Missing
Tonita Michelle Brooks
Brooks, approximately 2019
Date and time person was reported missing : 09/23/2019
Missing location (approx) :
Durham, North Carolina
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
Black
DOB : 09/30/1974 (46)
Age at the time of disappearance: 44 years old
Height / Weight : 5'0 - 5'3, 90 - 110 pounds
Medical conditions : Brooks suffers from epileptic seizures, and her left arm is paralyzed.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Brooks's nickname is Lil Bit. She walks with an noticeable limp. She may wear her hair in cornrows.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Brooks was last seen in Durham, North Carolina on September 23, 2019. She has never been heard from again. She didn't have a stable address or telephone number at the time of her disappearance, but frequented the Holloway Street area between north Alston Avenue and Raynor Street. She would usually either walk to where she wanted to go, or accept rides with strangers.
Brooks was not reported missing until October 25, over a month after she was last seen. Although she was transient, she did keep in touch with her children and other relatives, and often visited her siblings. Her children lived with her brother at the time of her disappearance. Brooks's family stated she has a very childlike, trusting disposition, and they are concerned for her safety. Her disappearance remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Durham Police Department
919-560-4600
September 2021 updates and sources
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