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In the summer of 1987, the life of a young mother named Brenda Sue Bottoms was irrevocably altered when she vanished from her hometown of Auburn, Illinois. At 22 years old, Brenda was living with her mother and her young son. On the evening of June 29, 1987, she and a female friend left her residence on North 5th Street to walk to a nearby tavern. It was a seemingly ordinary night that would end in decades of unanswered questions for her family and community. Brenda was last seen wearing white s ...Read More
Last Seen: Jun 29, 1987

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Victim Details

Feb 15, 2017

Jun 21, 2023

Brenda

Bottoms

59

22

64 inches

66 inches

110 lbs

115 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Jun 29, 1987

Springfield

Illinois

Sangamon County

Springfield

34348

Sangamon County Sheriff's Office

Springfield

Illinois

Sangamon County

62701

Nancy Finley

Detective

1 Sheriff's Plaza, Illinois

2177536840

County

Law Enforcement

M8723291

1987-07-01

Sangamon County Sheriff's Office

2144

Red/Auburn

Brown

Brown

05/23/2026


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