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Tonita Brooks Missing Person Case

Last seen in Durham, North Carolina on Sep 23, 2019

Victim Details

Nov 28, 2019

Sep 11, 2023

Tonita

Brooks

50

44

60 inches

63 inches

90 lbs

110 lbs

Black / African American

Female

Sep 23, 2019

Durham

North Carolina

Durham County

27701

No

67527

Durham Police Department

Durham

North Carolina

Durham County

27701

Jesse Green

Corporal

602 East Main Street, North Carolina

9195604600

County

Law Enforcement

http://durhamnc.gov/149/Police-Department

19-040575

2019-10-25

Durham Police Department

9040

Black

Brown

Brown

07/22/2026


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In the late summer of 2019, a 44-year-old woman named Tonita Michelle Brooks vanished from the streets of Durham, North Carolina. She was a mother of three, known to her loved ones as "Lil Bit." Tonita was last definitively seen on September 23, 2019, in a county building in the downtown area of the city. At the time of her disappearance, she did not have a permanent home or a telephone, which made keeping in touch a challenge, yet she had a routine of checking in with her family each ...
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Last Seen: Sep 23, 2019

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    I’ve been following Tonita’s case for a while now, and something that keeps nagging at me is her... ...Read More
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