Address provided after booking. Score from 25. Experience it all during your Myrtle Beach vacation at BlueWater Resort on the South Strand. He said he had actually seen Drexel four times after her disappearance. GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF/Gray News) Authorities have confirmed remains found in South Carolina last week are of those of Brittanee Drexel, a teenager who disappeared over a decade ago. [6] After Chad's military service ended, the family lived in the Rochester suburb of Chili. Brittanee Marie Drexel: Brittanee was last seen in Myrtle Beach on April 25, 2009. A 64-year-old man died after officials say he jumped from the 15th floor of the Blue Water Resort at 2001 S. The South Ocean Boulevard location of this resort is perfect. [4] Dawn, who had driven to Myrtle Beach the day after her daughter's disappearance, eventually relocated there permanently to be close to where Brittanee had last been seen and better monitor the progress of the investigation. He said the FBI is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. While officials believe she was murdered. After police interviewed Brozowitz and the men with whom he was sharing his hotel rooms, they said that "no one has been ruled in or out," adding that they did not have any persons of interest. Eric Thomas and Steve Crump surprise Maureen O'Boyle on her last day, Product Test: Caroline and Bekah test out mini bag sealer, Live at 11 summer concert series in Ballantyne, Chef Lady Ren is teaching us to make a hearty mediterranean side dish, Licensed counselor Felice Hightower discusses BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month. Copyright 2022 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. Georgetown County Sheriff Carter Weaver said that Brittanee Drexels remains were found in the Harmony Township neighborhood. [17], Brown has filed suit against Munoz, Holliday and other federal officials whom he says had identified him publicly or played a role in doing so. [4], Police searched Drexel's hotel room, finding all of the clothes she had packed, but not her purse or cell phone. [10], The bond hearing had been held after Taylor's arrest on a federal indictment for interfering in interstate commerce by threat or violence, a charge stemming from his role as the getaway driver in a 2011 robbery of a McDonald's restaurant in Mount Pleasant. The BlueWater Resort is a 15-story oceanfront tower on one side of South Ocean. A trip there seemed plausible to her since the temperature in the Rochester area had reached an unseasonable high of 83F (28C) in the area that day. [17] Brown claimed to have seen Drexel for the last time in late May, once again on his cousin's property, while visiting with another friend. His account of the second visit, when he believed Drexel had been shot, is consistent with his original story as told to the FBI. [15] Six months later, Norton sentenced Taylor to time served, 319 days, after a guilty plea forced by his similar disposition in state court. [4], In April 2009, Brittanee asked her mother if she could go to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, over spring break with her boyfriend and some girlfriends. He is accused of burying Drexel, who was already dead, on April 26, 2009. [6], Three days later, after she and her group had arrived at the Bar Harbor Hotel in Myrtle Beach, Brittanee called her mother once during the daytime and told her mother that she was at the beach. Moody confessed to the crime on May 4, and provided a location of potential remains. Guests have full access to amenities in either building including 4 outdoor pools 1 indooroutdoor pool and 5 Jacuzzis. The development pleased activists[13] who had been attempting to draw national attention to what they considered to be a "witch hunt. Copyright 2022 WMBF. In May 2022, police arrested a registered sex offender in the area on charges of murder, kidnapping, and first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}334009N 785421W / 33.6692N 78.9057W / 33.6692; -78.9057. We will not stop this investigation.Anyone with information is asked to call 800-CALLFBI. He added that Drexels body was found four feet in the ground. [4] This led to arguments between the two for several days until April 22, when Brittanee asked if she could go to a friend's house for a day or two to calm down, to which Dawn agreed. We know she isnt coming home alive, she said. In August, presiding federal district judge David C. Norton ordered Taylor's bail reinstated on the condition that he remain on house arrest until the U.S. Supreme Court decided the case of Gamble v. United States, a constitutional challenge to the dual sovereignty doctrine, which allows separate state and federal prosecutions for the same criminal offense. She was born on Oct. 7, 1991. Moody is currently being held at the Georgetown County Detention Center under no bond. FBI agent Gerrick Munoz testified that earlier that year Taquan Brown, another South Carolina inmate who had begun serving a 25-year sentence for manslaughter, told them that in 2009, shortly after Drexel disappeared, he had gone to visit a McClellanville "stash house" to give money to Taylor's father. He said the sole goal of law enforcement is to find out what happened to Drexel and to bring closure to her family. 