First published on April 7, 2018 / 11:05 PM. Nearly 10 years after Marsha's disappearance, it takes a judge just 10 minutes to dismiss the case against Donnie Brantley yet again. Peter Van Sant: You've become a detective at this point. Investigators with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Bradley County sheriff's and district attorney's offices do not seem to be any closer to answering those questions than they were when the first charge of first-degree murder was brought against her husband, Donnie Brantley, nearly a decade ago. Justice may finally be at hand for Marsha Brantley, a 50-year-old writer and animal lover who disappeared in 2009. Lee Davis, Brantley's attorney, says his client is 100 percent innocent. While Donnie was apparently seeking a new love interest, investigators say he couldn't seem to keep his story straight about his old love, Marsha. At another event, there was notable tension between the couple. Listing her as a missing person. It's a place that I like to call home and hopefully this is where I'll remain. Reggie Jay: "Dirty Little Secrets" is a story that Marsha wrote. She was an amateur writer, and was fond of her dogs and outdoor activities. But it would take another two years to arrest and recharge him. Reviews of Marsha Brantley, Bailey, North Carolina. He said that yes, if it's viewed through the lens of first-degree murder, the evidence does not look great. Residents of 27262 pay approximately $950 a month for a 2-bedroom unit. All rights reserved. She left a message, but didn't hear back. [4] The charges were dismissed in May 2014 due to lack of evidence. The main argument the defense has is that Marsha Brantley allegedly told Donnie Brantley that she was leaving him and wanted a divorce. DEPOSITION ATTORNEY: OK, when did she stop being the love of your life? See what you can get for it.". Max Goodwin sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care, but the doctors and staff are not so sure he can succeed. My name is Robert Brantley and I have been obsessed with precision rifle since 2007. As far as they can document, they know she was on her way home from a writers conference on May 27 because phone records show she spoke with her friend Kim Shank, who lives in Ohio. Janie Parks Varnell | Defense attorney: Law enforcement had tunnel vision and they had tunnel vision that led directly to Donnie Brantley. She had the entire month of June planned out in her agenda and had just come in second place in a national competition for her short story, "Dirty Little Secrets." Peter Van Sant [in salon]: What was it about Marsha that made the two of you click? Peter Van Sant: What do you think happened to Marsha Brantley? Dewey Brantley Obituary With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Dewey Brantley of Gardendale, Alabama, who passed away on September 16, 2020 at the age of 87. The family worried that if a jury did not find Donnie Brantley guilty, there would be no second chance. Donnie's lawyers also claim that all those stories he told about where his wife may have gone, were actually suggestions once he realized she truly was missing. In 2011, the Bradley County Sheriff's Office became involved, and in November 2012, the Brantley's home was searched again, this time with cadaver dogs. Peter Van Sant: Did he organize any search parties? Lee Davis: He lied about her cellphone. Under current head coach Dawn Staley, the Gamecocks have been one of the top programs in the country, winning the NCAA Championship in 2017 and 2022. Marsha Ellen Brantley was an American woman who disappeared around May to June 2009. Box 45, Bailey, NC 27807-0045 as PO box. Davis said Marsha Brantley had asked him to buy the phone and to change her number because "a strange man" kept calling her. Robin Terrero: She first came in 2004, in June of 2004. Lee Davis | Defense attorney: There's no blood, no fingerprints, no DNA no body. Lee Davis | Defense attorney: There's no proof that Donnie Brantley murdered his wife, Marsha. Marsha Ellen Brantley Marsha, approximately 2009; Donnie Ray Brantley Date reported missing : 05/15/2009 Missing location (approx) : Cleveland, Tennessee Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White DOB : 02/28/1959 (62) Age at the time of disappearance: 51 years old Height / Weight : 5'8, 125 pounds Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. At one point, word got out that Donnie Brantley had allegedly lied about where Marsha Brantley had gone. April 30th, 2020 - Kirby Reutter PhD bilingual clinical psychologist with the Department of Homeland Security and author of The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for PTSD Kirby Reutter PhD The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook Second Edition by McKay Wood and Brantley is a wele resource for DBT therapists clients and anyone