The Unsolved Disappearance of Brandi Wells
The college student went out for a night of fun and never made it home.
Brandi Wells was looking forward to a night out before she had to start classes for the fall semester. Graham Central Station, a nightclub in Longview, Texas, offered Ladies Night specials on Wednesday nights; she decided to go there on the evening of August 2, 2006. She left her Brownsboro, Texas apartment and made the 30-minute drive to her mother’s house in Tyler, Texas. She was hoping that her younger sister would go to the club with her, but she wasn’t feeling well and was already in bed when Brandi arrived. Not wanting to miss out on her final chance to have some fun before she returned to school, Brandi made the decision to go to the club alone. She never returned home.
At 23 years old, Brandi was finally getting her life back on track. She was a graduate of Chapel Hill High School, where she had been a member of the band and the flag corps; she was talented enough that she received a college scholarship to the University of Texas at Tyler. Although she had done well in her freshman year, she fell in love and decided to get married at the age of 19. She continued going to college, but soon found that she couldn’t balance her school and her home life, so she dropped out after completing her sophomore year. She promised…