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Devin
Janelle Brown-boussetta
25
25
5'2 inches
115 lbs
Biracial, Black, Hispanic
Female
On a Tuesday afternoon, September 5, 2006, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 25-year-old Devin Janelle Brown-Boussetta was at her apartment in the Mount Washington neighborhood. Her landlord stopped by around 2:30 p.m. to attend to a repair and saw Devin engaged in ordinary household activities; she was eating Chinese food and ironing clothes. A piece of delicate clothing was soaking in the sink, suggesting a day like any other. This mundane scene would become the last known sighting of the young, biracial woman who was a mother to a young daughter. When she was later reported missing, her apartment appeared untouched, as if she had just stepped out for a moment and intended to return shortly. Devin, who was originally from Florida, had recently gone through a period of significant personal upheaval. She had married in the summer of 2005, but the marriage was short-lived, with her husband filing for divorce in less than a year. The divorce was finalized in October 2006, a month after she vanished, due to her failure to appear at court dates. Her ex-husband was reportedly unaware she was missing until the Pittsburgh Police contacted him in 2008. In addition to the end of her marriage, Devin was also reportedly distressed about losing her job and a custody dispute over her daughter, who was living in Florida with her father at the time of her mother's disappearance. The investigation into Devin's disappearance uncovered few leads. Her white 1995 Chrysler Cirrus LX was found abandoned in the parking lot of a gas station near her home. There were no immediate signs of a struggle or any clear indication of what might have happened to her. Known by the nicknames "Dev" and "China," Devin is described as a biracial Black and Hispanic woman, standing 5'2" and weighing around 115 to 120 pounds. She has several distinctive tattoos: the word "China" on her left arm, a flower on her right breast, and a Chinese woman on her back. The circumstances surrounding her disappearance remain unclear, and her case has grown cold over the years, leaving her loved ones without answers. The overview of the case is a young woman facing personal challenges who vanished from her home, leaving behind a scene that suggested she would be right back, a car abandoned nearby, and a profound and lasting mystery.
Sep 05, 2006
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Pittsburg Police Departmen
412-323-7800
05/31/2026
