the run since October 12th when authorities tracked him down by his ankle monitor after he did not appear in court.

Read more:
http://www.local15tv.com/news/custom/breaking%20news/story/Derek-Wood-In-Custody-Turns-Himself-In/tN-Ufjn3x02gzEH_rSbFAQ.cspx

Yippee! Thank you Julie!

Authorities Will Question Derek Wood Again About His Sister's Disappearance

Published: October 18, 2012

The director of a Pensacola-based search and rescue organization believes Derek Wood could have information about his missing sister.

Brad Dennis- who operates Klass Kids Foundation- says it's possible Derek Wood, and five other suspects charged in a sex crimes investigation, are witholding information about Brittney Wood's disappearance.

"We believe they know something, we'd love for that information to come forward," says Dennis.

So do authorities on both sides of Mobile Bay.

"We're talking family here, blood is thicker than water, so it's difficult to get information," says Investigator Eric Winberg with the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office.

Video @ link - http://www2.wkrg.com/news/2012/oct/18/authorities-will-question-derek-wood-again-about-h-ar-4785597/

Mom: Derek Wood wanted to see little brother

Updated: Thursday, 18 Oct 2012, 5:10 PM CDT
Published : Thursday, 18 Oct 2012, 9:53 AM CDT
April Douglas

Snip - The search ended Thursday morning, when he turned himself in. His brother, T.J. Wood, was there when he was taken into custody.

"My brother proved today that he is a real man, he walked out with his head held high," said T.J. Wood.

Chessie Wood said her oldest son, Derek, called her and said he was turning himself in to authorities but first he wanted to see T.J., who was just released from jail himself.

"I took him to his grandmother's house and as soon as he saw T.J. he picked up the phone and called police," said Wood.

There, the brothers spent moments before agents showed up. T.J. said the whole situation has been hard.

More @ link - http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/local_news/baldwin_county/derek-wood-surrenders-to-authorities

Shocking Details Revealed in Court in Child Sex Abuse Case

Published: 5:16 pm
Updated: 6:09 pm



MOBILE COUNTY, Ala.) Shocking new details in a sexual molestation case in Mobile County.

A Grand Jury will hear the case against Dustin Kent. He's accused of sexually abusing a relative back in 2008.

Kent is the uncle of Brittney Wood, who has been missing since May.

Prosecutors say the alleged victim said she thought she was going to get a hamster, instead Kent and another family member drove her to a back road where Kent allegedly raped her while that other family member watched.

The other family member has been identified as Donnie Holland, who is also Brittney Woods' uncle who committed suicide at the time of her disappearance.

Read more:

http://www.local15tv.com/mostpopular/story/Shocking-Details-Revealed-in-Court-in-Child-Sex/HEhnAzNinE2dEgqrs7gNFg.cspx

Testimony: Mobile man raped daughter while her father watched

By Brendan Kirby
October 22, 2012 at 12:42 PM
updated October 22, 2012 at 1:36 PM

MOBILE, Alabama – The uncle of missing Mobile teenager Brittney Wood forced a different relative to have sex four years ago while the victim’s father watched, a police detective testified today.

Sgt. Scott Congleton of the Mobile Police Department, testified at a preliminary hearing in Mobile County District Court that the sexual abuse occurred in 2008 when the girl was 13 years old. Congelton testified that the victim, now 17, did not come forward until the death of her father this summer and a subsequent high-profile search for Wood.

“She was very credible,” Congleton testified.

Mobile County District Judge George Hardesty determined that prosecutors had enough evidence to send first-degree rape and first-degree sodomy charges against Dustin Alton Kent to a grand jury. He allowed Kent 36, to remain free on bail but ordered that he have no contact with the victim or children younger than 16 except for immediate relatives.

Kent also faces sodomy and sexual abuse charges in Baldwin County. Authorities there allege that he molested multiple victims, including the niece from the Mobile County case. Another uncle, Randall Wood, also faces charges in both jurisdictions.

http://blog.al.com/live/2012/10/testimony_mobile_man_raped_dau.html

This is RAPE! In my opinion, if this was not considered 'child molestation' Dustin Kent would not be allowed bond. There appears to be a difference in our courts when rape is defined as molestation and not an assault. Rape is rape. Why does our court systems tend to look at these different? Dustin Kent is still out on bail until maybe December. He should be behind bars. There are multiple victims. He should not be allowed around his own children. What is wrong with our system?

