BRITTANY MAE SMITH - 12 yo - (2010) Salem VA

UPDATE: Police find SUV in Amber Alert case issued for missing Roanoke County teen


Brittany Mae Smith (December 6, 2010)An Amber Alert has been issued for a missing Roanoke County teenager, who is believed to be in extreme danger.

Brittany Mae Smith, 12, was last seen in Salem, Va., located in the western portion of the state. The girl - described as 5 feet tall, 100 pounds, with brown eyes and straight brown hair - is thought to have been abducted by Jeffrey Scott Easley, 32, according to the Virginia State Police. The alert was issued for ]Smith on Monday after police found the body of her mother was found inside a home in Salem. Investigators say 41-year-old Tina Smith's death is being investigated as a possible homicide.

Easley is described as being 5 feet, 11 inches tall, white, 265 pounds, with hazel eyes and brown hair, according to the Virginia State Police.
Police say they have located the 2000 red Chevrolet SUV, with Virginia license XPR-4366 that they thought they may be traveling in. They are now focusing on searching for the vehicle belonging to Smith's mother also was reported as missing, and Easley and Smith might be in it. That vehicle is a four-door silver 2005 Dodge sedan, with Virginia license XKF-2365.

If you have any information about this case, contact the Roanoke County Police Department at 1-540-777-8641 or the Virginia State Police at 1-800-822-4453. You can find more information at www.vaamberalert.com.

http://www.dailypress.com/news/crime/dp-nws-amber-alert-1206,0,1616583.story

I haven't read anywhere else that this is a "family abduction", has anybody else? Doesn't give the relationship of the two.

http://www.helpfindmychild.net/brittany-smith

Have You Seen Brittany Mae Smith ?
Case Type: Family Abduction
Missing Date: Thursday 02nd December 2010
Missing From: Salem Virginia
Missing Country: USA
Sex: Female
DOB: 13/Mar/1998
Age Now: 12 Brittany Mae Smith
Specific Details:
Hair: Brown Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'0" Weight: 100lbs
Race: White language: n/a


Special Facts: AMBER ALERT

The possible suspect vehicle is a Silver 2005 Dodge Neon 4 door sedan with Virginia tag number XKF2365

http://www.gazettevirginian.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2169:missing-12-year-old-slain-mother-have-south-boston-ties&catid=34:news&Itemid=54

Missing 12-year-old, slain mother have South Boston ties
Written by Staff
04:33 pm 12/06/10

A missing 12-year-old Roanoke County girl, who is the subject of a statewide Amber Alert, and her deceased mother have local ties, according to Teresa Hamilton Hall, Roanoke County Police Department spokesperson.

Roanoke County Police found the body of 41-year-old Tina Dyer Smith Monday morning after they were called to her Fort Lewis Circle home in Salem, said Hall. While at the scene, police obtained information indicating that a female child was missing from the home, she added.

Virginia State Police issued an Amber Alert on Monday afternoon for 12-year-old Brittany Mae Smith. She is described as 5 feet tall, weighing 100 pounds, with straight brown hair and brown eyes.

Brittany Smith is the daughter of South Boston Police Officer Benjamin H. Smith, said Hall. She and her mother lived in Halifax County before moving to Roanoke County several years ago.

Roanoke County Police are not saying how or when Tina Smith died, but they are treating it as a possible homicide. Tina Smith’s co-workers contacted police Monday morning, Hall said.

State Police said Brittany Mae Smith is believed to be in extreme danger and was last seen Thursday, Dec. 2. The child was likely abducted by 32-year-old Jeffrey Scott Easley, a white male, 5’11” tall, weighing 265 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes, said state police.

Easley was a friend of Tina Smith, said the Roanoke County spokesperson.

They may be traveling in a 2000 red Chevrolet SUV, Virginia license XPR-4366. The mother’s vehicle, a silver 2005 Dodge four-door sedan Virginia license XKF-2365, also is missing, state police said.

Anyone with information about this case should contact the Roanoke County Police Department at 540-777-8641 or the Virginia State Police at 800-822-4453.

Bolded by me. This could be even worse for the abductor, he's messed around with a cops child!!!

