Brandi Nicole Dotson was reported missing in Kanawha County, West Virginia, after people close to her said her silence was out of character. According to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, a missing person report was filed on February 25, 2026, and she was described as someone who ordinarily stayed in contact, making the lapse especially concerning to those who knew her. Public case listings identify her as a 27-year-old woman who was missing from the Dunbar area, with NamUs assigning her case number MP157017.
The timeline published online indicates that one friend said Brandi had been seen during the last week of December 2025 in the Big Chimney area, while another friend reported seeing her on January 11, 2026, at the 7-Eleven on Roxalana Road in Dunbar. Those reported sightings have become the central public reference points in the case.
The circumstances described by law enforcement and case databases suggest that investigators were trying to piece together her movements from scattered witness accounts rather than from a single clear last-known departure or planned destination.
Online descriptions of Brandi say she was about 5 feet 2 inches tall, with hazel eyes and curly hair described as brown, auburn, or red. Publicly available case information also notes homemade tattoos on her legs as a distinctive identifying feature. News coverage and advocacy listings further state that she was unhoused, a detail that can make missing-person investigations more difficult because regular routines, fixed addresses, and formal paper trails are often limited. Investigators publicly expressed concern that, given the circumstances surrounding her disappearance, she could be in danger.
As of the most recent publicly accessible sources I found, Brandi’s case is still being presented as an active missing-person case, and I did not find any reliable online report showing that she has been found alive or found deceased. The NamUs page remains listed as a missing-person entry, and West Virginia missing-persons tracking pages continue to describe the case as unresolved. Behind every sparse bulletin and physical description is a human being whose absence has left real fear and uncertainty for the people who care about her. Her case reflects the particular vulnerability of missing adults whose lives may already be precarious, and it remains one of those painful situations where even a small confirmed detail could matter greatly.Last Seen: Jan 11, 2026
