Missing Man: Brian Sullivan--NY--07/07/2007

[Kelly]

BRIAN SULLIVAN
Alias: Charles Brizwald
DOB:  Dec 5, 1987
Missing:  Jul 7, 2007
Height:  5'11" (180 cm)
Eyes:  Blue
Race:  White
Age at time of disappearance: 19
Sex:  Male
Weight:  170 lbs (77 kg)
Hair:  Black 
Hair, Other: Very thick eyebrows

Clothing: Brian was last seen wearing blue jean shorts, a pinstriped button down long sleeve shirt, flip flops, and a green baseball cap.  

Missing From:
ROCHESTER
NY
United States
 
Brian was last seen on July 7, 2007. His car was found at a dead end street, backed up towards the woods. His wallet and cash card were in the car. His nickname is Sully. 
 
Monroe County Sheriff's Department (New York) 1-585-753-4900 

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Print a poster: http://www.projectjason.org/aan/AAN_BrianSullivan.pdf

[Kelly]

Family Website: http://www.myspace.com/helpfindbriansullivan

[Kelly]

From the Family:

"Family of Missing Man Brian Sullivan to Hold Prayer Service

Rochester, NY  October 4, 2007 - The family of missing 19 year old Chili native Brian Sullivan, will be holding a prayer service on Sunday, October 7th at 3:30 pm. The service will take place at 1372 Paul Road (off Route 259) in Churchville and will mark the 3 month anniversary of his disappearance. The public is invited.

Family members will be on hand to speak to the media about Brians case.

More information is available by emailing mcamman@ncmec.org or by calling (585) 242-0900 x 3346 or (585) 303-5773."

[Kelly]

http://www.whec.com/article/stories/S218595.shtml?cat=565

Posted at: 10/07/2007 07:15:00 PM
 
By: Deanna King
 

Chili teen has now been missing for three months 

CHILI - The parents of a missing Chili teenager held a prayer vigil on Sunday to mark the three-month anniversary of his disappearance.

There have been few new leads and no sign of the 19-year-old. 

"I can't describe it, what were going through, it's one of the hardest things I've ever done in my life," said his mother Barbara Sullivan.

Brian was last seen July 8th. His car was found near a wooded area in Gates. Police spent an entire day searching the woods, but found nothing.

Sullivan's mother says she never could have imagined her son would be the face on a missing persons poster.

"I always stopped to look and those posters and now seeing him I just hope that other people do take the time to look at these posters, because you never know," said Barbara.

Melissa Swald Camman, of The Centers for Missing and Exploited Children, says it's important to constantly get information out about Brian.   

"Somebody who may not have heard of the case hears of it on this evening's news and it's going to be the one tip that leads to some sort of conclusion here," said Camman.

Brian's sister has even started a MySpace page in hopes of getting tips on his whereabouts. You can click here to view the page: http://www.myspace.com/helpfindbriansullivan

Anyone with information on Brian Sullivan's disappearance is asked to call the Monroe County Sheriff's Department (New York) at 1-585-753-4900.

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is investigating this case.

[Kelly]

www.13wham.com

Search Continues for Man Missing Since July
Last Update: 8:21 am 


 Search Continues for Man Missing Since July
 (Chili, N.Y.) -- The family of a missing 19-year-old man from Chili is hoping new efforts will help them figure out what happened to their son.

Brian Sullivan was last seen July 9 at a Burger King on Chili Avenue in Gates. His car was found less than a mile away.

Family members say they're creating a poster with Brians picture on it- to hand out to truck drivers- in the event they see or hear anything about his disappearance.

They've also started a MySpace page reaching out to anyone who might have information.
 

[Kelly]

http://www.mpnnow.com/news/x368603330

Sullivan family clings to hope

By Amy Cavalier, staff writer
Gates-Chili Post
Wed Oct 10, 2007, 09:09 AM EDT

Chili, N.Y. -
Barbara Sullivan, the mother of missing 19-year-old Brian Sullivan of Chili, was relieved when a search of the woods at the end of Lettington Avenue came up empty.

“I didn’t want him to be found in those woods,” she said, “so I was very thankful that he wasn’t because it probably wouldn’t have been a good thing.”