Brittney's stepmother Stephanie Hanke appeared on JVM.

Transcript from last nights show Oct 23rd -

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1210/23/ijvm.01.html

Sex crimes investigation suspect re-arrested

Family: Kent repeated set off ankle monitor

Updated: Friday, 26 Oct 2012, 10:45 AM CDT
Published : Thursday, 25 Oct 2012, 6:39 PM CDT

MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - Authorities at the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office said Dustin Kent was arrested on a probation violation on Thursday.

The story is still developing, but authorities said he was arrested just hours ago by the community corrections center.

Relatives said this arrest had to do with Kent setting off his electronic monitoring device numerous times.

More @ Link - http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/local_news/mobile_county/bsco-dustin-kent-arrested-for-violating-probation

OUT AGAIN???

Sex abuse suspect Dustin Kent released from jail

Updated: Monday, 29 Oct 2012, 6:14 PM CDT
Published : Monday, 29 Oct 2012, 10:56

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A hearing was held on Monday for sex abuse suspect Dustin Kent.

Kent, although still on electronic monitoring, did not have his bond revoked as prosecutors had hoped. The state wanted Dustin Kent to stay behind bars.

But Monday morning, the judge sided with the defense.

"They were claiming that he went across the street into a neighbors yard at 2 or 3 in the morning, it absolutely didn't happen," said defense attorney John Beck.

Kent was re-arrested last week after authorities said he violated a bond condition and set off his electronic monitoring device numerous times. Beck argued the device was faulty.

http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/local_news/mobile_county/dustin-kent-appears-for-bond-hearing

Judge declines to revoke bail for Mobile man accused of raping niece

October 29, 2012 | updated October 29, 2012 at 3:31 PM

Snip - Detective Doug Scarborough, who runs the electronic monitoring program, testified that GPS equipment indicated that Kent left his house and went into the street or a neighbor’s property on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of last week.

“Every time I talked to him, he’s said he’s inside the house and never left,” Scarborough testified.

On cross-examination, Scarborough acknowledged that the alleged violations occurred in the wee hours of the morning and that the monitoring equipment indicated that the defendant never strayed more than 100 to 150 feet from the safe zone.

Defense attorney John Beck said his client has had trouble with the GPS device in the past and has been told to wait to report it in the morning if problems arise in the middle of the night.

“Mr. Kent absolutely, categorically denies leaving his house,” Beck told the judge.

Beck said his client’s wife was prepared to testify that her husband has muscular dystrophy and does not get up in the middle of the night. A woman who lives in a trailer home where the GPS device indicated that Kent went also would testify that he never was there, the attorney said.

More @ Link - http://blog.al.com/live/2012/10/judge_declines_to_revoke_bail.html#incart_river_default

Search Crews Continue to Look for Brittney Wood



Crews Search Tillman's Corner for Brittney Wood (Added: November 19, 2012)

By: Lauren Vargas
Published: November 19, 2012
Updated: November 19, 2012 - 12:02 PM

MOBILE, Ala. -- A small but dedicated group from KlaasKIDS set out on their latest search for Brittney Wood on Monday morning. The team split into groups around Tillman's Corner using search dogs, looking for any clues about the young woman's disappearance.

"She went missing with jean shorts, she had a pink and teal backpack with her, so those are all items that we're looking for," said Brad Dennis with KlaasKIDS. "But we're also looking for anything that's just out of the normal."

The now 20-year-old mother has been missing for more than five months, but her stepmom Stephanie Hanke says she'll never stop looking for her daughter.

Read more:

http://www2.wkrg.com/news/2012/nov/19/search-crews-continue-look-brittney-wood-ar-5002108/

Group Resumes Search for Brittney Wood

Published: 12:53 pm
Updated: 6:41 pm



TILLMAN'S CORNER, Ala.) -- It's been six months since Brittney Wood, 19, disappeared.

Monday a Florida Search Team resumed their search for the young mother, after receiving a tip from police.

The Klaas Kids Foundation from Pensacola searched three remote areas along Tillman's Corner -- Rangeline Road, Nevius Road and Dozier Lane -- hoping to find Wood.

