who endured to make it in hollywood. but she made headlines instead, when she vanished. one day she was gone, her pets were gone. i knew that something had happened. did something drive her away? or maybe someone? there was that old friend. turned enemy. they seem to be very panacea about hating each other. there was the new kid, young, handsome, a man of mystery. he said i m not what people think i am. and i thought, i wonder what that means? i told her this could end up killing you. a brother and sister desperate to learn the truth. it s just chilling for me to think about that. hello, and welcome to dateline. she was a woman who lived life on her own terms. brittany tavar, was generous, opening her life to anyone she thought needed help. whether that meant pets are people. but after, she disappeared without a trace, her family discovered that her nature exposure to more danger than she realized. here is keith morrison with, the stranger. they
she was scared. she really, really was afraid. and i don t really know why. she was a son, a free spirit. who had yard to make it in hollywood. but, she made headlines instead when she vanished. one day she was gone, her pets were gone. i knew that something had happened. it s something drive her away, or maybe someone? there was that old friend. turned enemy. they seem to be very panacea about hating each other. there was the new kid, young, handsome, a man of mystery. he said i m not what people think i am. and i thought, i wonder what that means? i told her this could end up killing you. a brother and sister desperate to learn the truth. it s just chilling for me to think about that. hello, and welcome to dateline. she was a woman who lived life on her own terms. brittany tavar, was generous, opening her life to anyone she thought needed help. whether that meant pets are people. but after, she disappeared without a trace, her family discovered
enforcement all the way up through washington, past seattle, and the six pacific northwest. because they thought he was headed in that direction. meanwhile, investigators had warned her family. they told us that this had fallen off the radar screen. and sure enough, that s what he did. and days turned into weeks. summer turned into fall. no sign of him. police suspicions turned darker. i think it is important for us here in florida not to lose interest, and not just be thinking. putting it off at this guy who s seen it miles away. because he might be in our backyard, are coming back to the backyard for all we know. life went on for the rest of the world. but not for those who loved brittany tavar. and who knew full well that time is not on the side of the missing. i do feel that the more time went on. the less likely we would be to find her. brittani family found themselves in limbo. a landscape shared by more people than they had ever
the seattle police had arrested robert and discovered that this was one very wanted man. and so called the police in augustine florida. sometimes we have to count on look, and sometimes we have to count on their mistake. and in this case he made a mistake and we had a little bit of luck on our side. and then a little bit more luck. they found brittany tavar car parked in the north seattle parking lots. the case had been locked inside of it actually. so police had the car. but no brittani. it wasn t long before policemen from florida were sitting in a tent ration room with mr. roberts. the family waited again. just to hear what roberts would say. on the heat could resolve the mystery, why she had been out of touch for months. you hold out the small amount of hope that she would be alive. and you never give up hope.
off a couple of strangers. as those who loved brittani held on to a sliver of hope that she would be found alive. investigators were hoping for a bit of luck to. the clue that would lead them to their prime suspect. here is keith morrison with the conclusion of the stranger. for three long months, brittany tavar was just missing. and all agencies from the canadian mounties, to the fbi, had produced no sign of britney or joe roberts. the young border who had disappeared along with her. nothing. not a thing. and then on october 12 2010. he was caught in seattle in a grocery store in the area. trying to steal lunch meat. the stopper was a clear gonna grocery store. he wasn t a sheriff, wasn t a police officer, he was someone employed by a grocery store to deter theft. it wasn t so long after that