None of Brenda’s friends or family could’ve guessed that Thanksgiving 1990 would be the last time they’d see the sweet 33-year-old mother of three. For weeks, it seemed like Brenda had vanished into thin air, but eventually finding her just lead to more questions that are still unanswered to this day.
Courtesy of Miami Valley Crime Stoppers
Episode Info
If you know anything about the murder of Brenda Gaddis in 1990, please call the Cold Case Unit at the Dayton Police Department at (937) 333-7109.
To apply for the Cold Case Playing Cards grant through Season of Justice, please visit www.seasonofjustice.org.
Brenda Gaddis. Courtesy: Dayton Police Department
Brenda’s obituary in the newspaper, published December 16, 1990. Courtesy: Dayton Daily News
The former location of Hoover Lanes, the bowling alley where Brenda worked on and off. Courtesy: audiochuck staff
Tire tracks found at the scene where Brenda’s body was found. Courtesy: Dayton Police Department
Photo from the crime scene where Brenda’s body was found. Courtesy: Dayton Police Department
Photo of Guthrie Road, where Brenda’s body was found. Courtesy: Dayton Police Department
The home police searched in 2022. Courtesy: audiochuck staff
Where Brenda’s body was found as it is in 2023. Courtesy: audiochuck staff
Where Brenda’s body was found as it is in 2023. Courtesy: audiochuck staff
Episode Source Material
- Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH): Classy Graduates: These area high school students overcame long odds to excel in school by Franki V. Ransom via newspapers.com.
- Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH): Friend’s death stuns roommate by Dwayne Bray.
- Weather Underground: Vandalia, OH Weather History.
- WHIO-TV (Dayton, OH): Miami Valley Murder Mystery: New evidence could lead to break in 30-year cold case murder by Cheryl McHenry.