MyrtleBeachSC News has learned that new information in the case of Brittanee Drexel, who disappeared in Myrtle Beach more than a decade ago is expected to be released soon.
Drexel was on Spring Break in Myrtle Beach when she vanished in 2009.
Our news team was able to confirm from multiple sources that there will be an update on the investigation “soon”, but sources could not provide a concrete timeline, or what specific details are expected to be released.
Raymond Moody, who was a person of interest in the disappearance of Brittanee Drexel, is in custody in Georgetown, South Carolina as of yesterday evening. He’s being held on an obstructing justice charge. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) would not confirm Moody’s connection to any new developments.
No bail has been set for Moody.
In August 2011 investigators combed through the Myrtle Beach hotel room Moody was staying in. Police removed several bags of evidence but never identified him as a suspect. In February 2012, Moody was named a person of interest in Drexel’s disappearance. Moody served two decades in prison for the rape of a young California girl in 1983.
MyrtleBeachSC News will continue to follow this story as it now begins to gain focus and clarity.