1998 - 2022 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. Georgetown County Coroner Chase Ridgeway was able to identify Drexel through dental records on May 11. Beachfront Private Beach. Thompson said investigators feel certain that someone saw Drexel during the days before her death. I think they named him as quickly as they could at that time, but what youll see as this unfolds is that there are all kinds of tentacles coming off of this. Vest added the investigation is ongoing. Its not the final chapter we had been hoping for, said Prock. Myrtle Beach SC 29577. In the first few minutes of Monday morning. Under the plea agreement he would thus face at least ten years in prison for his role in the 2011 robbery. Blue Water Resort 1002 AB - Myrtle Beach SC. The FBI released the following official statement to WMBF News: Every law enforcement effort, and every lead that we acted on was about finding Brittanee and the facts. Listing courtesy of Copenhaver Properties Kyle Copenhaver. Brown claims to have seen a wrapped body being removed from the house, then dumped in one of many alligator ponds in the area. She was never known to have been seen alive again and was soon reported as missing. GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) The Georgetown County Sheriffs Office announced that human remains found in the county last week are those of a teenager who disappeared in Myrtle Beach over a decade ago. Police had first considered Moody a person of interest in the Drexel disappearance as early as 2012. They located the security camera footage from the Blue Water Resort and found the friends whom she had visited. When you stay at Blue Water Resort in Myrtle Beach youll be by the sea within a 5-minute drive of The Market Common and Myrtle Beach State Park. Excellent location rated 9010. Another witness whom Brown had named could not be found. According to WMBF, Moody was considered a person of interest in Drexels disappearance in 2012 but was never arrested in the case. Brittanees mother, Dawn Drexel, pleaded for help from the public to bring her killers to justice.. Unusually, he had already been convicted for his involvement in the crime in state court and had been sentenced to probation, which he had finished by the time of the federal charges. [17] Brown claimed his third encounter was five days later when he saw Drexel on a lightly traveled dirt road near his cousin's residence in Jacksonboro, 80 miles (130km) south of McClellanville. Our property is comprised of 3 buildings. To cover the eye's tendency to wander, she wore contact lenses that gave her a distinctive appearance. 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[10], In June 2017, as part of his plea bargain negotiations, Taylor took a lie detector test. Moody is charged with murder, kidnapping and first-degree criminal sexual conduct, which Weaver added, all occurred on April 25, 2009, which is the date that Drexel was last seen. Blue Water Resort by Myrtle Beach Management. 
The FBI excavated them over the next three days. 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Tom Vest with Myrtle Beach Police said the incident happened at around 10 a.m. at the BlueWater Resort on South Ocean Boulevard. Weaver said that Moody buried Drexel, who was already dead, on or around April 26, 2009. Police: One person dies after falling from balcony in Myrtle Beach, Mecklenburg County has reached the highest CDC COVID-19 Community Level. -- Authorities say two teenage girls fell to their deaths from the 18th-floor balcony of a beachfront hotel in South Carolina. The State Law Enforcement Division also performed DNA analysis and further confirmed it was Drexel. In this case, Holliday noted that the other two participants in the robbery had both been sentenced to prison, with the gunman, who shot the restaurant's cashier twice, serving a 25-year minimum term. All accommodations include bedrooms living areas with sofa beds and balconies with ocean views. BlueWater Resort - Oceanfront North Myrtle Beach Condos by Elliott Beach Rentals. MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) The death of a person who fell from a balcony on an upper floor at the Bluewater Resort has been ruled a suicide, according to the coroner. Investigators believe that she was killed there.FBI Special Agent in Charge David Thompson said investigators are certain that Drexel was alive for days after she was last seen on surveillance video leaving Blue Water resort on April 25 and that she was the victim of homicide. Brown says that Taylor has offered a bounty to anyone who kills Brown and that he has already been assaulted. [21], Moody was arrested again and charged with murder, kidnapping and first-degree criminal sexual misconduct, all alleged to have occurred on the day Drexel disappeared. But he also said the FBI will charge anyone who has information if they do not come forward.Brittanees mother, Dawn Drexel, pleaded for help from the public to bring her killers to justice.We know she isnt coming home alive, she said. [4][5] Shortly after Brittanee was born, Dawn married Chad Drexel, who adopted the girl at that time. [1], Two months later, the Charleston Post and Courier reported new developments from a bond hearing for Timothy Da'Shaun Taylor, an inmate then serving time in state prison on an unrelated charge. We will not stop this investigation. He has been in the Georgetown County Detention Center since May 4 on an obstruction of justice charge. Beachfront Private Beach. Do not miss this beautiful and fully furnished one bedroom condo at the Bluewater resort. By doing so, he alleges, they gave him a reputation as a "snitch" and put his life in danger. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Man falls from Blue Water. [8] They had been texting back and forth but around 9:15 her texts suddenly stopped and Grieco began calling her friends in Myrtle Beach to see if they knew where she was or what had happened. See location on map. Call us for Summer Deals. [4] A 2019 report conducted by the South Carolina Human Trafficking task force rated Horry County as the number one county in South Carolina for reported human trafficking victims. Officials revealed Wednesday that they believe that after Drexel left the Blue Water Resort on Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, she spent several days in the North Charleston-McClellanville-South Georgetown County area, and was held against her will at least part of that time. [6], When those efforts failed, he called Brittanee's mother Dawn, who had not known that her daughter was in Myrtle Beach until she was contacted. Moody is charged with murder, kidnapping and first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Thompson said investigators feel certain that someone saw Drexel during the days before her death. Hearst Television participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. Then a judge stopped it. "[14], In June 2019, the Supreme Court decided Gamble in favor of the government, upholding dual sovereignty and allowing the federal government to proceed with its case against Taylor. 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Free self parking is available onsite. The Myrtle Beach Police Department reported a person fell from a balcony at about 10 a.m. on Sunday and did not survive. [1] The man accused by the informant denied knowledge of any alleged crime. On the night of April 25, 2009, 17-year-old Brittanee Drexel of Chili, New York, United States, left a hotel in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where she had been staying with friends over spring break. [6][7], That night, around 8p.m., Drexel left her friends at the Bar Harbor Hotel beachfront to walk 1.5 miles (2.4km) south down South Ocean Boulevard to visit a longtime friend who was staying at the Blue Water Resort. Weaver also announced that Raymond Moody has been arrested in connection to Drexels death. In 2011, police searched an apartment in Georgetown County, but that effort did not yield any information that helped identify a suspect. Taylor's lawyer called the new charge a "squeeze" based on nothing more than the statement of two jailed informants; his mother called them "craziness," since she believed that her son and husband could never commit such a crime. Some answers to the polygraph were labeled "deceptive" by the FBI. His description of the McClellanville stash house matched the station's own reporting from a 2016 visit. To hear more from Brittanee's mom, click here. FBI releases new information in disappearance of Brittanee Drexel, Investigators believe teenager was held for days, killed. 2001 South Ocean Boulevard Myrtle Beach SC 29577 United States of America Excellent location show map. The BlueWater Resort is located in the heart of the South Strand section of Myrtle Beach. [citation needed], Before the sentencing hearing was scheduled, Taylor was found to have violated the terms of his bail and was held in Charleston County jail. 2001 South Ocean Boulevard Myrtle Beach South Carolina - 29577. The phone's network pings were tracked on a path leading 5060 miles (8097km) south of Myrtle Beach, in an area along U.S. Route 17 near the GeorgetownCharleston county line. Weaver said during the news conference that we may never know why Drexel was killed, but he said these new developments give people closure, including Myrtle Beach Police Chief Amy Prock, who worked on this case from the very first day. This rental condo resort offers a great location right on the sand of the Grand Strand. It took a while to really narrow down leads and we chased down every one of those, Richardson said. The cousin who owned the property where Drexel was purportedly killed is now dead. Brown and his friend left immediately, fearing being considered as accomplices if they had remained. Its a beautiful building with several pools hot tubs and lazy river. 
He did not recognize her at the time but realized who she was a month later when publicity arose surrounding the case. Brown said he saw Taylor pistol-whip Drexel, then take her back inside. Richardson explained the reasoning behind that decision. But he also said the FBI will charge anyone who has information if they do not come forward. Her mother refused, since she did not know the other teenagers and there were no accompanying adults on the trip; she also had a premonition that something bad would happen. Will a COVID mask protect you from wildfire smoke?
