36: MISSING: Kristina Branum & Christopher Mittendorf

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🗓️ 15 April 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

On July 28th, 2006, Kristina Branum and Christopher Mittendorf, a young couple from Hardin County, Tennessee, were reported missing after they didn’t show up for a visit with Chris’s dad on the July 27th.

Days later, on August 1st, the couple’s car was found abandoned in a field in Lawrence County, around 50 miles away from their home. Since that day, no trace of the couple has ever been found. It’s been nearly 18 years since Kristina and Chris vanished, and investigators are still searching for them…

Kristina Branum and Christopher Mittendorf were last seen on July 27th, 2006 in Hardin County, Tennessee. Their 1994 green Geo Prism was found abandoned around 50 miles away in Lawrence County on August 1st. Since then, there has been no sign of them.

Kristina, at the time, was 17-years-old, with brown hair and eyes, a pierced navel, and a tattoo of a rose on her right hip. She stands about 5'2", and weighs around 150 pounds. Today, she would be 35 years old.

Chris, who was 21-years-old, was last seen wearing a T-shirt with a design on the front, Old Navy blue jeans, a white baseball cap, and white tennis shoes. He has brown hair, blue eyes, is 5'4", and weighs about 125 pounds. He also has a scar on his left hand between his thumb and forefinger from a burn. Today, he would be 38 years old.

Anyone who has seen Kristina Branum or Christopher Mittendorf or who has more information is asked to contact the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office at 731-925-3377, or the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.

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0:00.0	On July 28th, 2006,
0:07.0	2006, Christina Branham and Christopher Mitendorf, a young couple from Hardin County, Tennessee,
0:15.2	were reported missing after they didn't show up for a visit with Chris's dad on July 27th.
0:20.8	Days later on August 1st, the couple's car was found abandoned in the field in Lawrence
0:26.2	County around 50 miles away from their home. Since that day, no trace of the couple has ever been found.
0:34.2	It's been nearly 18 years since Christina and Chris vanished,
0:37.9	and investigators are still searching for them. Oh, Hey everyone welcome back to Detective Perspective. My name is Derek Lovasser. I'm a licensed private investigator and former police detective and each week I'll be covering an unsolved case and story format. I'll then give you my perspective on the investigation and
1:25.0	provide contact information for the individuals or organizations connected to the case
1:30.2	so that if you have any tips you can contact them directly and maybe you'll help
1:34.8	solve a case.
1:36.2	So if you're someone who's interested in true crime specifically unsolved cases and you would
1:40.2	like to hear my opinion on those investigations,
1:42.8	please consider subscribing whether you're watching on YouTube
1:45.5	or listening on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,
1:48.0	whatever platform you use, we'd love to have you.
1:51.4	All right, so tonight we're gonna be covering the disappearance of Christina Brannum and
1:54.4	Christopher Mitendorf.
1:56.1	This case is a little different than other cases we've done.
1:59.3	There's a lot of mystery around the cases that I usually cover.
2:03.0	This one as we go through it.
2:05.0	It is a mysterious case, but it does seem like the popular opinion
2:10.0	around town and amongst family members and some friends is that something bad happened to Chris and Christina and they may know the motive behind it.
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