Brandi was last seen in Nipton, California on October 9, 1982. Her mother went to work, leaving her in the care of her boyfriend, 37-year-old Daniel James Waters. Brandi's mother had been living with Waters for about six months by this time. When she returned home from work, both Brandi and Waters were missing. A stuffed teddy bear, a blue blanket with an embroidered yellow duck and a multicolored patchwork blanket had also disappeared from the home. Authorities issued an arrest warrant for Waters and finally found him in a remote area near Blue Diamond, Nevada on January 3, 1983 but Brandi was not with him. She has never been heard from again. Brandi has a lazy right eye. She has a vertical scar on the right side of her upper lip and nose.