Crime Critics & Chaos

On August 2nd, 2006, 23-year old Brandi Wells made plans to gather with friends and hang out at a club. She first stopped to visit her mom in Tyler, Texas where the pair chatted for a while and Brandi got dressed for her night out. Before leaving her mother's home, Brandi mentioned to her mom that she was low on cash and gas in her car. Although her mother was not financial able to assist her at the time, this did not stop Brandi from proceeding with her plans as she still proceeded with her plans for the night.

Although, Brandi did not mention to her mom exactly what nightclub she was heading to, her mother assumed that she had gone out to a local club in Tyler called the Electric Cowboy. The next morning, Brandi's car was found by a State Trooper on the side of highway I-20 in Longview, Texas. Brandi was nowhere to be found. It was then discovered that Brandi, in fact, had traveled approximately 45 minutes to attend a club called Graham Central Station in Longview.

What happened to Brandi that night after she left the nightclub in Longview still remains a mystery. How was Brandi able to drive 45 minutes to away from her mother's home if she was low on cash and gas in her car? Did Brandi really meet up with her friends that night and if so, why hadn't they come forward with information? Why was her car found on the side of the highway with some of her belongings inside, but no trace of her anywhere? Did Brandi meet with foul play the night she left the nightclub? After 16 years of Brandi still remaining a missing person, there are more questions than answers.

At the time Brandi disappeared, she stood 4’11 and was approximately 130 pounds. She was wearing a floral print brown and cream-colored tube top with a V cut over the hip, rust-colored gaucho pants, black strapless high-heeled sandals with a floral applique. She was driving a black four-door 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix.

If anyone has any information as to the whereabouts of Brandi Ellen Wells, please call the Longview Police Department at 903–237–1110.

Sources Used for this Episode:

• https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/missing-in-texas-where-is-brandi-ellen-wells-b25a04d0f96e

• https://www.ketk.com/news/special-reports/vanished/vanished-brandi-wells/

• https://charleyproject.org/case/brandi-ellen-wells

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