Family members believe foul play was involved in Brittney's disappearance, and they do not believe she will be found alive.

Read more:

http://www.local15tv.com/news/local/story/Group-Resumes-Search-for-Brittney-Wood/AWCn6DxlQkCjbDvQ4O-P_w.cspx?rss=217

Search teams find no sign of missing mother Brittney Wood

By Theresa Seiger
November 20, 2012 at 9:54 AM, updated November 20, 2012 at 10:33 AM

MOBILE, Alabama -- After searching about 30 acres of land in Tillmans Corner, search crews found no sign of missing mother Brittney Wood, 20, on Monday.

"At this point, it's all about the investigation until they uncover something that would lead to another search," said Brad Dennis, national search director for the Klaas Kids Foundation.

Near Rangeline Road, a team of searchers and dogs looked for signs of Wood, including the clothing she was last seen in.

"Right now, it's a process of elimination," Dennis said.

http://blog.al.com/live/2012/11/search_teams_find_no_sign_of_m.html

OH MY!

Holland indicted on more sex charges

Updated: Thursday, 29 Nov 2012, 10:30 AM CST
Published : Thursday, 29 Nov 2012, 10:24 AM CST
April Douglas

BAY MINETTE, Ala. (WALA) - Wendy Wood Holland, the 33-year-old aunt of the missing Brittney Wood, appeared in court Thursday. Her trial on child endangerment charges was supposed to be held.

Instead, she was indicted by a grand jury on more sex crime charges: sodomy of a child less than 12, sex abuse of a child less than 12 and sexual torture.

http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/local_news/baldwin_county/wendy-holland-indicted-on-more-sex-charges?456456

Derek Wood -- brother of Brittney Wood -- ordered to remain in jail without bail

Dec 05, 2012 at 4:14 PM, updated Dec 05, 2012 at 4:51 PM

BAY MINETTE, Alabama -- A judge ordered a man charged with second-degree rape and second-degree sodomy to remain in jail without bail today.

Derek Wood, 21, of Mobile, appeared before Judge James Reid this afternoon for a bail hearing.

http://blog.al.com/live/2012/12/derek_wood_ordered_to_remain_i.html#incart_river_default

Lillian remains not confirmed or denied as missing mother

Updated: Wednesday, 19 Dec 2012, 6:01 PM CST
Published : Wednesday, 19 Dec 2012, 1:58 PM CST

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The mother of Brittney Wood said on Wednesday she does not know if human remains found in Baldwin County are those of her daughter.

Chessie Wood told FOX10 News she is hoping test results will reveal more information about the remains found in Lillian. She said family members were told that could take a few days.

The skeletal remains were discovered on Tuesday in a wooded area in the Lillian Community in Baldwin County. The remains were apparently scattered.

http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/local_news/baldwin_county/wood-no-positive-id-on-remains-yet?ref=scroller&categoryId=20000&status=true

The Hometown search for Brittney Wood


https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Hometown-search-for-Brittney-Wood/451298481547844

According to the daughter of Nancy Craycraft tests came back that the remains found in Lillian were those of her mother.

Facebook post from Friday the 4th -

On the 19th of December, human remains were found in Florida, close to two critical points in the case. Testing came back today. My mother has finally been found. Hopefully he can be prosecuted. Thank you everyone who shared this page. I will still have the donation fund set up at any first merit should anyone want to help with the final expenses. You need my name Ashley Marie Booth. Thank you for everyone's time. There may still be an update or two on this page, but the case has been solved.

https://www.facebook.com/findnancy134

http://www2.wkrg.com/news/2012/oct/23/missing-pensacola-woman-ar-4812700/

Sex crimes suspects face hearing in Mobile County courtroom



Suspects are relatives of missing Brittney Wood

Updated: Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013, 5:07 PM CST
Published : Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013, 1:23 PM CST

BAY MINETTE, Ala. (WALA) - Some of the relatives of missing Baldwin County mother Brittney Wood had appearances in court Wednesday, Jan. 16.

Wood has been missing since May 30, 2012. Since her disappearance, a number of her relatives have been charged with sex crimes.

There are a total of six suspects involved in this sex crimes investigation. Five are relatives of Brittney Wood and one is a family friend.

Dustin Kent, Derek Wood, Randall Scott Wood, Donald Holland, Jr. all face various sex crime charges. Wendy Wood Holland also made a court appearance for child endangerment charges.

