After examining some paper tissues found in the car, Grispino concluded that they contained blood stains and that Melissa Brannen was a possible source. John Helble Murder Case Study. WASHINGTON — It was a dark and bitterly cold winter night in Lorton, Va. when 5-year-old Melissa Brannen vanished from a Christmas party at her apartment complex clubhouse. The disappearance of Melissa Brannen occurred on December 3, 1989 at the Woodside Apartments in Lorton, Virginia. For many, that was the end of the case. Tammy Brannen was a 27-year-old accountant when she moved to northern Virginia with her daughter after a divorce. Lorton's Cold Cases | Lorton, VA Patch In December 1989, the FBI examined blood and fiber evi dence found in the defendant's car. Melissa Lee Brannen - The Charley Project The bicycle was not at the corner, but partially back towards the house. OIG Reply to FBI Response - Part II - B 3 The Disappearance Of Melissa Brannen. Authorities believe Brannen was murdered, but her body has never been found. The FBI Files - Melissa Brannen: Missing - Facebook Watch When detectives visited Hughes' home at 1 a . Michelle had been left in the care of her older siblings. Potomac Local News July 13, 2010 at 10:40pm. She disappeared while attending a party held at the complex for its residents. With her mother literally feet away, Melissa Brannen, 5, disappeared from a Christmas party at the Woodside Apartment complex in Fairfax on Dec. 3, 1989. Victim: Melissa Brannen . She was known by her nickname due to a blue stoned 1975 class ring she wore, which is believed to have been a gift. How did they match the fiber they found to the shirt Melissa was wearing? After interviewing everyone who had been at the party, investigators determined that Caleb Hughes had left the party at roughly the same time that Brannen was discovered missing. Julie Gwenn Davis, formerly known as "Princess Blue", (October 21, 1968 - c. March 6, 1989) was a young adult whose skeletal remains were found at the side of a dead-end road in Manvel, Texas in 1990.
