This episode was originally released in May 2023, and is one of seventeen episodes from the archives we’ll be bringing you every Thursday, now through top of next year.. for good reason! ;) We highly recommend you listen to each episode and follow us on Instagram @crimejunkiepodcast so you're the first to know what's coming next! Brian Wehrle vanished without a trace during a trip to his hometown of Carrollton, Georgia. Everyone suspects foul play, but no one knows what could have happened to him. And nearly 14 years after his disappearance, his family is hoping someone out there has the information they need to bring Brian home. Brian is white, and at the time of his disappearance, he had blond hair, blue eyes, and weighed about 140 pounds. He’s 5’7… and if he’s alive today, he’s 52-years-old.If you have any information about Brian’s disappearance – or know how his car ended up in Chattanooga, Tennessee in the fall of 2009 – please contact the Carrollton Police Department at 770-834-4451.To help Brian’s family raise money for billboards, you can donate to their GoFundMe page, Find Brian Wehrle.Check out the following links for guides and tip sheets on what to do when a loved one goes missing:Missing Persons Primer - The Center for HopeMissing Persons Guide – Missing Persons Advocacy NetworkFinding a Missing Loved One – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)Missing Persons Checklists 1 & 2 – IHaveVanished.comMissing-Child, Emergency-Response, Quick-Reference Guide for FamiliesMissing Child Clearinghouses (every state)Resources for Families of Missing American Indian and Alaska Native AdultsWhen Your Child Is Missing: A Family Survival GuideCuando su Niño está desaparecido: Una guía de supervivencia familiarSocial Media Guidebook for Families of Missing and Runaway ChildrenWhat to do if your child is missing – Peas In Their PodsMissing Persons Checklist \\\- Colorado Bureau of InvestigationSomeone I Know is Missing – Kansas Bureau of InvestigationVirginia Missing Person Family Resource GuideMissing people: A guide for family members and service providers (Australia)What to do when someone goes missing (UK)What if the Police Won't Investigate my Case?Other organizations:National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)DOE NetworkAnti-Predator ProjectPrivate Investigations for the MissingCommunity United Effort (CUE) Center for Missing PersonsFind Me Group Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit: crimejunkiepodcast.com/missing-brian-wehrle/ Did you know you can listen to this episode ad-free? Join the Fan Club! Visit crimejunkie.app/library/ to view the current membership options and policies. Don’t miss out on all things Crime Junkie!Instagram: @crimejunkiepodcast | @audiochuckTwitter: @CrimeJunkiePod | @audiochuckTikTok: @crimejunkiepodcastFacebook: /CrimeJunkiePodcast | /audiochuckllc Crime Junkie is hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat.Instagram: @ashleyflowers | @britprawatTwitter: @Ash_Flowers | @britprawatTikTok: @ashleyflowerscrimejunkieFacebook: /AshleyFlowers.AF Text Ashley at 317-733-7485 to talk all things true crime, get behind the scenes updates, and more!
Chapter 1: Who is Brian Wehrle and what happened to him?
Hi Crime Junkies, Britt here, and now you guys officially know what we've been up to here with our re-releases on Thursdays. It might not technically be an heiress tour, but it is a Crime Junkie tour. We've been taking you through our upcoming 2025 Crime Junkie tour stops. I promise we'll have more deets on the dates, tickets, etc. out very, very soon.
And you guys, we cannot wait to see you in real life. But in the meantime, we've still got more stops to go. And what's been so great about these re-releases is that not only have we been able to have a little fun with you guys on Thursdays, but most importantly, it's given us the opportunity to re-highlight cases that still need answers. Answers that one of you may have.
So today, we're headed back to Atlanta, Georgia in hopes that someone out there can finally give this family the closure that every loved one deserves.
Hi, Crime Junkies. I'm your host, Ashley Flowers. And I'm Britt. And before we jump into today's episode, Britt, I just want to acknowledge that AudioChuck recently passed 2 billion downloads across our shows. I know. And just to be clear, that's billion with a B. I mean, that number is like hard for me to even wrap my head around.
And as you guys know, I mean, so much good has come from you just hitting play.
Yes, and we truly could not do it without each and every one of you tuning in every single week.
But just like us at AudioChuck, we know that you crime junkies don't just stop after an episode. So many of you look for more ways to engage after you listen. So if you're looking to connect with us and to take your crime junkiness to the next level, you can follow AudioChuck and our shows on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. We will link out to all of those in the show notes.