Brian Sullivan was last seen in the drive-through at the Chili Avenue Burger King at 5:38 a.m. July 8. Earlier that night, he spent time at a friend’s house watching a movie.

His 1995 red Pontiac Sunfire was found at the end of Lettington Avenue, in front of the woods. According to a myspace page dedicated to finding Brian, he was last seen wearing blue shorts, a blue and white pinstriped button-down shirt, a green baseball cap and flip-flops. He is 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 170 pounds. 

“We’re just trying to hang in there and keep it in the news and do everything we can to find him,” said his mother.

“It gets easier and easier the more people you talk to,” said his father, Daniel Sullivan. “You’re not breaking down and crying.”

On Sunday, Oct. 8, the three-month anniversary of Brian’s disappearance, about 75 family members and friends gathered at the Sullivans’ Chili home for a prayer vigil.

“People I don’t even know showed up,” said Barbara Sullivan.

Brian’s sister, Brittney Murphy, 21, has set up a myspace page to raise awareness of her brother’s disappearance.

On Monday, the site received 800 hits, said Barbara Sullivan.

“I had my niece here and we just watched the numbers go up,” she said. “We just couldn’t believe it.”

She is also spreading the word with posters, which she’s sent to friends in other states, truck drivers and even a moving company in Rochester. She and her husband have received a lot of advice and support from organizations such as www.projectjason.org and Teen Hope, an organization of people who have lost loved ones or found them.

“They’re volunteers that call ... we have a guy that calls us a couple times a week to see how we’re doing,” she said. “We’ve been very fortunate.”

Police have been checking his phone records and trying to interview people they’ve already interviewed.

“They’ve been supportive, but I think they’re just at a dead-end,” she said. “It’s just like he disappeared.”

Anyone with information on Brian Sullivan’s disappearance should contact the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office by calling 911 or (585) 753-4176.

[Kelly]

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071025/NEWS01/710250353/1002/NEWS

No major clues in 3-month search for Chili man

Ernst Lamothe Jr.
Staff writer


(October 25, 2007)  CHILI  Expanding the search nationally has not yielded significant clues to the whereabouts of a Chili man who disappeared three months ago. But officials said missing-person cases like this take time and patience.

Brian Sullivan, 19, of 1372 Paul Road was last seen July 7 at the Burger King restaurant on Chili Avenue in Gates. His red 1995 Pontiac Sunfire was found nearby. There were no signs of foul play in or around the vehicle. Searchers have combed more than 100 acres in the woods where Sullivan was last seen.

Since then, his family has worked with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and created a poster of Sullivan, linking it to its Web site for national exposure.

"We do encourage families not to give up," said Robert Russo, case manager for the National Center. "Just this month, we had a kid from Syracuse that was missing for five years that was recovered. You have to keep hope."

Daniel Greene, former Monroe County undersheriff, said his office has had dozens of leads and doesn't plan on ruling anything out. He said the case is considered high priority.

"We have weekly and sometimes daily briefings," said Greene. "We have had some leads that generated other follow-up leads. But it is too early to call any lead promising as we look at it one piece at a time."

Sullivan graduated from Churchville-Chili High School and attended Monroe Community College last summer.

[Kelly]

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071120/NEWS01/71120012/1002/NEWS

Family of missing man to offer reward

Ernst Lamothe Jr.
Staff writer


(November 20, 2007)  CHILI  After four months of patiently waiting with no avail for a tip that would lead to a Chili man being found, his family has stepped up their efforts by offering a reward.

The family had offered $1,000 for information that will lead to the recovery of Brian Sullivan.

Sullivan, 19, of 1372 Paul Road was last seen July 7 at the Burger King restaurant on Chili Avenue in Gates. His red 1995 Pontiac Sunfire was found nearby. There were no signs of foul play in or around the vehicle. Searchers have combed more than 100 acres in the woods where Sullivan was last seen.

Since then, his family has worked with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and created a poster of Sullivan, linking it to its Web site for national exposure.

[Kelly]

http://www.whec.com/article/stories/S262524.shtml?cat=566

Parents offer reward for information on missing son
 

11/20/07

A local teenager has been missing for more than four months.