Case Type: Family Abduction Missing Date: Thursday 02nd December 2010 Missing From: Salem Virginia Missing Country: USA Sex: Female DOB: 13/Mar/1998 Age Now: 12
Specific Details: Hair: Brown Eye Color: Brown Height: 5'0" Weight: 100lbs Race: White language: n/a Special Facts: AMBER ALERTThe possible suspect vehicle is a Silver 2005 Dodge Neon 4 door sedan with Virginia tag number XKF2365
Known Circumstances: The State of Virginia issued the Amber Alert Monday (12-6) after the girl's mother was found murdered in the family home in Salem. The girl was last seen on Thursday December 2nd. Brittany Mae Smith, a white female, 12 years old, 5', 100 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair. The suspect is Jeffrey Scott Easley, a white male, 32 years old, 5' 11", 265 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. Anyone with information is asked to call the Roanoke County Police Dept at 1-540-777-8641 or Virginia State Police at 1-800-822-4453 or dial 911 or National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST)
If you have any information on Brittany Mae Smith please contact the official numbers above immediately. Alternatively, you can e-mail us here at Help Find My Child - you can do this in strictest confidence - we will make sure your information is passed on to the relevant places

She's been missing for 4 days already. The initial window of opportunity long gone. We need a miracle!!!

kiwimom wrote:She's been missing for 4 days already. The initial window of opportunity long gone. We need a miracle!!!

Yes we do, a big one. I just don't understand any of it Kiwi, what is it gonna take to stop this nonsense? I know we'll probably never be able to stop it completely but it would be nice to be able to slow it waaaaayyyyy down.
Did you see her dad is a cop?? Wonder if this whacko abductor knows just what kind of trouble he's facing--cops take care of their own and this fruit loop would be safer if he kills himself.

alwaysbelieve wrote:

kiwimom wrote:She's been missing for 4 days already. The initial window of opportunity long gone. We need a miracle!!!

Yes we do, a big one. I just don't understand any of it Kiwi, what is it gonna take to stop this nonsense? I know we'll probably never be able to stop it completely but it would be nice to be able to slow it waaaaayyyyy down.
Did you see her dad is a cop?? Wonder if this whacko abductor knows just what kind of trouble he's facing--cops take care of their own and this fruit loop would be safer if he kills himself.

Hi Sweetie I've missed you all lately. It just seems one awful case after another lately I think you're right about what he would think especially knowing her dad's a cop. We'll just have to pray for a miracle

(CNN) -- After finding her mother dead inside their home, police issued an Amber Alert for a 12-year-old Virginia girl who they believe has been kidnapped. Brittany Mae Smith was last seen "several days ago," according to a Roanoke County statement issued Monday. Her abductor is thought to be Jeffrey Scott Easley, a 265-pound white male described by police as a friend of the mother's. "Police have said that the young lady is in extreme danger," said Teresa Hamilton Hall, public information director for Roanoke County. Roanoke County police went to a Salem residence about 9:30 a.m. Monday after being contacted by concerned co-workers of Tina Smith, the girl's mother. They found the 41-year-old woman's body inside and promptly launched a homicide investigation. Police soon got information that Brittany Smith's whereabouts were unknown, leading them to issue the statewide alert. Virginia's Amber Alert website noted early Monday evening that Easley's car, a 2000 red Chevrolet SUV, has been found. But authorities are still looking for Tina Smith's vehicle, a silver 2005 Dodge Neon sedan with Virginia license plates. Easley is 5 feet, 11 inches tall with brown hair and hazel eyes, the Amber Alert says. Brittany Smith is 5 feet tall, weighs 100 pounds, and has straight brown hair and brown eyes.
Hall said authorities don't have a specific search area, as they are uncertain which direction Easley might be heading or how far he might have gotten. They have asked anyone with more information to call 911 or Roanoke County police at 540-777-8641.http://edition.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/12/06/virginia.missing.child/

My Armchair Investigative mind tells me that the young girl was the prey all along. Like the guy who killed three to enslave one, this lowlife has done the same. Removed the obstacle to his goal. Like the other dumbass he probably won't hurt her initially, but look out as the heat starts getting intense...

Missing Teen and Mother Previously Featured on ABC 13

Posted: Dec 07, 2010 1:41 PM Monday, December 6, 2010 7:41 PM EST
An Amber Alert remains in effect for 12-year-old Brittany Mae Smith after her mother, Tina Smith, was found dead in their Roanoke County home.If the names Tina and Brittany Smith sound familiar to you, it's because ABC 13 did a story with them a year and a half ago about Tina's son, Tyler.He died while playing the fainting game a game where those who take part suffocate themselves on purpose to get a "high."Tina and her daughter, Brittany, were trying to raise awareness about this game.This is from the interview we did with them in September of last year."He's gone and I know that I wont be able to see him for awhile," said Brittany Smith."It'll prevent another mom from going through this, another life being lost, another sister crying out in her sleep for her brother, that's the whole purpose of Tyler's cause," said Tina Smith.
http://www.wset.com/Global/story.asp?S=13626901

http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/269968

Police: Missing 12-year-old 'in extreme danger'

Tina Smith of Roanoke County was found dead Monday morning. The man with whom she had been living is gone, and so is Smith's daughter, Brittany.

