I’ve recently read several case descriptions regarding Brianna Vibert, including the summary at the Charley Project and the many posts in this thread. I have no connection to this case but it’s a very sad and unfortunate situation without question.
The case descriptions and forum posts include a significant amount of details in this case but also leave out some important information. Hopefully people here more familiar with this case can fill in some of the gaps so we all get a better understanding of her case.
Charley Project - Brianna-Jayde-Vibert
The case descriptions indicate Brianna Vibert was recently divorced and had four young children. The case summary linked above says Vibert “had a rocky relationship with both her ex-husband and her new boyfriend. According to her mother, Vibert's new boyfriend physically abused her, and when her friends offered to help, he threatened them”. Based on these statements Vibert must have been going through a very difficult time in her personal life to say the least.
Returning to the case description, on the night of her disappearance, Vibert’s boyfriend claimed they had a violent argument and that Vibert ”was screaming, throwing things and cut her arm with a knife before she left the house that night”. She left her residence sometime before 1:00AM and walked to the nearby Marathon gas station on Miller Road, apparently a common thing for her to do.
It’s unclear what Vibert did at the Marathon station on this visit or how long she was there, but the case summary says “surveillance video from the gas station shows Vibert appearing anxious, even panicked, and she had blood on the inside of her right forearm”.
I’m assuming the blood on her right arm was the same injury mentioned during the argument with her boyfriend. The only photo I’ve seen of Vibert at the Marathon station is very small and poor quality, so it’s difficult to see the injury in that photo.
Q: Has anyone found links to the Marathon station surveillance video?
Q; Does anyone know if any Marathon employees spoke with Vibert, noticed her “panicked” behavior or the blood on her arm?
Next, the case summary says that around 1:00AM at the Marathon station she was seen entering “a red Pontiac Aztek driven by an African-American male”.
Q: Do we know if Vibert knew this person?
Q: Did Vibert approach the red Aztek driver and ask for a ride, or did the Aztek driver approach her at the Marathon station?
The case summary says Vibert asked to be taken to a restaurant, but I’ve not seen any information about this.
The case file then says the driver of the red Aztek drove Vibert to a local Flint “adult entertainment club” where she had previously worked, and that employees at the club said Vibert was in "pretty bad shape" when she arrived.
Q: What does “pretty bad shape” mean? Are these employees referring to her emotional state as reported earlier at the Marathon station, or her bleeding arm, or something else?
The next time Vibert is seen is around 2:45AM at the Mobil gas station on Saginaw Street. The surveillance video here reportedly shows her “stumbling inside the building, holding onto shelves to stay upright”.
Q: Has anyone found links to the Mobil station surveillance video?
Q: Does anyone know if Vibert had been drinking or taking any drugs/medication around this time?
From what I’ve read it’s unclear how long she was in the Mobil station or what she was doing while there, but if she was having difficulty walking this supports the “pretty bad shape” condition noted earlier at the adult club.
Also, based on the one very poor quality photo in the case file from the Mobil station video, Vibert’s right arm appears bandaged and she’s wearing a sleeveless teal-colored top instead of the tan-colored, long sleeve top she had on earlier at the Marathon station. Her purse is also not visible in this photo.
Q: Do we know if any Mobil employees spoke with Vibert or noticed her condition at this time?
Q: Was the red Aztek driver inside the station with her or did he remain in his vehicle?
At this point the case files say Vibert left the Mobil station and started walking through the parking lot while the driver of the red Aztek drove away in the opposite direction.
Vibert’s cell phone was reported found in the red Aztek several days later, so when she left the Mobil station she didn’t have her phone with her. It’s unclear whether she had her purse with her or not when she left the Mobil station, but the case files indicate her purse was found in a ditch near her home.
Its been 4 ½ years since Vibert disappeared. Are there any more recent developments in her case?
- i hope her mom gets answers too