Mine!" She was also a former director of housing at Lee University. DEPOSITION ATTORNEY: Do you know how a card got in Stephanie Richardson's mailbox on the morning of June the 3rd, 2009? Just months after the post, she disappeared. Lee Davis: You have a woman who describes herself as being severely depressed. Yeah, she -- she colored her hair -- so most women are, sure. Please enter valid email address to continue. DEPOSITION ATTORNEY: Are there other items of hers which you sold when she disappeared? I threw snowballs and make snow forts. She was too busy to notice. "It was a big shock because when she formed this group, her one criteria was that, 'If you want to be in the group, you can't quit without a good reason.' Kelly DeLude: A lotta people know one another and we do have a lot of older homes and a lot of history here I'm very proud of our town. "48 Hours" wanted to meet that "other woman.". Jana Wills: she had her favorite dachshund named Barney she taught him to pray before he ate his meals He would cross his little paws [laughs]. I must have missed when they found it. Marsha is connected to five people through the previous addresses Peggy Hight Joyner, Ricky L Brantley, Beth B Barlow. In 1999, Marsha met Donnie Brantley on a dating website. And her father passed away in December. "Call me if you can," with his number. Detective Zack Pike and Lt. David Shoemaker of the Bradley County Sheriff's Office say as Cleveland, Tennessee natives, the Brantley case hits them close to home. Two other things the prosecution has pointed to are that Donnie Brantley allegedly kept changing his story about what happened to Marsha Brantley and, according to investigators, lied about where he kept the couple's camper, which prosecutors thought would crack the case. But Marsha did her best to carry on. Lt. David Shoemaker: She took a camper and moved to Townsend, Tennessee. And though authorities believe she is dead, they're unable to prove it was the result of a homicide, despite having charged her husband twice for her death - and dismissed those charges both times. "I don't ever remember sitting down and having a conversation with him, because I don't ever know of a time that he was ever anywhere that we actually sat down and could have had a conversation," Wills said. That's terrible. The call went to voicemail. Det. . DEPOSITION ATTORNEY: Didn't have anything to do with her disappearance, did it? Get all Latest News about marsha brantley, Breaking headlines and Top stories, photos & video in real time It was underlined. When Donnie Brantley was deposed in a 2013 civil suit, he didn't seem to want to talk much about his feelings for Marsha. Kelly DeLude: I've been a hair dresser for over 30 years You have certain clients that you kinda click with and you're closer to - and for me, Marsha was one of those clients. Brantley was living in Cartersville, Ga., when he was re-arrested. I thought, "How dare you do that to us. In any case, charges were dismissed again in February 2018, the day jury selection was set to begin. Zach Pike: The cellphone never left pinging from a tower that's two miles or less from the home. There's another woman. Crump said there were thoughts of looking for her body in the landfill, "but, frankly, the cost was simply prohibitive and there's nothing that led us to seriously believe she had been taken there.". Donnie Brantley [addressing reporters outside the courthouse]: I'd like to thank the judge for dismissing the charges. The state's case against Donnie Brantley rests on two main motives: financial problems and alleged affairs with women, including an ex-girlfriend. She was outgoing she was one of my favorite cousins. Multiple investigations have failed to determine a cause of disappearance. Our family has a hole there that can't be replaced and we will do everything we can to find her And we won't give up. The charges were dismissed in May 2014 due to lack of evidence. Elise Brantley: I saw a different side of her when she lost her parents. Multiple investigations have failed to determine a cause of disappearance. Kelly DeLude: She said, "Kelly, when was the last time you did Marsha's hair?" Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis and Minister of Finance in the Nevis Island Administration, presented a $237.2million budget free of new taxes, when he delivered the 2021 Budget Address in two hours at a sitting of the Nevis Island Assembly at Hamilton House on December 08, 2020. Marsha Brantley's family had the same impression of her husband. The defense attorney asked to have the charges dismissed because there wasn't enough evidence. In order for the charge to stick, the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Donnie Brantley planned and intentionally killed his wife. He only re-emerged to say he was going to watch a movie before heading downstairs, she said. Peter Van Sant [at Kelly DeLude's front door]: Hey Kelly. She went out West.". And if they do have more answers, they're not discussing the details, noting that the case remains open. Follow her on Twitter @Hughes Rosana. She had extended family spread across the country, but she hadn't spoken to them in years, friends and family said. He's had a cloud of suspicion hanging over his head for nine years. You're calling various people, right. And in the time since she disappeared, no purchases have been made in her name, her Social Security number hasn't been used, she hasn't paid any taxes, applied for a driver's license or visa, or exited the country or entered another country. Had it not perhaps been for her low-level profile compounded by her McCarthy-era blacklisting in the early 1950s, there is no telling what higher tier Marsha Hunt might have attained. Det. Home; Books; Literature and Poetry But investigators thought that wasn't possible, so they had a second expert take a look at it, and that expert determined that it was not Marsha Brantley who wrote the signature. to police, who then take it as a statement rather than a question. Davis said this was a misunderstanding. And I said, "Let me look." Donnie Brantley spent several months in jail before he was released the week before he was scheduled to go to trial for his wife's murder in 2014. Her relatives, they live on the other side of the state; her best friend, Kim Shank, she's in Ohio, and the members of her writer's group, well they just didn't hang out socially. Marsha Brantley (1946-1986) - Find a Grave Memorial Born in 13 Jul 1946 and died in 29 Dec 1986 Big Rapids, Michigan Marsha Brantley Skip to main content Home Memorials Cemeteries Famous Contribute Register Sign In Register Sign In Memorial updated successfully. Nevertheless, Crump said the case is going back to the cold case unit to take a closer look at the evidence now that forensic science has advanced. He regularly bought items such as tarps and plastic drop cloths for work. Prosecutor Steve Crump: There was no significant mental illness. So, when I was cutting his hair, I said, "You know, Jerry, I'm gonna tell you a story. MARSHA BEVERIDGE is a company officer. Lt. David Shoemaker: He was financially supported by his wife. As a child, I made snow angels, built snowmen, snow women and snow families. Any court documents that were previously available to the public have been expunged, leaving no evidence of any charges against Donnie Brantley. The case was featured in an April 2018 episode of the CBS documentary show 48 Hours. ", Reggie Jay: At that point, I truly did think to myself immediately, "Did Marsha write that?". as opposed to gone missing or living someplace else. Prosecutor Steve Crump: This has got to be done exactly right. Marsha Brantley in North Carolina. He murdered her. Elise Brantley: It's hard seeing my father in this way, it's a scary thing. And I said, "No, actually, I'm her hairdresser [laughs]. In person, they didn't seem as "lovey-dovey," Grill said. Donnie, Marsha's husband, said she had left him and he hadn't seen her since May or June 2009. Donnie Brantley, now 52, wasn't very talkative, and he didn't seem to be interested in the same things as Marsha Brantley, Grill said. Peter Van Sant: I've heard you have an announcement to make. I even built a snow Volks Wagon once. Davis says he needed cash, but left most of her things alone because he figured she'd one day come back to get them, including her beloved dogs. Reggie Jay [reading email]: She says, "Ladies I just wanted to let you all know that I'd be missing for some time" without explaining. May 13th, 2020 - therapie der borderline persnlichkeits strung mnchen cip medien 2006 isbn 10 3 932096 50 9 422 seiten c 74 00 bei der dialektisch behavioralen therapie von borderline persnlichkeitsstrungen dbt handelt es sich um eine therapie form die whrend der vergangenen 20 jahre von marsha linehan auf der basis Lee Davis: In the State of Tennessee, there are 283 missing persons cases open right now. Jerry Hoffer: I'm listening to the story And I'm just sitting there thinking, "Man, this guy is -- he might've killed his wife!". Elise Brantley: Getting to see that grandfather side of him is just a whole other very special side What I want people to know is how loving, kind, thoughtful and how hard working he is. But DeLude never got that call. Cart Peter Van Sant: And this is an extraordinary thing because generally, you don't get to see this pretrial. She seemed a bit depressed," hairdresser Kelly DeLude says of Marsha Brantley during an April 2009 hair appointment, Hairdresser Kelly DeLude and attorney Jerry Hoffer, Marsha Brantley case: Evidence a jury never saw, A legal argument can convince judges to drop cases before they reach a jury. But just two days before Donnie Brantley's