No one has seen or heard from Brian Sullivan since July.

Sullivan was last seen at a Burger King on Chili Avenue near Interstate 390. That was July 8th.

His red Pontiac Sunfire was found nearby in a wooded area.

Brian Sullivan's parents have said it before and now they're saying it again. They will not give up hope until they find out what happened to their son.

His family will give $1,000 to anyone who can tell them where he is.

Back in July, the Monroe County Sheriff's office organized a search for Sullivan. Four 10-man teams worked in shifts combing through a wooded area in Gates.

It's where Sullivan's car was found.

The army reserves and rescue dogs were also called in to help with the search.

Sullivan was last seen at the Chili Avenue Burger King the morning of July 8th, since then, no one has heard from him.

[Kelly]

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wxxi/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1186408&sectionID=1

Family of Missing Chili Teen Puts up Reward

Alex Crichton

ROCHESTER, NY (2007-11-20) The family of a Chili teenager missing for four months has put up a one thousand dollar reward for information leading to the discovery of his whereabouts.

19-year old Brian Sullivan was last seen at a Burger King on Chili Avenue on the morning of July 8th.

His mother, Barbara Sullivan, says the family wants to keep Brian's face and story alive. She says she can't explain what her family is going through not knowing what has happened to him.

Brian Sullivan had a passion for hiking, and authorities say with the onset of hunting season, there's an opportunity to find evidence that may be in wooded areas.

Another factor is the return of many people to the area for the holidays. That may shed some more light on the situation.

Investigators are also seeking information on Sullivan's whereabouts before he went to the Burger King in the wee hours of July 8th.

Sgt. Doug Comanzo with the Monroe County Sheriff's Department says they've conducted several extensive searches in the area where Sullivan's abandoned car was found.

A missing persons report on Sullivan was issued July 11th.

Sgt. Comanzo says their investigation began at that point. He says they've worked on a number of leads, but have no determination on where Sullivan is at this point.

Barbara Sullivan says someone out there knows what happened to her son, or where he may be now.
She says Brian is someone's son, brother, uncle, nephew, grandchild, cousin and friend. She's asking for help from the public in finding him.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Monroe County Sheriff's Department at 753-4900.

[Kelly]

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071121/NEWS01/711210364/1002/NEWS

Chili family offers $1,000 reward to find their missing son


Ernst Lamothe Jr.
Staff writer

(November 21, 2007)  CHILI Hoping a financial incentive provides some answers after four months of patiently waiting, the family of a missing man is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to his recovery.

Brian Sullivan, 19, of Chili was last seen July 7 at the Burger King restaurant on Chili Avenue in Gates. His red 1995 Pontiac Sunfire was found nearby. There were no signs of foul play in or around the vehicle.

Searchers have combed more than 100 acres in the woods where Sullivan was last seen.

The family considered a reward early on but wanted to give investigators time to go through the case. But now, they believe something new has to be done.

"We thought this was the best way to let people know that he still hasn't been found," said Barbara Sullivan, his mother. "We thought this would help someone who was afraid to come forward and help. Someone knows where Brian is."

Since his disappearance, the Sullivan family has worked with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and created a poster, linking it to its Web site for national exposure.

"Anytime you can offer something additional to get eyes back on the situation, then that's a good thing," said Ed Suk, executive director of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's New York affiliate. "Jogging someone's memory that Brian is still missing is important because with situations like this, it is often out of sight, out of mind."

Expanding the search nationally has not yielded significant clues to the whereabouts of Sullivan. Officials have said missing-person cases like this take time and patience.

Suk said with hunting season under way, he is urging deer hunters to be on the look out for Sullivan.

In addition, the holiday season may offer hope.

"There are people coming back to the greater Rochester area for Thanksgiving who may have information and give us a viable lead," he said.

Sullivan graduated from Churchville-Chili High School and was attending Monroe Community College.

