Missing
Syble Brumley
Brumley, approximately 1997
Date and time person was reported missing : 04/28/1997
Missing location (approx) :
Mansfield, Louisiana
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 08/27/1920 (100)
Age at the time of disappearance: 76 years old
Height / Weight : 5'4, 160 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. Brumley has pierced ears. She wears eyeglasses with large plastic frames. She appeared much younger than her actual Age at the time of disappearance: at the time of her disappearance.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Brumley was last seen at her residence a few miles south of Mansfield, Louisiana at approximately 8:30 p.m. on April 28, 1997. Authorities searched her home after she failed to report to work at DeSoto Sheriff's Office the following day; she worked part-time there as a secretary.
Investigators discovered that Brumley's front door had been kicked in, the screen door was cut, and the inside of the house was in disarray. Potted plants were spilled and furniture had been displaced. There was no sign of Brumley. Her purse and some clothing were Missing location (approx) : the home.
Investigators believe Brumley was taken against her will. Her husband had died in 1975 and Brumley had lived alone since then, but dated multiple men. She was active in her church, enjoyed making arts and crafts and spending time with her family, and had worked at a department store and a beauty shop before her retirement.
Brumley's case remains unsolved. She was declared legally dead in 2004.
Other information and links : ncy
DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office
318-872-3956
September 2021 updates and sources
The Shreveport Times
North American Missing Persons Network
The Doe Network
DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office
7 October 12, 2004. September 27, 2018; Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: and Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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