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The Disappearance of Brittany Tee

● Active Missing — 3 Years Dedicated Tip Line Active Brookfield, Massachusetts January 10, 2023
Missing Person
Brittany Ambose Tee
Age at Disappearance
35 (would be 38)
Last Seen
January 10, 2023 — 8:30 PM
Last Known Location
Main Street near Lewis Field, Brookfield, MA
Reported Missing
January 13, 2023
Investigating Agencies
MSP, Brookfield PD, Worcester Co. DA
Tip Line
508-453-7589 (Anonymous)
Case Status
Active — No Arrests
About the Missing Person

Brittany Ambose Tee

Brittany Tee
Full NameBrittany Ambose Tee
Date of BirthNovember 26, 1987
Age Missing35 (would be 38)
Height / Weight5'6" / 120 lbs
Hair / EyesBrown / Blue
Last WearingBlack winter coat, hoodie, jeans, work boots
Missing FromBrookfield, Massachusetts

Brittany Ambose Tee was 35 years old, a Brookfield resident known to her community as caring, funny, and full of warmth. To her niece and nephew she was the adored "fun aunt." Her friend Matti Sjoblom described her as someone who made an impact on everyone she touched: caring, funny, loving, kind, hard-working. She had previously worked as a manager at Bay Path Spirits, a liquor store in Brookfield, where she was a familiar and well-liked presence.

Brittany had struggled with alcohol for about two years before her disappearance, a battle she and her family were open about. By December 2022, her sister Bethany said Brittany seemed to have turned a corner. She was applying for jobs, looking forward, and by Christmas that year, Bethany said, "I felt like she was back to normal. Like my sister was back." Two weeks after that Christmas, Brittany disappeared.

On the evening of January 10, 2023, Brittany called her mother from her boyfriend's cell phone. She told her she was upset about something she didn't want to discuss, and that she was heading to her mother's house in Spencer. She left on foot — her own car was not working. She removed the SIM card from her phone but took the phone itself, along with her iPad and wallet. She was never seen again.

Brittany Tee
Brittany Tee
01
Background

What We Know

At approximately 8:30 PM on January 10, 2023, Brittany Tee walked away from the home she shared with her boyfriend on Main Street in Brookfield, Massachusetts. She was last seen heading in the direction of Lewis Field. She planned to walk to her mother's house in Spencer. That walk would have been approximately six miles. She never arrived. Before leaving, she removed the SIM card from her cell phone and left it behind, but took the phone itself, her iPad, and her wallet.

Her boyfriend did not report her missing. On Thursday evening, January 12, Brittany's mother texted her boyfriend asking if Brittany was okay because she wasn't answering her phone. He called back and said he thought she was with her family. That exchange set off the alarm. Her family reported her missing to Brookfield Police on January 13, 2023, three days after she disappeared. Surveillance footage from January 6 showing Brittany in the area was later released by investigators. No footage from the night of January 10 has been publicly shared.

Investigators have stated that the case is not being treated as a criminal matter and that all parties, including Brittany's boyfriend, have cooperated fully. No person of interest has been named. Brittany's family has said privately that they believe something happened to her and that she would not have left voluntarily. The SIM card removal and the circumstances of her leaving — on foot in January, upset, without a working car — have raised ongoing questions within the community about what those final hours looked like.

