24 years later, Gina Dawn Brooks case a mystery

FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. -- Twenty-four years after a 14-year-old girl disappeared from near her Fredericktown home, leads still trickle in concerning the disappearance of Gina Dawn Brooks.

Gina was last seen Aug. 5, 1989. She is presumed dead, but her remains were never found.

She had been riding her red 10-speed bicycle between 10 and 10:30 p.m., near her home. The bike was found on the street.

There were reports of a light blue, gray or green station wagon at about the time a witness heard a scream in the neighborhood.

FBI spokeswoman Rebecca Wu told the Daily Journal newspaper in Park Hills, Mo. that new information still comes in from time to time, and agents investigate every tip. Fredericktown police also consider the case open and they, too, investigate any tip that comes their way.

Bryant Squires reportedly made a deathbed confession in 1996, indicating himself and Nathan "Danny" Williams, who was charged with first-degree murder in 1999. The charges against Williams were eventually dropped because of lack of evidence. Squires reportedly was the driver of the station wagon.

Williams is in prison for raping a young girl in St. Louis, a crime that occurred months after Gina's disappearance. He denied involvement in the kidnapping or killing of Gina.

"I didn't kill anybody," he said after a 1999 court hearing.

Squires died of cancer soon after his confession.

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Information from: Daily Journal, http://dailyjournalonline.com

Pertinent address:

Fredericktown, Mo.