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Brenda Bottoms Missing Person Case

Last seen in Springfield, Illinois on Jun 29, 1987

Victim Details

Created

Feb 15, 2017

Case Added

Jun 21, 2023

Firstname

Brenda

Lastname

Bottoms

Current Age

Age At Disappearance

Height

64 inches

Height To

66 inches

Weight

110 lbs

Weight To

115 lbs

Ethnicity

White / Caucasian

Gender

Female

Last Seen

Jun 29, 1987

City

Springfield

State

Illinois

County

Sangamon County

Zip Code

Springfield

Agency ID

34348

Agency Name

Sangamon County Sheriff's Office

Agency City

Springfield

Agency State

Illinois

Agency County

Sangamon County

Agency Zip Code

62701

Agency Contact

Nancy Finley

Contact Job Title

Detective

Agency Address

1 Sheriff's Plaza, Illinois

Agency Phone

2177536840

Agency Jurisdiction

County

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Case #

M8723291

Agency Report Date

1987-07-01

Primary Agency

Sangamon County Sheriff's Office

CaseContributors

2144

Hair Color

Red/Auburn

Left Eye Color

Brown

Right Eye Color

Brown

Last Updated

07/19/2026

Area Last Seen:

Case Description

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In the summer of 1987, the life of a young mother named Brenda Sue Bottoms was irrevocably altered when she vanished from her hometown of Auburn, Illinois. At 22 years old, Brenda was living with her mother and her young son. On the evening of June 29, 1987, she and a female friend left her residence on North 5th Street to walk to a nearby tavern. It was a seemingly ordinary night that would end in decades of unanswered questions for her family and community. Brenda was last seen wearing white s ...

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