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One year later, friends remember Brittany Stalman
Tom Zytaruk, Surrey Now
Published: Friday, November 16, 2007
Friends of a North Delta teen whose whereabouts remain a mystery after she walked away from her home during a heavy storm last November marked the first anniversary of her disappearance by releasing a bunch of balloons on Tuesday night.
Brittany Stalman, 17, walked away from her family's house in the 7400-block of Crawford Drive on November 13, 2006, with no money, only the clothes she was wearing, and carrying just a pink Walkman. Extensive searches have turned up no clues and the missing persons case continues to baffle Delta police.
One of Stalman's best pals, Brittany Venables, still hopes their paths will cross again.
Brittany Venables organized a party, where balloons were released, for friend Brittany Stalman.
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Font:****"I think she needed a new start," she said. "We hope she's still out there and needed a fresh start."
Venables, 18, remembers Stalman as "a great gal" who seemed "very sad" during the weeks leading up to her disappearance.
"We're praying for her," she said.
Venables hosted a gathering of about 30 of the missing teen's friends on Tuesday night at her house to share stories, remember and "let her know we love her."
"I've been wanting to do this for a long time," she said. "It's really hard.We pray that she's out there and she's hanging in there."
Stalman had a history of depression but hadn't run away before. She was last seen in a black zip-up bomber jacket, grey sweatpants, and blue and white Puma runners. Her hair was brown, like her eyes.
Police ask anyone who might know anything that could shed light on Stalman's case to contact Delta police Constable Deanna Church at 604-946-4411.
Missing teen's
family clings to hope after flyer campaign
Tom Zytaruk
Brittany Stalman's family and friends
bombarded North Delta with flyers on Sunday,
hoping to generate some clues as to the
missing teen's whereabouts.
The 17-year-old North Deltan has been missing
since a week ago Monday, when she was last seen
walking away from the family's house
in the 7400-block of Crawford Drive.
Brittany took no money with her and went out
with just the clothes she was wearing and a
pink walkman.
More than 100 people helped with the leaflet
campaign. Neighbours, friends and family
"all out" blanketed the North Delta area with
flyers on Sunday, said Brittany's mother Sandra.
"We probably put out 10,000 flyers yesterday,
" she said Monday. "We were handing them out
at Safeway stores, putting them in people's
grocery bags, putting them in people's mailboxes_"
But at press time Brittany's loved ones
still hadn't heard from her. "The news is
the same, unfortunately," Sandra said.
Rumours that Brittany had run off with her
boyfriend are bogus, Sandra told the Now.
"Her boyfriend is extremely distraught over
all of this.
"If she's out there, we would just like her
to call someone, contact anyone, it doesn't
matter," the worried mom pleads. "Whatever
the problem is, it can be dealt with.
We just want her back, we want to hear from her.
If she's able to, just phone one of her friends - anybody - just to let us know that she's out there."
Brittany has a history of depression but had
never run away before. She's a North Delta
secondary student and until recently worked
at Gourmet Pita in Nordel. She was last seen
wearing a black zip-up bomber jacket,
grey sweatpants and blue and white Puma runners.
She's five feet six inches tall,
110 pounds
and has long brown hair
and brown eyes.
She used to wear braces but they were recently
removed.
Anyone with information is asked to
contact Delta police Const.
Deanna Church at 604-946-4411.
