But it wasn't just what Brantley said -- it was how he said it -- that really caught Hunt's attention. She left her car. "She's leaving me. She would have kicked Donnie Brantley out rather than let him have the house to live in with a new woman, they said. So that really concerned me. But that note was not preserved, and investigators believe there was never any money or that Donnie Brantley is the one who spent it. Any court documents that were previously available to the public have been expunged, leaving no evidence of any charges against Donnie Brantley. Career history. Multiple investigations have failed to determine a cause of disappearance. Her parents are deceased, and she has no siblings or children. She can be reached via e-mail [email protected]. Prosecutor Steve Crump: Later in that email she says "But you all will see me around. NEWS REPORT: A case that sounds like a "48 Hours" mystery a Bradley County woman disappears without a trace. It's not clear what day Marsha Brantley officially disappeared, but investigators believe it to have been on June 2 or some time between then and mid-July 2009. they were her kids. That's terrible. Mr. Blizzard died Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at his home. In June 2009, right around the time authorities think Marsha disappeared, they say Donnie used her phone to make a highly suspicious call. She lived with her husband of nine years and three dogs in the Benwood subdivision of Cleveland at the time of her disappearance. Contact staff writer Rosana Hughes at [email protected] or 423-757-6327. 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 In March 2009, friends reported that Brantley said that she was "so depressed she couldn't get off the couch." In August 2013 Donnie Brantley was arrested and charged with murder. She uses her tenacity, inability to hear no, and southern charm to shed light on past and present cases. Within about a week of Marsha Brantley's disappearance, both defense and prosecution attorneys said, Donnie Brantley allegedly hand-delivered a card to Richardson. Roy was born on 18 January 1922, in Rock Hill, York, South Carolina, United States of America. Grill and Jay say Marsha was the best of the bunch. Brantley was living in Cartersville, Ga., when he was re-arrested. Aftermath: An episode of the CBS series 48 Hours documenting the case, titled "Missing Marsha", debuted on April 7, 2018. Two years after his 2014 election, District Attorney General Stephen Crump charged Brantley again with essentially the same evidence. Marsha lived in Cleveland, TN with her husband and several dogs. Reconnect with friends from high school, find reunions, view yearbook photos and more. ", "Bradley County officers search basement for missing woman", "Family relieved by Cleveland murder arrest", "Bradley Co murder charge dropped against accused husband", "Husband of missing woman arrested in Ga", "DA drops charges against Donnie Brantley", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Disappearance_of_Marsha_Brantley&oldid=1131471830, This page was last edited on 4 January 2023, at 08:55. But they don't think she would have left. to exit. She was up and down. Prosecutor Steve Crump: He may be the singularly most dishonest defendant I've ever dealt with. Jay, who was closest to Brantley, said she let her know she was there for her if she needed to talk, but Brantley immediately "clammed up" and didn't talk about it any further. In 2012 three years after Marsha went missing Jana Wills and Medra Justis went into the house where Marsha and Donnie lived for nine years. Despite seeming guarded, Donnie Brantley appeared to be more introverted than hostile or shy, Wills said. You're going to dismiss this murder case? Robin Terrero is a former pharmacist who worked with doctors to treat patients. She specialized in hormone replacement therapy. Elise Brantley: They got those dogs together. Jana Wills: She would come and pick me up from high school sometimes and we would go get ice cream. Peter Van Sant: I've heard you have an announcement to make. He was a divorced father of a teenage daughter. Jana Wills: What happened to her? Shortly thereafter, Brantley's hairdresser inquired to Donnie Brantley about Marsha Brantley's whereabouts and was told that she had left and that they were divorcing. He's a keeper.". Marsha's maiden name is Rader and some accounts refer to her as Marsha Rader Brantley. Not a murdered person. 