[Kelly]

New Photos:


Brian with shorter hair  (his hair was longer than the original photo when he disappeared)

[Kelly]

Brian is now on Project Jason's 18 Wheel Angel campaign. A special poster has been made for him and can be downloaded and printed for placement. More information about the program, and the link for the poster can be found here:

http://projectjason.org/18wheel.shtml

In addition to the campaign, Brian is also featured in a national trucking publication, either Through the Gears or Independent Contractor. These free magazines are distributed in truck stops nationwide and have a circulation of about 150,000.

Through the Gears and Independent Contractor are two of Target Media Partner's many publications. In partnership with Project Jason, they each feature two missing persons each per month. You can pick up your free copies at a local truck stop, but if it's far from you, you may want to call and ask if they carry that magazine. These are NOT with the regular for purchase magazines.

You can also see the current campaign information on this Target Media Partners site: http://www.thetrucker.com/Features/Missing_Week_4.aspx

We hope this helps in the search for Brian. Please consider printing and placing a poster in businesses in your community.

Updates on Brian's Case: http://www.projectjason.org/forums/index.php?topic=1267



Thank you.

Kelly, Project Jason

[Kelly]

Brian’s Story

By Barbara Sullivan, Brian’s Mother

July 8th, 2007 was a beautiful day. My husband was cooking ribs on the grill, one of Brian's favorites. I was starting to think I should give him a call. He had recently bought a car and had not returned from the evening before. I thought he was at a friend’s house and then spent the night.

An officer from the Monroe County Sheriff pulled up at our house, and that is when my family’s nightmare began. He asked for Brian, and then informed us that Brian's car had been found on a dead end street which is surrounded by 125 aces of woods. Nothing was out of place. He said they were not going to tow it because maybe he went with someone and was coming back for it. I called him on his phone and it went straight to voice mail. I went to see the car and because I did not yet get a key, I was unable to get into it. His cash card, phone charger, and wallet were on the seat. My husband and I decided to leave it there hoping he would come back for it. He never did come back to it. The next day we towed it.

We still thought maybe he had just taken off for a couple of days. He never had before, but he is19. He was undecided about returning to the community college he had been attending and was possibly going to look out of state. We had been discussing that he should either sign up for school or get a job.

My family had conducted a couple of searches on their own and then at our insistence that something was not right, the police did 2 searches. They then reported Brian as missing and started getting ready for a big search with horses, dogs, army national guard, swat, police, atv's, and helicopters. They did not even pick up a scent.

Since then we have handed out flyers with the help of the community and some local trucking companies. We have sent flyers to friends and family out of state. When ever I hear of someone traveling, I ask them to take some. These are at the Canadian and American borders and some thruway booths. We have him listed on many missing persons’ websites. We have created a MySpace account for him and have used that to keep the message out. Recently, we offered a reward. We have tried to keep it in the news every 3 to 4 weeks.

I have not slept for more than 2 hours at a time since this began. One minute I feel like he’s O.K., then a wave of nausea hits me thinking he would never just not call me. My daughter who is 21, newly married, and pregnant with a husband deployed, needs her baby brother. He was excited about Brittney being pregnant and becoming an uncle. My husband who is disabled to begin with has aged 20 yrs both physically and mentally. His friends and extended family are also hurting. Life just isn’t the same with out him here. We do believe that some one knows what happened or where our Brian is.

I am asking the 18 Wheel Angels for help. We could never begin to reach the amount of people you can and I think timing is of the essence. My family and I appreciate all the help you can. You truly are angels.

[Denise]

http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PubCaseSearchServlet?act=viewChildDetail&caseNum=1076583&orgPrefix=NCMA&seqNum=1&caseLang=en_US&searchLang=en_US
   
Case Handled By: 
 
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children - 1-800-843-5678 
 
BRIAN SULLIVAN 
Case Type: Endangered Missing   
DOB: Dec 5, 1987 Sex: Male
Missing Date: Jul 7, 2007 Race: White
Age Now: 20 Height:  5'11" (180 cm)
Missing City: ROCHESTER Weight:  170 lbs (77 kg)
Missing State : NY Hair Color: Black
Missing Country: United States Eye Color: Blue

Case Number: NCMA1076583 
Circumstances: Both photos shown are of Brian. He was last seen on July 7, 2007. Brian's nickname is Sully.