MURDER
CASE #: 1988-19
MURDER CASE #: 1988-19
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Brandy Dawn Hutchins

Brandy Dawn Hutchins
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Offense Location:

Coal Hill, Arkansas

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Summary:

A week after her 14th birthday, the body of Brandy Dawn Hutchins was found under an abandoned house in Coal Hill, Arkansas. She had been shot once in the forehead just above her right eye. She had told friends that she was going to tell her boyfriend she was pregnant the weekend she was found murdered. Shortly after Brandy's murder, her boyfriend left the state and not long after that, the abandoned house where her body was found was lit on fire and burned. No arrest has been made.

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Circumstances of Offense:

Brandy Dawn Hutchins had a very unstable homelife and because of this, had a lot of behavior issues. In spite of the problems she had, she was a sensitive, caring, and funny child who desperately wanted to be loved and fit in. In September of 1988, she met a boy at the county fair that was 2 years older than her. She was immediately smitten and developed a huge crush on the boy. He had a younger sister, and Brandy would use this as an excuse to spend a lot of time at their house. About 2 weeks before Brandy was murdered, she began telling friends she was pregnant, and she was planning on telling her boyfriend the weekend after her birthday. Brandy told her dad that some friends were giving her a birthday party in an abandoned house close to where her boyfriend lived. Although her dad was very reluctant to do so, he took her to the abandoned house on Thursday evening, November 10, 1988, and dropped her off. No one was there, however, Brandy assured him that her friends would show up soon. That was the last time he saw her. Two days later, on November 12, 1988, hunters found Brandy's body underneath the abandoned house where her dad dropped her off. Police found Brandy's purse nearby and inside there was a positive pregnancy test, however, the autopsy showed that Brandy was not, nor had she ever been, pregnant.

Additional Details:

Brandy's boyfriend is a suspect in at least 4 other murders in other states but has never been arrested for any of them.

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Saturday, November 12, 1988 01:00pm

Hunters found Brandy's body underneath the abandoned house where her dad had left her. She had been shot with a .22 caliber bullet in the forehead above her right eye.


Thursday, November 10, 1988 04:30pm

Brandy's dad reluctantly took her to the abandoned house where the party was supposed to be. Even though no one else was there, he dropped her off and left.


Wednesday, November 09, 1988 12:07pm

Brandy came home from a friend's house and began telling her dad that some friends were going to give her a birthday party at an abandoned house in Coal Hill, Arkansas.


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Associated Persons

Darlene J. (Other) - Living

Billy J. (Other) - Living

Jamie H. (Other) - Living

Marc H. (Boyfriend) - Living

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