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. Prosecutor Steve Crump: This is an unusual case. Lee Davis|Defense attorney: We're ready for trial. Lt. David Shoemaker: She would have cut him off from the money. Davis has explained Donnie Brantley's differing stories as a man wanting to get "nosy people" to leave him alone after his wife left him. Davis also points to her severe depression. Prosecutor Steve Crump: We believe that all of these receipts represent preparations for disposing of Marsha Brantley. She also quit her job as housing director at nearby Lee University to pursue her passion. On Feb. 5, 2018, court convenes to make it official. No contracts or. At one point, word got out that Donnie Brantley had allegedly lied about where Marsha Brantley had gone. She can write, this woman. And the rest of it they just ignored. DeLude eventually called police, and investigators later picked up the case. Still, DeLude expected Marsha to call about six weeks later to set up her next appointment. Reggie Jay: Thunder Rock Writers Group the other name was the Big Girl Panties Group. Kelly DeLude: Oh, yeah [laughs]. Marsha Brantley's friends said that, while she never specifically mentioned financial stress, they could tell money was tight. Later that month, the judge orders Donnie's record of criminal charges in Bradley County to be erased. All rights reserved. He also had an account on a dating website for several months. Been many nights I haven't slept, wonderin' where Marsha is. Kelly DeLude: I came into work the next day and I called the Cleveland Police Department. Because Donnie Brantley couldn't keep the camper at his house, it was kept at a storage lot across from the campsite or at his parents' property. "Family arrived at intervals throughout the day, meals were shared and then there was the big event itself It was great! She is an award winning author and animal rescue volunteer. The new medical director breaks the rules to heal the system at America's oldest public hospital. Brown didn't tell the others because it was a private conversation. Peter Van Sant: Wonderful imagery. 2018 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Prosecutor Steve Crump: Sure. In 2012, the same year investigators searched the Brantleys' basement, allegations of misconduct in the 10th Judicial District under then-District Attorney General Bebb came to light in a six-day Times Free Press series. Just months after the post, she disappeared. But neither side in the legal case agrees with her. Explore. But it would take another two years to arrest and recharge him. The AP will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing. That second chance came in October 2016 when Crump, Bebb's successor, presented a grand jury with evidence leading to Donnie Brantley's second first-degree murder charge. They were all lies. When they checked, it wasn't there. Lt. David Shoemaker: There was a little bit of tension. Investigators determined from cell phone records that Brantley most likely disappeared around June 2, 2009, possibly as late as July. Reggie Jay and Nansy Grill were bewildered and concerned. [2], In 2009, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation began investigating the case. You all need to be looking for her.". When Zach Pike and David Shoemaker of the Bradley County Sheriff's Office got the case in 2011, they quickly saw why Donnie Brantley was a suspect. Memorial has been sponsored successfully. 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. DeLude said. I must have missed when they found it. The episode cites financial incentives as a possible motive for Brantley's murder. In any case, charges were dismissed again in February 2018, the day jury selection was set to begin. Share Your Memories and Sympathies and Join the Bereaved! She was strong-willed, opinionated, had a "no- nonsense" personality and loved her foster dogs, walking, gardening and writing. Robin Terrero | Former pharmacist: I think that there was a whole lot going on with Marsha that she didn't tell anyone, even the people in her writing group. But sadly, Marsha's family thinks Grill's hope is pure fiction. In July or August 2009, one of Brantley's neighbors reported that she had not seen Brantley for a long time and that Brantley had apparently not been doing her regular activities. Some time before Marsha Brantley went missing, Donnie Brantley's ex-girlfriend Stephanie Richardson heard about his business and contracted him to do some repairs around her house. I had no peace about it. Back in 2014, when "48 Hours" first began investigating this case, Marsha's aunt, Medra Justis, and cousin Jana Wills met with Steve Crump, who was about to take over as district attorney general. 