This was an ongoing sex crimes investigation involving multiple victims.

Investigators said there is no proof these crimes are connected to Wood's disappearance, but the missing teen wasn't far from the mind of her mother while she sat in court.

http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/mobile_county/sex-investigation-suspects-face-hearing

In an effort to reinvigorate the public's interest & support with the efforts to find Brittney we feel that it is in her best interest to repair some misconceptions and attempt to clear up some information concerning her disappearance. The sex crimes investigations and the statements that her disappearance are unrelated have left a very negative impact on the public's perception and the need to find her. It is unfortunate but not really surprising that the public believes she ran to get away from them, is somehow involved in the crimes and is avoiding prosecution or that she is just a runaway who took off without a single word to anyone.

Brittney lived on her cell phone and on social media. She has never been away from contact with at least a family member or close friend even when she was not at home with her family. In other words, Brittney was never "off the grid". She is far too social to be without a human connection of some kind for more than a couple of hours. She simply does not disappear into thin air without a trace. People who are running away do not make dentist appointments. They do not leave their family, their baby and the only friends who they have known their entire lives, from the only place they have ever lived, without any money, the gun they had for protection and without a single word to anyone. Maybe an infinitesimally small number of people have but those people are unlike Brittney in so many ways. It defies common sense and logic to assume otherwise.

Please take a moment to read the summary of events below and share with your friends and family.

Summary of Events

Brittney Nicole Wood did not run away. Someone knows what happened to her and she deserves to be found. Payton deserves to know where her mommy is and that she didn't abandon her.

On May 30, 2012 Brittney made several calls and sent text messages to a few family members & friends throughout the day. One of those calls was to schedule a dental/ortho appointment for early the following week. She also made a few calls and exchanged several text messages with her uncle Donnie Holland.

Donnie Holland picked up Brittney from Chessie, Mendy & Dustin's neighborhood around 7:30pm on Wednesday, May 30th. Records show that Brittney & Donnie arrived together at the home where Donnie Holland was staying in Styx River around 8:20pm.

Throughout the evening Brittney texts back & forth with a few friends until around 11:20pm. After that time she does not answer any calls or texts she receives. Her cell phone dials her voicemail at 12:07am but disconnects after a few seconds. This was the last time her phone pinged in the area of the Styx River home.

There is no more activity or pings from her phone until 1:47am when a text message is sent from the Grand Bay exit off I-10. This was also the last number she sent a text to about 40 minutes prior to the 12:07am VM call in Styx River. Her phone never made another call, sent a text or pinged again.

Donnie's phone left Styx River around the same time Brittney's phone accessed her voice mail at 12:07am, as noted above. One hour later, his phone pinged in the Tillmans Corner area. Donnie's phone never pinged in the Grand Bay area.

Donnie sent Brittney a text early the next morning (May 31st), she does not reply. That day and continuing over the next day and a half he sends her several text messages and calls her up until the morning he allegedly shoots himself with her gun on June 1st. The shooting occurs around the same time he was expected to turn himself in to BCSO for the four month investigation into the same sex/molestation crimes as the others who have been indicted since her disappearance.

Where is Brittney??????

https://www.facebook.com/notes/world-wide-search-for-the-truth-about-brittney-wood/please-read-share-brittney-nicole-wood-events-on-may-30-2012/280264315435332

Wow! I do not know why this comment is posting this way . . . with my avatar at the bottom. Maybe J4A can figure it out and fix it.

I've deleted the comment and reposted and it posts the same way.
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More Human Bones Discovered at Illegal Dump in Theodore

By: Lauren Vargas | WKRG
Mobile,AL

Published: March 05, 2013





Snipped:

The area where the skeleton was found is not far from where a young missing mother named Brittney Wood used to live. That fact is on the mind of Brittney Wood's stepmother, who travelled to the area to see what she could find out.

"Hoping it is, hoping it isn't," said Stephanie Hanke. "Wanting closure, but not wanting this kind of closure. But wanting answers."

Brittney Wood has been missing for more than nine months. She's one of countless missing men and women whose families are still missing.

"Anytime there's a discovery like this, those that are missing loved ones become concerned that their missing loved one has been found," said Detective Burch.

