Of Misdeeds and Mysteries

The Strange Unsolved Disappearance of Brianna Maitland

After Brianna mysteriously goes missing, her car is later found deserted and backed into an abandoned farmhouse.

Nicole Henley
Of Misdeeds and Mysteries
7 min readApr 24, 2019

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Brianna Alexandria Maitland, last seen at her dishwashing job at the Black Lantern Inn located in Mongomery, Vermont, between 11:20 p.m. and midnight on March 19, 2004, vanished while on her way back home. Before she left, her coworkers asked her to stay and have dinner with them, but she declined their invitation as she was tired but had to get home to where she lived with a childhood friend, Jillian Stout, in Sheldon, Vermont, as she had to get up early for her second job as a waitress in St. Albans, Vermont. However, she never made it back home. By all accounts, she was alone as she left to head home.

Earlier that day, Brianna took an exam to receive her GED. Afterward, she and her mother went out for lunch to celebrate; at the time, her father, Bruce was in New York working. Her mother, Kellie, recalled her daughter being in good spirits, even discussing plans of attending college with her.

After lunch, the mother and daughter spent the rest of the afternoon shopping and running errands. At one point, while waiting in the check out line, Kellie…

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Nicole Henley
Of Misdeeds and Mysteries

Writer of true crime, unsolved mysteries, and marvels of history. Lover of movies, books, cats, and anime.