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Thursday, April 25, 2013  The mother of a New York woman who disappeared while on a vacation to South Carolina is visiting the state four years later.

Monday, October 08, 2012  The family of a New York woman who disappeared more than three years ago in South Carolina has held a candlelight vigil to mark her 21st birthday.

Sunday, April 29, 2012  The memory of a missing teenager from upstate New York is being preserved three years after she disappeared while on spring break in South Carolina.

Monday, August 01, 2011  Authorities investigating the disappearance two years ago of a New York State teenager are focusing on a Georgetown County motel.

Monday, April 25, 2011  It was exactly two years ago Monday, April 25, that Brittanee Drexel, a teenager from New York on the Grand Strand for spring break, disappeared.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011 

Friday, March 11, 2011  Relatives are planning fundraisers to mark the two years since a New York teen was reported missing in Myrtle Beach.

Monday, January 10, 2011  Myrtle Beach officials have called in a special team of investigators to review the case of a New York teenager who went missing nearly two years ago while on spring break in Myrtle Beach.

Thursday, November 04, 2010  Prosecutors have dropped charges against a man who had been charged with an attempted kidnapping in Myrtle Beach.

Friday, July 30, 2010  Charleston County Sheriff Al Cannon says detectives are comparing the 1998 killing of Shannon McConaughey to the 2009 disappearance of Brittanee Drexel.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010  Investigators in the case of missing spring breaker Brittanee Drexel say they've developed three, possibly four, persons of interest in connection to the teen's disappearance.

Monday, December 07, 2009  A new tip has reignited the search effort in Georgetown County for missing spring breaker Brittanee Drexel who vanished from Ocean Boulevard in April.

Sunday, May 10, 2009  Sunday morning, the largest search in 13 days will take place for a missing New York teen who was last seen in the heart of Myrtle Beach.

Sunday, May 10, 2009  A pastor from Albany, N.Y., has offered an $11,000 reward for information that helps find 17-year-old Brittanee Drexel who vanished from Myrtle Beach two weeks ago.

Friday, May 01, 2009  MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) -- Police looking for a missing 17-year-old New York girl are searching a couple of rivers and a highway about 30 miles south of Myrtle Beach.  Myrtle Beach Police Capt. David Knipes says officers are following a number of different tips in the disappearance of Brittanee Drexel.