And trust me, you'll want to keep up because we are not stopping anytime soon. With that being said, the story I have for you today is about a man who vanished without a trace during what should have been a fairly uneventful trip to his hometown. Everyone who knew him or who hears about this case suspects foul play, but no one knows what could have happened to him.
This is the story of Brian Worley. Anita Gay is surprised when she gets a call from a friend who works at the courthouse. It's the afternoon of Thursday, September 24th, 2009, and her friend says that Anita's brother, 39-year-old Brian Worley, didn't show up for court earlier that morning. Now, he's not in trouble or anything.
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Chapter 2: What were the circumstances surrounding Brian's disappearance?
Yeah.
The ones that Anita said were from their other brother? Well, apparently those were never even taken into evidence either. And then you've got the police reports that they're going off of two and a half years later, which, again, leaves so much to be desired. All of it... is just so frustrating.
And one of Brian's friends, this guy named Robert, he actually told YouTuber Ben Jacob that he has a theory as to why police just didn't take this case seriously to begin with. He thinks it's because Brian's gay. Robert said, quote, So basically, Robert thought that they weren't interested in pursuing the case until Brian was gone forever.
And even then, when they started to take it seriously, it was because his loved ones had to badger them into doing that. And one of the things that Amanda points to, to kind of like back this up, is she says that Detective Johnson even refers to Jeff as Brian's roommate in one of his initial reports.
So, I mean, we asked the current investigators if they thought homophobia could have played a role in how the case was handled during the first couple of years. And they both acknowledged that there were a lot of things that should have been done that weren't and a lot of things that were done which could have been done better.
But they told Nina that they don't think that there was a malicious reason for any of the flaws in the investigation. So to get back to what Sergeant Cantrell starts doing at this two, two and a half year mark, he also goes to Atlanta for another interview with Jeff. Brian's disappearance has genuinely shattered him.
And however the original investigators may have felt, the two on the case today say they are confident he did not harm Brian.
I mean, it sounds like there's some renewed dedication to the case, at least.
It does. And I think there is. But despite that, a few more years still pass by without any real developments. But then in 2015, Sergeant Browning meets a self-proclaimed psychic through this friend. The psychic mentions that she's worked with law enforcement before and the sergeant immediately thinks of Brian.
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Chapter 8: What can listeners do to help in missing persons cases?
Hi Crime Junkies, Britt here, and now you guys officially know what we've been up to here with our re-releases on Thursdays. It might not technically be an heiress tour, but it is a Crime Junkie tour. We've been taking you through our upcoming 2025 Crime Junkie tour stops. I promise we'll have more deets on the dates, tickets, etc. out very, very soon.
And you guys, we cannot wait to see you in real life. But in the meantime, we've still got more stops to go. And what's been so great about these re-releases is that not only have we been able to have a little fun with you guys on Thursdays, but most importantly, it's given us the opportunity to re-highlight cases that still need answers. Answers that one of you may have.
So today, we're headed back to Atlanta, Georgia in hopes that someone out there can finally give this family the closure that every loved one deserves.
Hi, Crime Junkies. I'm your host, Ashley Flowers. And I'm Britt. And before we jump into today's episode, Britt, I just want to acknowledge that AudioChuck recently passed 2 billion downloads across our shows. I know. And just to be clear, that's billion with a B. I mean, that number is like hard for me to even wrap my head around.
And as you guys know, I mean, so much good has come from you just hitting play.
Yes, and we truly could not do it without each and every one of you tuning in every single week.
But just like us at AudioChuck, we know that you crime junkies don't just stop after an episode. So many of you look for more ways to engage after you listen. So if you're looking to connect with us and to take your crime junkiness to the next level, you can follow AudioChuck and our shows on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. We will link out to all of those in the show notes.
And trust me, you'll want to keep up because we are not stopping anytime soon. With that being said, the story I have for you today is about a man who vanished without a trace during what should have been a fairly uneventful trip to his hometown. Everyone who knew him or who hears about this case suspects foul play, but no one knows what could have happened to him.
This is the story of Brian Worley. Anita Gay is surprised when she gets a call from a friend who works at the courthouse. It's the afternoon of Thursday, September 24th, 2009, and her friend says that Anita's brother, 39-year-old Brian Worley, didn't show up for court earlier that morning. Now, he's not in trouble or anything.
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