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Brenna Kathleen Machus, a 20-year-old employee at a Family Dollar store in Dearborn, Michigan, was tragically found dead on July 15, 2013. Her body was discovered in a wooded area near the Southfield Freeway and Michigan Avenue, two days after she went missing following an apparent robbery at the store. Her co-worker, Joseph Orlando, was found shot to death inside the store on the morning of July 16, 2013. The police received a 911 call that led them to Machus' body, which had been subjected to ...Read More
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Brenna Kathleen Machus
Female
White / Caucasian
Dearborn
MI
2013-07-15
20
Brenna
Kathleen Machus
11/28/2025
Forum Posts (3)
I can't stop thinking about how incredibly difficult it must be for Brenna's family to grapple with ... ...Read More
11/04/2024
11/04/2024
I've been thinking a lot about the role of surveillance footage in Brenna's case. It's chilling to k... ...Read More
06/21/2023
06/21/2023
I still can't believe how the system failed Brenna and Joseph’s families by overturning Bryant’s... ...Read More
02/10/2023
02/10/2023
