Once an investigation was launched, police reviewed surveillance footage from the hotel. It showed multiple vehicles entering and leaving the parking lot. Nonetheless, Kelley wasn’t seen getting into any of them.
Rather, various people at the motel reportedly saw Kelley walking away from the property. She was supposedly traveling along Highway 90 East and heading toward downtown. She also had her guitar, which may be the key to finding her, slung over her shoulder.
Kelley’s guitar was a left-handed Fender Stratocaster with a sunburst finish. The branding was also sanded off the headstock, a unique, identifying feature Kelley did herself.
Eddie maintains that he was not involved in Kelley’s disappearance. According to Rountree, multiple other people were under suspicion.
Additionally, Kelley’s friends hired two private investigators who have other theories.
“I don’t believe somebody came off of I-10 and scooped Kelley up. I believe she ran across somebody that she knew or was familiar with,” detailed one of the private investigators, Michael Thompson.
For instance, while in Live Oak, Kelley and Eddie came into contact with many new people. They had their picture drawn at The Frame Shop and Gallery Shop and visited the Little Bar. They also went to Armando’s Mexican Restaurant and Reece’s Auto Shop.
Moreover, there were multiple other people staying at the motel the evening Kelley vanished.
“The issue with this case is there is a large number of possibilities that are open, and that makes this case difficult,” Rountree admitted.
The exact circumstances of Kelley’s disappearance remain unclear, and her case is unsolved over four years later.
Her friends created a Facebook page entitled “Missing Kelley Brannon” to raise awareness about her case.