Authorities say it's still way too early to tell who the bones belong to.

Read more:

http://www2.wkrg.com/news/2013/mar/05/more-human-bones-discovered-illegal-dump-theodore-ar-5735569/

UWF professor examines human remains


Updated: Wednesday, 06 Mar 2013, 10:12 AM CST | Published : Tuesday, 05 Mar 2013, 7:32 PM CST

~~PENSACOLA, Fla. (WALA) - Two recent cases of human remains discovered in Alabama will be analyzed across the state line at the University of West Florida.

Dr. Joanne Curtin, a UWF associate professor in the Department of Anthropology, is looking into the remains found in Baldwin County on February 16 and the bones discovered in Mobile County Monday, March 4 .

~~Curtin will begin studying the two cases next week.

http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/local_news/pensacola/uwf-professor-examines-skeletal-remains

Remains identified, suspect arrested

Updated: Thursday, 14 Mar 2013, 10:11 PM CDT
Published : Thursday, 14 Mar 2013, 8:53 PM CDT

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest in a nearly two year old case. Officials said human remains found off of Dep Busby Road earlier this month were identified early Thursday, March 14, as Michael Blue Watson.

http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/local_news/mobile_county/remains-identified-suspect-arrested

Two Brittney Wood relatives denied youthful offender status

By Thyrie Bland
April 25, 2013 at 5:21 PM
Updated April 25, 2013 at 9:29 PM

Two men who were arrested last year in connection with a sex abuse investigation were denied youthful offender status today.

Derek Wood, 21, of Mobile, and Donald Holland Jr., 21, of Daphne, had youthful offender hearings before Circuit Court Judge Jody Bishop.

Bishop's ruling means Wood and Holland will be prosecuted as adults.

Wood is the brother of Brittney Wood, who has been missing since May 30. Brittney Wood was 19 years old when she disappeared.

Read more:

http://blog.al.com/live/2013/04/wood_holland_denied_youthful_o.html

Special Report: Missing Brittney - The Untold Stories

Two part video at link

Updated: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 | Published : Wed, 24 Apr 2013 | Andrew Perez

Snip - The search continued as authorities arrested relative after relative in connection to an alleged child sex ring involving Brittney's family and friends. Investigators said they had been looking to talk to Brittney about the sex crimes before she even went missing.

"We oftentimes look for that golden nugget. That one person that can make the difference in your case," said Detective Eric Winberg, former lead investigator on the family sex abuse investigation in Baldwin County. "In this particular case, Brittney Wood was that person. She was the person that could tell the whole story."

It's a story that technically began February 26, 2012 when investigators said Brittney's uncle, Randall Scott Wood, called authorities to report the family sex abuse.

Investigators, along with Brittney's mother, believe the missing teen was a victim herself. Authorities believe Brittney was one of the only victims who knew that other children were being abused by numerous relatives as well.

For some, the abuse started at three-years-old and goes on to their adulthood,” said Det. Winberg.

http://www.fox10tv.com//dpp/news/special_reports/special-report-missing-brittney

One year missing: Brittney Wood's mother speaks about her daughter, candlelight vigil (photos)


(Gallery by Michael Dumas | mdumas@al.com)

By Michael Dumas
on May 30, 2013 at 2:23 PM, updated May 30, 2013 at 5:34 PM

MOBILE, Alabama - Tonight at 7, friends, family and solemn strangers will gather in Tillman’s Corner in honor of Brittney Wood, on the very lawn where – one year ago to the hour – the missing single mother walked off toward an unknown fate.

Then 19 years old, she has not been seen nor heard from since.

Brittney’s family has arranged the event, which will be held at her mother and stepfather’s home at 7087 Lenardo Drive in west Mobile. It will include a candlelight vigil at 7 p.m., followed by a communal prayer

Read more:

http://blog.al.com/live/2013/05/one_year_missing_brittney_wood.html

Friends, family remember Brittney Wood one year later| Andrew Perez

Updated: Friday, 31 May 2013 | Published: Thursday, 30 May 2013

Snip- MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A special memorial was held for missing mother Brittney Wood, who disappeared a year ago on May 30, 2012.

Relatives and longtime friends of Brittney gathered outside her childhood home in Mobile to draw strength from each other and let others know that Brittney has not been forgotten.

