OLD WENT MISSING FROM HER HOMETOWN.
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BRIANNA MAITLAND HAS HAUNTED HER FAMILY -- POLICE
-- AND THE MONTGOMERY COMMUNITY EVER SINCE.
NBC FIVES TOM GARRIS IS LIVE AT THE POLICE BARRACKS IN ST.
ALBANS.
TOM -- IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.
BUT THOSE SEARCHING FOR BRIANNA AREN'T GIVING UP HOPE.
. NO THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY NOT -- EVEN THOUGH BRIANNA MAITLAND
WOULD BE 32 YEARS OLD. HER CAR WAS FOUND IN THIS SPOT -- WITHOUT HER INSIDE.
BUT STILL TO THIS DAY -- HER LOVED ONES ARE LOOKING FOR ANSWERS.
33;02 -- BRUCE MAITLAND -- THERE'S BRIANNA THERE AGAIN BRUCE MAITLAIND --
SIFTING THROUGH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUMS.
32;10 -- BRUCE -- WAS A CHARACTER -- WITTY AND GENERALLY VERY HAPPY
HE'S TOLD THIS STORY OVER AND OVER.
26;19 -- BRUCE -- IT'S A LOT OF SADNESS BUT HE'S HOPING THAT -- BY KEEPING THE
STORY OF HIS DAUGHTER BRIANNA'S DISAPPEARANCE ALIVE -- THEY CAN FIND HER.
03;17 -- BRUCE -- IN SOME WAYS IT FEELS LIKE IT JUST HAPPENED -- SOME DAYS IT'S LIKE IT'S BEEN A
LONG TIME -- YEAH IT'S BEEN 15 YEARS SINCE BRIANNA MAITLAND DROVE
HOME FROM WORK THE BLACK LANTERN INN IN MONTGOMERY.
HER CAR ONLY MADE IT ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD. SHE HASN'T BEEN SEEN SINCE.
CAR NAT BRIANNA'S 1985 OLDSMOBILE WAS FOUND THE NEXT NIGHT BACKED INTO AN
ABANDONED BARN -- THAT HAS SINCE BURNED DOWN. INSIDE: PAYCHECKS AND OTHER
PERSONAL BELONGINGS.
BRUCE -- THE EVIDENCE OF THINGS YOU TAKE WHEN YOU'RE GOING SOMEWHERE ARE
ALL HERE POLICE DIDN'T CONDISER IT A CRIME SCENE RIGHT AWAY -- 2;41;18 -- BRIAN
MILLER -- LIKE I SAID ITS KIND OF LIKE THE PERFECT STORM BRIAN MILLER IS A RETIRED V-S-P
LIEUTENANT. HE TOOK CHARGE OF THE CASE ABOUT A YEAR LATER. HE SAYS A NUMBER OF
FACTORS LED TO BRIANNA NOT BEING REPORTED AS MISSING UNTIL A FEW DAYS LATER.
-THE 17 YEAR OLD -- NOT LIVING AT HOME -HER ROOMMATE -- OUT OF TOWN -HER NEXT
WORK SHIFT -- NOT FOR SEVERAL DAYS.
-AND HER CAR -- NOT REGISTERED IN HER NAME 07;45 -- BRUCE -- WE LOST THREE DAYS -- OF THE
MOST CRITICAL THREE DAYS. WE JUST LOST THOSE SEARCHING NAT THE NEXT FEW
WEEKS -- MONTHS -- AND YEARS BROUGHT SEARCHES UPON SEARCHES -- BY BOTH POLICE
AND HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS 4:18 -- MAITLAND EDIT ARCHIVE 2004 -- ANYTHING WE FIND THAT'S
UNUSUAL -- WE MARK IT AND HAVE THE STATE POLICE CHECK IT OUT 5;18; -- MAITLAND
EDIT ARCHIVE 2004 -- THAT'S ALL YOU CAN DO -- SEARCH AND PRAY FOR THE BETTER -- HOPE
WE FIND HER 12;00 -- MAITLAND EDIT ARCHIVE 2004 -- KELLIE MAITLAND -- HI -- COULD YOU HELP
US FIND OUR DAUGHTER BRIANNA'S PARENTS TIRELESSLY SPREAD THE
WORD. --- EVEN CANVASSING AT A MALL TWO MONTHS AFTER THEIR DAUGHTER'S
DISAPPEARANCE.
