Missing From: Valdosta, Georgia
Missing: October 14, 2002
Age at Disappearance: 25
Height: 5′ 7″
Weight: 150
Hair: Brown/Auburn
Eyes: Brown
Distinguishing Characteristics: Scars, Marks, Tattoos: Caucasian female. Paula’s maiden name is McGrath. She has a birthmark on the upper part of her leg. Paula’s top canine teeth protrude out from her other teeth.
Details of Disappearance: Paula and her son, Brandon, were last seen at their residence at Common Apartments in Valdosta, Georgia on October 14, 2002. They were reported missing when Paula failed to show up for work at Sam’s Club and failed to call to tell them she would not be in. One of Paula’s coworkers visited Common Apartments twice looking for her. There was no sign of her or her son. Her vehicle, a 1998 Chevrolet Blazer, was still parked at the residence. The child safety seat inside the car, however, had been removed. Paula’s husband has been ruled out as a suspect in his wife and child’s disappearances. He is a soldier who was stationed at the Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, South Carolina when Paula and Brandon vanished. He has passed a polygraph.
Investigative Agency: Valdosta Police Department Sgt. Steve Owens (229) 242-2606 (229) 293-3091
If you have any information on this case, please contact CUE Center for Missing Persons at (910) 343-1131 or call the CUE Center 24-hour tip line at (910) 232-1687. All information submitted to CUE Center For Missing Persons is confidential.
Brandon Wade
Missing Since: 10/14/02
Missing from: Valdosta, Georgia
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date Of Birth: 07/15/99
Age at disappearance: 3
Height: 2’9″
Weight: 33 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Hazel/Blue
Distinguishing Characteristics: Scars, Marks, Tattoos: Caucasian male. Brandon has allergies. He did not
have his allergy medicine with him. Nickname: “Munchkin”
Details of Disappearance
Brandon and his mother, Paula Ann Wade, were last seen at their residence at Common Apartments on October 14, 2002. They were reported missing when Paula failed to show up for work at Sam’s Club and failed to call to tell them she would not be in. One of Paula’s coworkers visited Common Apartments twice looking for her. There was no sign of her or her son. Her vehicle, a 1998 Chevy Blazer, was still parked at the residence. The child safety seat inside the car had been removed.
Paula’s husband, Lance Wade, has been ruled out as a suspect in his wife and child’s disappearance. He is a soldier who was stationed at the Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, South Carolina when Paula and Brandon vanished. He has passed a polygraph. However, Paula and Brandon’s roommate, nineteen-year-old Marcus Burroughs, has allegedly been uncooperative in the case. He was asked to take a polygraph test but refused and hired a lawyer.
Valdosta Police Department Sgt. Steve Owens (229) 242-2606 (229) 293-3091
If you have any information on this case please contact CUE Center For Missing Persons using the contact form below or contact Cue Center at (910) 343-1131 24 hour tip line (910) 232-1687. All information submitted to CUE Center For Missing Persons is confidential.