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 Crump fears the jury would never get a chance to decide on guilt or innocence -- that the judge would rule there just isn't enough evidence to go on and throw the case out. But the longer she was gone and when I talked to the TBI and they told me that Donnie had told so many lies, then I began to wonder that maybe she, maybe she wasn't gone away.". Maybe it was incompetence. Touch device users can . Account & Lists Returns & Orders. UPDATE: The 1st-degree premeditated murder charge against Donnie Brantley in the death of his wife, Marsha Brantley, was dropped Monday. Rent value for a two bedroom unit in the zip code 90404 is estimated at $2,170 a month. Peter Van Sant: As a hairstylist, are you also a therapist? Please enter valid email address to continue. When Marsha Brantley disappeared in late May or early 2009, no one reported her missing for nearly six months, not even her husband. Prosecutor Steve Crump: he calls on that cellphone the Chattanooga Singles line. Elise Brantley: When we would sit and watch movies on weekends and that kind of thing, they would hold hands. Zach Pike | Bradley County Sheriff's Office: I'm raisin' my family here. Looking for Marsha Brantley? Donnie Brantley was the last person to see Marsha Brantley, he said. Jana Wills: She took care of her mother a lot, because her mother was ill for a very long time. Reggie Jay: She was very talented and definitely had what it took to be successful. Marsha Brantley first came in for a cut in the year 2000, and the two came together like scissors and hair. The South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represents the University of South Carolina and competes in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). ", By 2011, the Bradley County Sheriff's Office was involved and there were still no suspects, but Bebb started calling Donnie Brantley a "person of interest.". It also includes a stunning ending that nobody including prosecutors saw coming. Copyright 2023, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Inc. Peter Van Sant: And you can cut and talk at the same time. 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. A look at the evidence: Did Donnie Brantley conceal a crime? "None of the things that normally would accompany somebody going off the grid [are involved]," Crump said. Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. 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. She is believed by local law enforcement to have been murdered by her then-husband Donnie Brantley, but no direct evidence has ever been found to prove this. and my view of what Donnie Brantley did to Marsha Brantley hasn't changed. Kelly DeLude: If he did do something to her and if I just let this go, he'll get away with it! He compared the case to the movie "My Cousin Vinny," during which Billy Gambini, played by Ralph Macchio, inadvertently "confesses" to shooting a convenience store clerk by saying, "I shot the clerk?" from Targeted True Crime Podcast on Podchaser, aired Tuesday, 29th December 2020. Crump said they also found a landfill ticket that showed Donnie Brantley had dumped some questionable items. Marsha Brantley is a 1990 graduate of Charles Henderson Middle School in Troy, AL. Severe. Peter Van Sant: Let's talk about the dog issue. She grew up in an affluent family, an only child with no children of her own. Cleveland, Tennessee. Peter Van Sant: You've become a detective at this point. At the time of her disappearance she lived in Cleveland, Tennessee. The group of four friends had gathered for their monthly meeting of the Thunder Rock Writers' Group, a group formed by Brantley, at Nansy Grill's home in Cleveland, Tenn. That would be the last time the women saw Brantley. Marsha Brantley is a 1986 graduate of Beach High School in Savannah, GA. Sign up on Classmates for free to reconnect with Marsha Brantley and other high school alumni. General would you like to approach? He'll argue at trial that this case is actually about a nine-year-old marriage that, because of financial problems, may have reached a breaking point in June 2009. They broke up the cement after noticing a section of what looked like freshly poured cement, which they said could have been done to conceal a body. Steve Bebb: the family had told law enforcement that they didn't feel good about going forward with it at this time and they wanted to try to get more evidence. June 29, 2019 / 10:08 PM See what you can get for it.". Their most recent appointment, in our records, was to CORSTORPHINE LAND LTD on 2004-02-20, from which they resigned on 2011-03-15. Sadly, Marsha was reported missing from her home about four months after she surprised TRW members with an announcement of her departure from the group. He murdered her. In answering questions on video, he pleaded the Fifth Amendment or said he couldn't recall more than 100 times. I don't believe we have the wrong guy. In late 2012, the couple's home was searched again. It's a greeting card Crump says Donnie hand delivered to that ex-girlfriend he'd been calling. Elise Brantley: I did not. So what happened to her? 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