The Clothes on Her Back

The Clothes on Her Back

 On a missing persons poster, there is often a description of what the person was last seen wearing. Brandon Lawson was last seen in a yellow shirt, camouflage shorts, and white Nikes. Maura Murray wore a dark coat, blue jeans, running shoes, and carried a black backpack when she stepped out of her crashed car on New Hampshire Route 112. There is no mention of what clothing Brianna was last seen wearing on her missing posters or on her NAMUS profile.

Prior to Brianna's evening shift on March 19th, 2004, her mother took her shopping to buy black pants for her waitress job at KJ's Diner. Her first day was to be the following morning. She didn’t show up.

Brianna’s brand new black pants were found still in the shopping bag at Jillian's house. Since those were her only pair, Brianna’s mother Kellie and aunt Tammy have speculated that Brianna was wearing blue jeans the night she went missing. On October 25th, 2007 a pair of blue jeans was located in the woods approximately seven miles from the Dutchburn house where Brianna’s vehicle was abandoned. The Vermont State Police collected and analyzed the weathered pants for DNA and ultimately determined the jeans did not belong to Brianna Maitland.

It has been reported that Brianna wore an apron to work in her position as dishwasher at the Black Lantern Inn. It is unclear if Brianna still wore her apron after she punched out and left work. Some have speculated that the loose coins on the ground by her abandoned car, as well as the lime wedge found on her trunk, could have fallen from her apron pockets during a struggle.

Brianna’s aunt Tammy also speculated that Brianna wore hiking sneakers when she disappeared. A pair she was known to wear was missing from her belongings. There is no description of the shirt she was last seen wearing. And I have seen no speculation of anything else she may have been wearing that evening. 


Brianna's glasses, contact lens case, migraine medication, ATM card, paychecks, and driver's license were all left behind in her abandoned vehicle. She did not have a cellphone. The only thing missing from the scene, besides Brianna, was her car keys. In the newest episode of Crawlspace, Brianna Maitland- Fact or Speculation, Private Investigator Lou Barry addressed the possibility that Brianna didn't have car keys. Old cars may not need a key. It is possible that the only belongings with Brianna when she disappeared were the clothes on her back.

Update: Bruce Maitland has stated he believes Brianna did indeed have car keys, based on his personal experience working on her car. Any keys belonging to Brianna have not been located. 

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