KELLIE MAITLAND -- IT'S MY KID -- IM NOT GONNA STOP IN 2006 -- BRIAN MILLER -- IT DID LOOK LIKE
IT COULD BE HER TO US VIDEO FROM A CASINO IN ATLANTIC CITY SHOWED A
WOMAN THAT LOOKED LIKE BRIANNA. THE FBI GOT INVOLVED.
NOTHING.
NATIONAL NEWS NETWORKS PICKED UP THE STORY. STILL NO BRIANNA.
2;24;30 -- BRIAN MILLER -- NOW IT WAS KIND OF JUST LOOKING AT WHAT CAN WE DO NEXT TO KEEP
THIS CASE GOING 3;40;35 -- TODD BAXTER -- IT'S ABOUT BRINGING BRIANNA HOME TO THAT FAMILY.
IT'S BEEN 15 YEARS -- YOU KNOW?
TODD BAXTER IS THE HEAD OF V- S-P'S MAJOR CRIMES UNIT. HE SAYS THEY STILL HAVE A
DETECTIVE ON THE CASE FULL TIME -- AND THEY GET NEW TIPS A FEW TIMES A MONTH.
3;24;47 -- BAXTER -- TRUST ME -- IN THE TIME THAT WE'VE HAD THIS -FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW --
- THERE'S BEEN SOMETHING NEW HE SAYS THE KEY TO CRACKING CASES LIKE THIS -- IS
CONSISTENCY.
HAVING ONE DETECTIVE THAT'S AN EXPERT -- THAT'S ABLE TO VET NEW
INFORMATION AS IT COMES IN.
3;36;04 -- BAXTER -- HERE'S THE BOTTOM LINE -- SHE DIDN'T DO THIS TO HERSELF -- SO SOMEBODY
KNOWS HE SAYS SOMEBODY SPEAKING UP IS THE WAY THIS CASE WILL MOST
LIKELY BE CLOSED.
19;36 -- BRUCE -- CLOSURE FOR ME IS FINDING BRIANNA AND BRUCE MAITLAND WILL
CONTINUE TELLING HIS DAUGHTER'S STORY -- UNTIL HE CAN FIND AN END.
BRUCE -- THE OTHER PART OF CLOSURE IS FINDING WHOEVER DID THIS AND MAKING
SURE THEY COME TO JUSTICE . NBC FIVE'S TOM GARRIS BAC WITH US LIVE IN
MONTGOMERY.
AND TOM -- BRUCE MAITLAND IS STILL PROACTIVE IN HIS DAUGHTER'S CASE -- AND NOW
HE'S WORKING TO HELP OTHERS IN SITUATIONS LIKE HIS.
WHAT'S HE DOING?
. BRUCE MAITLAND WILL TELL YOU HOW EXPENSIVE PRIVATE
INVESTIGATORS CAN BE -- HE'S HAD A FEW OF THEM OVER THE YEARS -- AND SEEN MANY CANT
AFFORD THEM.
SO RIGHT NOW HE'S STARTING A NON-PROFIT CALLED PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS FOR THE MISSING
OFF THE GROUND. HE SAYS THEY MAKE A DIFFERENCE -- FOR FAMILIES THAT HAVE
MISSING LOVED ONES.
BRUCE MAITLAND -- THROUGH MY OWN EXPERIENCES IVE FOUND THAT PRIVATE
INVESTIGATORS ARE REALLY GOOD AT GATHERING INFORMATION THAT PEOPLE
MIGHT NOT TELL POLICE -- BUT THEY'RE ATROCIOUSLY EXPENSIVE -- SO WE'RE TRYING TO
MAKE THIS AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES THAT CAN'T AFFORD IT
AND HE SAYS THAT HE'S SEEN A LOT OF FAMILIES IN THAT SITUATION -- SEARCHING FOR
JUSTICE. BRUCE TOLD ME THAT HE'LL SPEND THE REST OF HIS LIFE SEARCHING FOR IT -- AND HIS
DAUGHTER.
LIVE IN MONTGOMERY -- TG -- NBC5 NEWS.
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