Sherell Renea Brown, 52, was last seen on the porch of her Petersburg, Virginia, home on the late evening of September 1, 2023. She had been sitting there earlier that evening after a visit from her mother and, after 11:00 p.m., was seen by her husband talking with their 11-year-old granddaughter. The granddaughter says Sherell told her she needed to get some help and then walked away. She left without her cellphone or her necessary medications for diabetes and a history of seizures; she had had two seizures in the two weeks before she disappeared.

Sherell was wearing a blue and white shirt, blue shorts, light-colored shoes with orange accents, and a black bob wig when she left. Her husband reported her missing on September 4, 2023, after she failed to return the next morning. Family and community members have organized searches, distributed flyers, hired a private investigator, and set up a reward fund. Police have said they do not suspect foul play, while the family is concerned she may have had a medical emergency.

If anyone in Petersburg or the surrounding area saw Sherell after she left the porch that night or has information about her whereabouts, please come forward.