Bakersfield California, Brandi Tanner-22

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Bakersfield area mom now missing for more than ten days

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -

The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s assistance in locating a critical missing person.

The missing mom, Brandi Tanner, was last seen in Wofford Heights on July 8, at about 8:00 A.M.

According to the Sheriff's Office, Brandi has no priors for being a missing person.

Officials said Brandi is possibly in the company of friends or associates in the Ridgecrest area.

Brandi was last seen wearing a white shirt and blue jean shorts.

If anyone has information on her whereabouts they are asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at 661-861-3110. Anonymous text tips can be sent to TIP411 (847411). Just type the keyword “KCSO” prior to the message.

www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/bakersfield-area-mom-now-missing-for-more-than-ten-days-071713

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Wednesday, Jul 17 2013 04:10 PM

Deputies ask for help finding woman missing since July 8

By BREAKING NEWS BLOG

The Kern County Sheriff's Office is asking the public's help in locating a missing 22-year-old who was last seen July 8 in Wofford Heights.

Brandi Tanner has no priors for being a missing person, according to a sheriff's department news release. She is possibly in the company of friends or associates in the Ridgecrest area.

Tanner is described as white, 5 feet 6 inches tall, 170 pounds, with reddish brown hair and brown eyes, the news release said. She was last seen wearing a white shirt and blue jean shorts.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call the Kern County Sheriff's Office at 861-3110. Anonymous text tips can be sent to TIP411 (847411); just type the keyword "KCSO" prior to the message.

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Body discovered in Wofford Heights may be missing 22-year-old mother of two

Posted: 07/23/2013

WOFFORD HEIGHTS, Calif. -

The discovery of a body has a Wofford Heights family thinking their loved one may have finally been found.

Brandi Tanner, 22, was last seen two weeks ago as she left her Wofford Heights home to go for a walk.

Then last night a body was found on hillside about four blocks from her home.

Tanner is the mother of two kids ages 3 and 4.

The Kern County Sheriff's Office says they have not yet identified the body, but they are conducting an autopsy Monday.

The family says it may be Wednesday before they can get Brandi’s dental records to confirm the identity of the body.

www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/body-discovered-in-wofford-heights-may-be-missing-22-year-old-mother-of-two

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Woman's body found in Wofford Heights

KERN COUNTY, CA -- The Kern County Sheriff's Department investigated the discovery of a woman's body in a Wofford Heights neighborhood Sunday.

The woman was found just after 6 p.m. on a hillside in the 200 block of Choppo Road. After deputies confirmed it was human remains, detectives were called to investigate.

Authorities said, due to the condition of the remains, the woman has not been identified. An autopsy is scheduled for later in the week to confirm the woman's identity and determine the manner and cause of death.

The Sheriff's Department has not drawn a connection, but Brandi Tanner, 22, went missing in Wofford Heights on July 8. At the time, deputies said she might have been with friends or associates in the Ridgecrest area.

Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Sheriff's office at [phone] or the Secret Witness Hotline at [phone].

www.kget.com/news/local/story/Womans-body-found-in-Wofford-Heights/noj9zx2Fv0ON7JwOKpgkEg.cspx

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Wofford Height's body identified as missing woman Brandi Tanner


Published on Jul 25, 2013

Exclusive interview with Tanner's boyfriend shed light on what she may have been doing the night she disappeared.

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Coroner: Body identified as missing Wofford Heights woman

Updated 7/25/2013 11:15:45 AM ET


The Kern County Coroner's office has identified a woman's remains, found in Wofford Heights, as that of missing mother Brandi Tanner.

Tanner, 22, was last seen July 7th. Her father said she left his house after an argument with her brother. A neighbor discovered the remains Sunday night in the 200 block of Choppo Road on a hillside just about a half mile from the Tanner home.

It wasn't until Wednesday that the coroner positively identified the remains as that of Tanner.

Dan Tanner said he and his family believed all along that the remains were that of his daughter but was heartbroken when he got the call from the coroner Wednesday.

"Right now, my mind is like a bowl of jelly," Dan Tanner said. People are asking me if she'll be buried or cremated. I don't even know how much of her is left after the birds and animals got a hold of her. I don't know if there's enough to cremate and put in a thimble. I know nothing."

The cause of Brandi Tanner's death has not been determined. Toxicology tests are pending.

She leaves behind two daughters, ages two and three.

www.nbcnews.com/id/52576363/ns/local_news-bakersfield_ca/t/coroner-body-identified-missing-wofford-heights-woman/#.UfdEELOm8b8

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Boyfriend of missing Wofford Heights woman in court

WOFFORD HEIGHTS, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) - A young mother has been missing from Wofford Heights for more than two weeks. Sunday, a woman's body was found just blocks away from her family's home.

The coroner's office said Tuesday that it concluded an autopsy, but results are pending additional studies. The name is also being withheld positive identification.

The father of the missing woman, Brandi Tanner, told Eyewitness News that he believes the body found is his daughter's.

"It's like a puzzle that can't be put together at this point. But somebody, I know somebody up here knows something,” said Dan Tanner.

Brandi Tanner was last seen the morning of July 7. Her family said she left home to take a walk after an argument with her brother. She never returned.

"At this point, it's just a nightmare that won't go away. And I need for it to go away," said Dan Tanner.

The missing woman's father visited the hill, and there he discovered a pair of sandals that he said are his daughter's. He gave them to the sheriff's department as evidence.

"I took (deputies) up to the site yesterday where I found Brandi's slippers, her flip-flops. I showed them exactly where I found them,” said Tanner.

Her father said Brandi Tanner has a troubled past with her boyfriend David Lofty. That past leads him to another reason to believe the body found on the hill belongs to his daughter.

"Whoever put her there knew that that was her and David's secret spot," the father said. "They knew it. So that means it’s somebody close to her."

Lofty was in jail the day Brandi Tanner went missing. Lofty is incarcerated over a domestic violence charge from May. He is accused of beating her at their Lake Isabella home.

Tuesday, Lofty was in court for that charge. Lofty pleaded not guilty and was granted $80,000 bail.

"I knew he was no good. I tried to talk to my daughter about it. I tried to talk to her, father to daughter. And I'll never forget what she said to me. She said, 'Dad, trust me.' And that's the biggest mistake I ever made,” said Dan Tanner.

Tanner said Lofty was out of jail between July 10 and 13. Tanner said during that time, Lofty went looking for Brandi Tanner.

"Three days. He was out three days. After Brandi went missing. And supposedly he went berserk. Stabbed that guy four times because he thought he knew where Brandi was. Went to Visalia to his exe's, went to Ridgecrest looking for Brandi,” said Dan Tanner.

For now, Dan Tanner said he has many unanswered questions, that lead him to believe that body on the hill is his daughter's, who never came home.

"Until the cause of death, the time of death, and the reason for the death, that in itself, I'm hoping, will close a lot of doors, answer a lot of questions. And, maybe, point us in the direction of who took my angel from me,” said Tanner.

www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/Boyfriend-of-missing-Wofford-Heights-woman-in-court-216685951.html