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Smith,Brenwanda missing February 18,1997; Pennsylvania
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Brenwanda Smith


Above: Smith, circa 1997


Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance

Missing Since: February 18, 1997 from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Classification: Endangered Missing
Age: 24 years old
Height and Weight: 5'9, 135 - 150 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: African-American female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Smith's hair was styled in braids at the time of her disappearance. Her nickname is Brennie.
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A light blue uniform shirt and dark blue uniform pants. A SEPTA logo was on her shirt sleeve; an image of the logo is posted below this case summary.


Details of Disappearance

Smith worked as a bus driver for SEPTA, the public transit system, in 1997; she had held the job since 1994. She was last seen after at the Luzerne depot near Old York Road and Luzerne Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 18, 1997. She was reported missing that same day.
Smith has never been heard from again. Authorities have speculated that Juan Covington, a diagnosed schizophrenic and former SEPTA employee who has been charged with two murders and is suspected of several more, may have been involved in her case. A photograph of Covington is posted below this case summary. He had asked Smith for a date, but she rejected him. She disappeared shortly after arguing with him at the SEPTA yard. Covington has not been charged in Smith's disappearance, however, and investigators stated there was no evidence he was involved in her case and the fact that she knew him may have been entirely coincidental.

Smith's case remains unsolved. She moved from Philadelphia to Cheltenham, Pennsylvania shortly before her disappearance; Cheltenham police are investigating her case.



Above: Smith's uniform logo

Above: Juan Covington



Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Cheltenham Police Department
215-885-1600



Source Information
Brennie's Friend
Philadelphia Daily News
Philadelphia Inquirer
Serial Killer Central



Updated 2 times since October 12, 2004.

Last updated December 22, 2005; details of disappearance updated.

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