murder trial is set to begin, Prosecutor Steve Crump -- the man who four years earlier promised Marsha Brantley's family justice -- gives "48 Hours" some shocking news. Crump did not disclose what, if any, new evidence had come to light, and since the case is still open, investigators have declined to discuss any details. But was Marsha even dead? Peter Van Sant [outside court:] Hey Zach. Each episode features a different missing person case and . Zack Pike: Absolutely. DEPOSITION ATTORNEY: During the years of your marriage am I correct that you maintained romantic relationships with persons other than your wife? But after seven months behind bars, Donnie is freed when then-Prosecutor Steve Bebb decides he doesn't have enough evidence yet and drops the charges. I don't want to deal with this anymore. "She would generally, before this, not ask about what things cost. Mr. Blizzard died Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at his home. "The question now is can we prove that she was deceased as a result of a homicide, and that's what we're working on now. She would have kicked Donnie Brantley out rather than let him have the house to live in with a new woman, they said. Mark Wills: She was devastated. Det. But a couple of months before Marsha disappeared, Reggie Jay says the writers group was stunned by a bitter email exchange with her. Prosecutor Steve Crump to reporters: I was interested in it from the very beginning. David Shoemaker: The things that he did, things he said-- all point toward a guilty man. The new medical director breaks the rules to heal the system at America's oldest public hospital. We don't have what you normally think of in terms of a homicide case. He didn't elaborate on what is needed to close the case. Kelly DeLude: I felt compelled to find out what happened to her. Those things were disclosed in 2010 to law enforcement and from all I can tell, they've never been investigated. Her parents are deceased, and she has no siblings or children. Lee Davis: There is one for Marsha Brantley. Kelly DeLude | Marsha's hairdresser: Cleveland, Tennessee is beautiful. The same sentiments were reflected on her Facebook account. Elise Brantley: That's crazy. On Feb. 5, 2018, court convenes to make it official. Kelly DeLude: I felt like finally justice is gonna be done. [2], In 2009, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation began investigating the case. And that new phone Donnie Brantley bought for her? Crump said the signature was inspected by a forensic handwriting expert who determined she did indeed sign her name. "Our focus is to get out there and see if we can find that last piece of evidence to kind of make things close up.". says Davis. Her parents are deceased and she has no children. Another email from her address was sent to Shank in 2010 that only contained the word "Hi," both Crump and Davis confirmed. Marsha Brantley is a 1990 graduate of Charles Henderson Middle School in Troy, AL. He was charged for the murder in December 2016. Details of Disappearance Marsha was last seen in Cleveland, Tennessee sometime in late May or early June 2009. It's a greeting card Crump says Donnie hand delivered to that ex-girlfriend he'd been calling. Grill and Jay say Marsha was the best of the bunch. Marsha Brantley Podcast Episode 2019 YOUR RATING Rate Documentary Crime Add a plot in your language Stars Aaron Habel (voice) Justin Evans (voice) See production, box office & company info Add to Watchlist Photos Add photo Top cast Edit Aaron Habel Self - Host (voice) Justin Evans Self - Host (voice) All cast & crew NEWS REPORT: A Bradley County cold case from nearly a decade ago heads to trial next week. Peter Van Sant: Wonderful imagery. Is she still alive, living under a new identity? It's somethin' that no one should have to experience, or no one should have to go through. But Bebb said they did look for her body at the landfill and in other areas. 2020 Federal Gold Medal Match 4th. It's a good question -- especially since the man they believe knows what happened to Marsha has, in their opinion, never offered to help. MFI received more than 40 responses from a survey to other former tenants who claimed to have lived in multiple different properties operated by Fortune's companies between 2008 and 2020. Art; Biography; Business; Children's; Christian; Classics; Comics; Cookbooks; Ebooks; Fantasy Press Esc. Prosecutor Steve Crump: I think her cellphone in his possession is easily, in my mind, the most damning fact. Jana Wills | Marsha's cousin: She was fun. Yeah, no more ads! Peter Van Sant: The prosecutor's claiming that there was an affair. Kim Shank: She was 5'10" Even though she seemed to kind of command the room she was probably one of the more shy people to be that commanding with her physical presence. 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