By Amanda Codispoti and Sheila Ellis

She was 41. He was 32.

They flirted over the Internet. He sent online kisses and declared her "hot." She thanked him for his patience with her.

Jeff Easley moved into Tina Smith's house in Roanoke County, just across Salem's western border, a few months ago, a neighbor said.

Their love story dissolved Monday with a terrible discovery. A co-worker found Tina Smith slain in her home after she failed to show up at her nursing home job for two days. Her 12-year-old daughter, Brittany Mae Smith, was gone, presumed abducted by Easley and "in extreme danger," according to a state police Amber Alert.

Mother and daughter were last seen alive on Friday, police said.

Co-workers at Richfield Retirement Community in Salem first called police to the two-story house on Fort Lewis Circle, a quiet cul-de-sac, on Sunday night after Smith failed to show up for work, said Roanoke County police Lt. Chuck Mason.

Officers knocked on the door, but got no answer. There were no cars in the driveway, and the officers saw no reason to force their way inside, Mason said.

At the time, there wasn't anything suspicious," he said.

About 9:30 a.m. Monday, after Smith failed to show up at work again, a co-worker with a house key walked in and found Smith's body, Mason said. Police wouldn't say how she died.

Authorities issued a national Amber Alert for Brittany Smith and her description was broadcast frequently on police radios throughout Southwest Virginia. The frantic search included a false sighting Monday night of a girl walking along Interstate 81 in Botetourt County. The case was featured on the HLN television crime show Nancy Grace.

Roanoke County police located Easley's red 2000 Chevrolet SUV. Missing still was Smith's car, a silver 2005 Dodge Neon sedan, Virginia tag XKF-2365.

"We are all wondering, 'What in the world is going to happen to Brittany?' " said Fiona Walden, 40, who lives in Tina Smith's hometown of South Boston, near the North Carolina border.

Smith and Brittany were "as close as a mother can be to a daughter," Walden said. "Her daughter was her world. Everything she did was for her daughter."

Mason said police aren't calling Easley a suspect in Tina Smith's homicide. The Amber Alert flatly declares him Brittany Smith's abductor.

Tina Smith was a registered nurse and had worked at the retirement home four years, said Robert Rector, president of Richfield Retirement Community.

"The news was very devastating to our staff," Rector said.

Fort Lewis Circle neighbors said they would see Smith coming and going in scrubs.

One neighbor said she'd seen Easley with Brittany, and it made her uneasy.

"This guy gives me the creeps," said Roxann Pille. "Just the way he touches her, just the way he looks at her, gives me a very uneasy feeling."

Easley's MySpace page uses the nickname Jeffro and pictures him with Brittany. Both are grinning broadly.

Brittany's MySpace page lists her age as 18. Her MySpace and Facebook pages use the last name Easley.

Brittany is a seventh-grader at Glenvar Middle School. The school is bringing in counselors to talk to students today, Roanoke County schools spokesman Chuck Lionberger said.

On her MySpace page, Tina Smith listed Easley among her heroes "for having so much patience & for loving me anyway."

She devoted some of her online postings to her 16-year-old son, William Tyler Matherly. He accidentally died in Johnson City, Tenn., in August 2009 while playing the "choking game," in which people strangle themselves, cutting off oxygen and producing a feeling of euphoria.

Smith's weekly postings on her son's Facebook memorial page documented her grief and advocated awareness of self-asphyxiation.

"I keep saying I am going to stop counting the time since you were here physically and start looking forward to the time we are together as a family again, but I can't help it, you know how I am about numbers," she wrote in January.

She also wrote about skydiving in honor of Matherly's adventurous spirit.

You taught me life is too short," she wrote.

Walden, Tina Smith's friend, said the teen's death brought mother and daughter closer.