Video at link -
http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/local_news/mobile_county/memorial-held-for-missing-mom?ref=scroller&categoryId=20000&status=true

Woman accused in sex abuse case wants $200,000 bond lowered

By Thyrie Bland
on June 20, 2013 at 9:26 AM


Holland

A judge will decide today whether to reduce the $200,000 bond of a woman charged in a sex abuse investigation.

Wendy Holland, 33, of the 7000 block of Marle Road in Mobile, was indicted in 2012 on charges of child endangerment, sodomy of a child less than 12, sexual abuse of a child less than 12 and sexual torture.

Holland is the aunt of Brittney Wood, who has been missing since May 30, 2012. Wood was 19 years old when she disappeared.

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http://blog.al.com/live/2013/06/woman_accused_in_sex_abuse_cas.html

DA: Misunderstanding led to lower bond - Andrew Perez

Update: Friday, 21 Jun 2013, 1:49 PM | Published: Thurs, 20 Jun 2013, 11:01 PM

Snip - BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - Prosecutors in Baldwin County said they plan to fight back after a sex abuse suspect’s bond was reduced by thousands of dollars.

Wendy Holland appeared in court Thursday June, 20, before Judge Jody Bishop, who reduced her bond from $200,000 to $25,000.

As of late Thursday, June 20, Holland had not yet bonded out of jail.

http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/local_news/baldwin_county/da-misunderstanding-led-to-lower-bond

Brittney Wood's mother arrested, accused of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl (updated, video)



Raw: Chessie Wood Talks About Her Missing Daughter and Her Arrest on June 27 2013
On her way to Mobile County Metro Jail, Chessie Wood spoke with reporters about her arrest on charges of sodomy and child sex abuse and her missing daughter, Brittney Wood. (Theresa Seiger/tseiger@al.com

By Theresa Seiger | tseiger@al.com
on June 27, 2013 at 7:55 PM, updated June 27, 2013 at 10:51 PM

MOBILE, Alabama -- Chessie Wood, the 38-year-old mother of missing woman Brittney Wood, has been arrested after deputies say she sexually abused a 10-year-old girl in 2009.

Det. Terri Hall of the Mobile County Sheriff's Office said the department has been investigating Chessie Wood since a now-14-year-old came forward with the allegations in January 2013.

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http://blog.al.com/live/2013/06/brittney_woods_mother_arrested.html

Brittney Wood's stepmother: Chessie Wood's arrest may deter search efforts for missing Mobile mom

By Theresa Seiger | tseiger@al.com
on June 28, 2013 at 2:30 PM


Chessie Wood, 38, cries as she's led from a Mobile County Sheriff's Office van to Mobile County Metro Jail, escorted by MCSO's Det. Terri Hall on Thursday, June 27, 2013. (Theresa Seiger/tseiger@al.com

MOBILE, Alabama - The recent arrest of Chessie Wood, mother of missing Mobile woman Brittney Wood, is likely to make some people shy away from searching for the missing Mobilian, according to Brittney Wood's stepmother, Stephanie Hanke.

We have continued to search and we will continue to search," Hanke said today, noting a recent search by Hanke and a group of volunteers in March.

Hanke believes, however, that the arrest of Chessie Wood, who is among the most vocal in her daughter's missing persons case, is likely to make people hesitant to join the search for Brittney Wood.

Read more:

http://blog.al.com/live/2013/06/brittney_woods_stepmother_shoc.html

Another court hearing for Chessie Wood

Local mother accused of sex crimes against a child

Updated: Monday, 01 Jul 2013, 9:48 AM CDT
Published : Monday, 01 Jul 2013, 7:58 AM CDT


The Mobile County Sheriff's Office said Chessie Wood,
the mother of Brittney Wood, has been arrested and
charged with two counts sodomy and sex abuse of a
child less than 12.

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A Mobile mother accused of sex crimes against a child is expected to appear before a judge on Monday, July 1. Chessie Wood is the mother of Brittney Wood, who has been missing since May 2012.

Chessie Wood was recently arrested on two counts of sodomy and one count of sex abuse of a child under 12-years-old.  Investigators say the child was 10-years-old at the time of the alleged incident. The alleged victim is now 14-years-old.

Red more:

http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/local_news/mobile_county/another-court-hearing-for-chessie-wood