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Tom Vest with Myrtle Beach Police said the incident happened at around 10 a.m. at the BlueWater Resort on South Ocean Boulevard. Weaver said that Moody buried Drexel, who was already dead, on or around April 26, 2009. Police: One person dies after falling from balcony in Myrtle Beach, Mecklenburg County has reached the highest CDC COVID-19 Community Level. -- Authorities say two teenage girls fell to their deaths from the 18th-floor balcony of a beachfront hotel in South Carolina. The State Law Enforcement Division also performed DNA analysis and further confirmed it was Drexel. In this case, Holliday noted that the other two participants in the robbery had both been sentenced to prison, with the gunman, who shot the restaurant's cashier twice, serving a 25-year minimum term. All accommodations include bedrooms living areas with sofa beds and balconies with ocean views. BlueWater Resort - Oceanfront North Myrtle Beach Condos by Elliott Beach Rentals. MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) The death of a person who fell from a balcony on an upper floor at the Bluewater Resort has been ruled a suicide, according to the coroner. Investigators believe that she was killed there.FBI Special Agent in Charge David Thompson said investigators are certain that Drexel was alive for days after she was last seen on surveillance video leaving Blue Water resort on April 25 and that she was the victim of homicide. Brown says that Taylor has offered a bounty to anyone who kills Brown and that he has already been assaulted. [21], Moody was arrested again and charged with murder, kidnapping and first-degree criminal sexual misconduct, all alleged to have occurred on the day Drexel disappeared. But he also said the FBI will charge anyone who has information if they do not come forward.Brittanees mother, Dawn Drexel, pleaded for help from the public to bring her killers to justice.We know she isnt coming home alive, she said. [4][5] Shortly after Brittanee was born, Dawn married Chad Drexel, who adopted the girl at that time. [1], Two months later, the Charleston Post and Courier reported new developments from a bond hearing for Timothy Da'Shaun Taylor, an inmate then serving time in state prison on an unrelated charge. We will not stop this investigation. He has been in the Georgetown County Detention Center since May 4 on an obstruction of justice charge. Beachfront Private Beach. Do not miss this beautiful and fully furnished one bedroom condo at the Bluewater resort. By doing so, he alleges, they gave him a reputation as a "snitch" and put his life in danger. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Man falls from Blue Water. [8] They had been texting back and forth but around 9:15 her texts suddenly stopped and Grieco began calling her friends in Myrtle Beach to see if they knew where she was or what had happened. See location on map. Call us for Summer Deals. [4] A 2019 report conducted by the South Carolina Human Trafficking task force rated Horry County as the number one county in South Carolina for reported human trafficking victims. Officials revealed Wednesday that they believe that after Drexel left the Blue Water Resort on Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, she spent several days in the North Charleston-McClellanville-South Georgetown County area, and was held against her will at least part of that time. [6], When those efforts failed, he called Brittanee's mother Dawn, who had not known that her daughter was in Myrtle Beach until she was contacted. Moody is charged with murder, kidnapping and first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Thompson said investigators feel certain that someone saw Drexel during the days before her death. Hearst Television participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. Then a judge stopped it. "[14], In June 2019, the Supreme Court decided Gamble in favor of the government, upholding dual sovereignty and allowing the federal government to proceed with its case against Taylor. 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Free self parking is available onsite. The Myrtle Beach Police Department reported a person fell from a balcony at about 10 a.m. on Sunday and did not survive. [1] The man accused by the informant denied knowledge of any alleged crime. On the night of April 25, 2009, 17-year-old Brittanee Drexel of Chili, New York, United States, left a hotel in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where she had been staying with friends over spring break. [6][7], That night, around 8p.m., Drexel left her friends at the Bar Harbor Hotel beachfront to walk 1.5 miles (2.4km) south down South Ocean Boulevard to visit a longtime friend who was staying at the Blue Water Resort. Weaver also announced that Raymond Moody has been arrested in connection to Drexels death. In 2011, police searched an apartment in Georgetown County, but that effort did not yield any information that helped identify a suspect. Taylor's lawyer called the new charge a "squeeze" based on nothing more than the statement of two jailed informants; his mother called them "craziness," since she believed that her son and husband could never commit such a crime. Some answers to the polygraph were labeled "deceptive" by the FBI. His description of the McClellanville stash house matched the station's own reporting from a 2016 visit. To hear more from Brittanee's mom, click here. FBI releases new information in disappearance of Brittanee Drexel, Investigators believe teenager was held for days, killed. 2001 South Ocean Boulevard Myrtle Beach SC 29577 United States of America Excellent location show map. The BlueWater Resort is located in the heart of the South Strand section of Myrtle Beach. [citation needed], Before the sentencing hearing was scheduled, Taylor was found to have violated the terms of his bail and was held in Charleston County jail. 2001 South Ocean Boulevard Myrtle Beach South Carolina - 29577. The phone's network pings were tracked on a path leading 5060 miles (8097km) south of Myrtle Beach, in an area along U.S. Route 17 near the GeorgetownCharleston county line. Weaver said during the news conference that we may never know why Drexel was killed, but he said these new developments give people closure, including Myrtle Beach Police Chief Amy Prock, who worked on this case from the very first day. This rental condo resort offers a great location right on the sand of the Grand Strand. It took a while to really narrow down leads and we chased down every one of those, Richardson said. The cousin who owned the property where Drexel was purportedly killed is now dead. Brown and his friend left immediately, fearing being considered as accomplices if they had remained. Its a beautiful building with several pools hot tubs and lazy river. He did not recognize her at the time but realized who she was a month later when publicity arose surrounding the case. Brown said he saw Taylor pistol-whip Drexel, then take her back inside. Richardson explained the reasoning behind that decision. But he also said the FBI will charge anyone who has information if they do not come forward. Her mother refused, since she did not know the other teenagers and there were no accompanying adults on the trip; she also had a premonition that something bad would happen. Will a COVID mask protect you from wildfire smoke?