"Their family has seen so much tragedy already," Walden said. "This is just horrible."

amanda.codispoti@roanoke.com 981-3334

sheila.ellis@roanoke.com 981-3334

Another woman who brought a literal stranger into her home after only knowing him a short time. When are these women going to learn, how many women & children have to die before they start thinking with their brains and not their crotch???
Just makes me fuming mad!

http://www.wdbj7.com/news/wdbj-amber-alert-issued-for-missing-120610,0,5737411.story

UPDATED: Noon news conference to discuss new details regarding missing 12 year old

Police issued the Amber Alert after they found a female's body inside a home on Fort Lewis Circle. Authorities have identified the woman as 41-year-old Tina Smith.

Authorities will hold a Noon news conference to provide the latest information on the search for 12-year-old Brittany Mae Smith.

Roanoke County Police Chief Ray Lavinder and Lt. Chuck Mason will speak during the news conference. FBI, Virginia State Police, and possibly the City of Salem will also be in attendance.

WDBJ7.com will live stream the full news conference.

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So, why is Brittany on facebook using the last name of her abductor?
Yes, it's the same girl but I can't get the pic to post so I put a link at the top.

Brittany Mae Smith & Jeff Easley

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UPDATED: Police chief says missing girl is still in grave danger; appeals to friends for more information
Brittany Mae Smith is believed to be with 32-year-old Jeffrey Scott Easley, a friend of her mothers who she met online this summer.

 

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Authorities in Roanoke County believe 12-year-old Brittany Mae Smith is still in grave danger and are appealing to her friends for information.

Smith is believed to be with 32-year-old Jeffrey Scott Easley, a friend of her mothers who she met online this summer. Easley moved into Tina Smith's home in October. Tina Smith was found dead Monday in her home on Fort Lewis Circle. The medical examiner is still conducting the autopsy of Tina Smith. Authorities hope to have a cause of death by Tuesday afternoon.

Easley was last seen in Southeast Roanoke Friday night. Tina Smith and her daughter, Brittany, were seen leaving their home Friday morning, according to Lavinder.

When asked if Brittany Mae Smith was abducted, Roanoke County Police Chief Ray Lavinder answered that they feel confident that she is with Easley. Easley has connections to Eastern North Carolina and Alabama. Police are checking in both areas for any information about Easley.

Another news conference is schedule for 3:30 p.m. WDBJ7.com will live stream the news conference.

READ MORE: http://www.wdbj7.com/news/wdbj-amber-alert-issued-for-missing-120610,0,5737411.story

Ex-Father-in-Law: Easley may be in North Carolina
Easley previously lived in NC, attended high school in Ayden

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NEWS 7 spoke with his former father-in-law who says Roanoke County Police have contacted him, and say Easley might be in North Carolina.

He also said he has family in the Martinsville area.

Easley was married in 2000, but divorced a short time after.

He also lived in Alabama before coming to Virginia.

READ MORE: http://www.wdbj7.com/news/wdbj-exfatherinlaw-easley-may-be-in-120710,0,7507987.story

Twitter: WDBJ7 I'm also learning Jeffrey Easley was arrested for a major charge in 1996... working to confirm. Search continues for Brittany Smith.

Twitter: WDBJ7 CONFIRMED: Jeffrey Easley arrested at 17 in 1996 for assault w/ deadly weapon against government official in Ayden, NC.


2 minutes ago

Live news conference today @ 3:30 pm RE: Brittany Mae Smith


http://www.wdbj7.com/news/livestreaming/

UPDATED: Survelliance video shows Easley and missing girl in Salem Walmart
Roanoke County police release an image of Brittany Mae Smith and Jeff Easley taken Friday night

 

Excerpt:

In a news conference Tuesday afternoon Roanoke County police said Brittany Mae Smith and Jeff Easley were seen in Walmart in Salem Friday night. Police have surveillance video of the pair shopping at the store between 8:00pm and 8:30pm.

Authorities say 32-year-old Jeff Easley used Tina Smith's credit card to purchase items in Walmart. Salem Police have issued warrants for Easley for credit card fraud and credit card larceny.

Jeff Easley's mother, Sallie, made a plea directly to her son to contact her or police. She urged Jeff to take Brittany to a safe place and return her. She told her son that she loved him.

Police say the first phase of the autopsy on Tina Smith has been completed and they are now treating the case as a homicide investigation. Police would not reveal of cause of death.

READ MORE: http://www.wdbj7.com/news/wdbj-amber-alert-issued-for-missing-120610,0,5737411.story

December 7, 2010 4:32 PM
Brittany Mae Smith Update: Surveillance Video Shows Missing Girl and Suspect at Walmart



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