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Case Timeline

How It Unfolded

December 2022
Brittany Turning Her Life Around
By Christmas 2022, Brittany's family said she seemed like herself again — applying for jobs, looking forward, reconnecting with the people she loved. Her sister Bethany described it as having her real sister back for the first time in a long time. Two weeks later, she was gone.
January 10, 2023 — 8:30 PM
Brittany Leaves on Foot — Never Arrives
Brittany called her mother from her boyfriend's cell phone, upset about something she didn't want to discuss. She said she was heading to her mother's house in Spencer. She removed the SIM card from her own phone and left it behind, then walked out of the Main Street home near Lewis Field carrying her phone, iPad, and wallet. Her car was not working. She was last seen walking away from the house. She never arrived at her mother's.
January 12–13, 2023
Family Discovers She Is Missing — Report Filed
On Thursday evening, Brittany's mother texted her boyfriend to ask if she was okay. He said he thought she was with her family. That exchange revealed a three-day gap with no one checking on her. Her mother called Bethany, and the family immediately reported her missing to Brookfield Police on January 13. Her boyfriend had not reported her absence in the days between her leaving and the family's discovery.
January 2023 — Weeks Following
Massive Multi-Agency Search Launched
Massachusetts State Police Special Emergency Response Team, K-9 units, drone units, helicopters, Brookfield and Worcester Police, Worcester Police Cadets, Berkshire Mountain Search and Rescue, and Central Massachusetts Search and Rescue all participated. Over 250 acres were searched along Routes 9 and 148. Dive teams searched Quaboag Pond and other water bodies in the area. No evidence of Brittany's whereabouts was found. Investigators contacted Apple and Facebook for digital data. A dedicated anonymous tip line was established at 508-453-7589.
January 10, 2024 — One-Year Anniversary
Community Vigil Held — Case Still Active
Family, friends, and community members gathered on the Brookfield Common for a candlelight vigil. Recording artist Sam James sang two of Brittany's favorite Tom Petty songs. Worcester County DA Joseph Early said his investigators would not stop. Bethany Tee said they were in frequent contact with the lead detective.
September 2024
Private Investigation Nonprofit Takes on Case
Private Investigations for the Missing, a nonprofit led by retired police chief Lou Barry, accepted Brittany's case. Barry noted the case was approaching two years old and fit the criteria for their involvement. The organization had located missing people in other cases and has received nearly 500 requests since 2018.
January 10, 2025 — Two-Year Anniversary
Private Investigator Active — New Names Being Developed
Lou Barry told media that his team was more than two months into the case and still uncovering new names to pursue. "Two years is not a long time on a case like this," he said. The Worcester County DA's office confirmed the investigation remained active. A second vigil was held for Brittany in Brookfield.
January 10, 2026 — Three-Year Anniversary
Brookfield Police Renew Public Appeal
On the third anniversary of her disappearance, Brookfield Police posted a renewed public appeal on Facebook asking anyone with information, no matter how minor, to come forward. Three years after Brittany walked out of that house, she has still not been found. No arrests have been made. The dedicated tip line remains active.
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Investigation

The Investigation

The investigation is led by the Massachusetts State Police, the Brookfield Police Department, and the Worcester County District Attorney's Office, with private investigation support from Private Investigations for the Missing since late 2024. In the weeks immediately following Brittany's disappearance, law enforcement deployed one of the most extensive searches conducted in the region in recent memory: over 250 acres searched on foot, by air, and underwater, spanning multiple jurisdictions. Despite that scale and three years of continued investigation, Brittany has not been found.

The Worcester County DA has consistently stated the case is not being treated as a criminal investigation and that all parties cooperated. No person of interest has been identified publicly. However, Brittany's family has been transparent that they do not believe she left voluntarily. Several details have drawn attention from observers: the removal of her SIM card before leaving, the fact that she was walking six miles in January without a working car, the three-day delay before anyone reported her missing, and the fact that her boyfriend did not report her absence at all.

Investigators contacted both Apple and Facebook in the early days of the case to recover digital data. Surveillance footage from days before the disappearance was released but nothing from the night itself has been made public. The dedicated tip line, 508-453-7589, or email at WorcesterDAUnresolved@mass.gov, remains active and all tips are taken seriously. Anonymous tips are accepted.

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How to Help

Help Find Brittany

Physical Description
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 120 lbs
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Last seen wearing: Black winter coat, hoodie, jeans, work boots
Age now: 38
Submit a Tip — Anonymous Tips Accepted

Any information, no matter how small it may seem, could be what brings Brittany home. All tips are confidential. Anonymous tips are accepted.

Dedicated Tip Line: (508) 453-7589

Email (anonymous): WorcesterDAUnresolved@mass.gov

Massachusetts State Police: (508) 829-8326

Brookfield Police Department: (508) 867-5570

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In Her Memory

She Is Not Forgotten

Brittany Tee was 35 years old. She was funny and caring and loved her niece and nephew. She was the friend who showed up for concerts and car rides and sunsets. She was working her way back from a hard stretch in her life and, by all accounts, she had made it. Christmas 2022, her family said, was the best they had seen her in years. She was herself again. And then she walked out into a January night and disappeared.

Three years have passed. Her mother Susan has said she will not stop. Her sister Bethany has spoken publicly again and again, carrying the grief of not knowing, not because it helps her but because Brittany deserves to be named and remembered and searched for. A whole community has gathered in the dark on the Brookfield Common multiple times now to say that they have not moved on. Worcester DA Joseph Early has said they will not stop. A private investigator took on the case two years in and said there are still names to pursue and conversations to have.

Someone in Brookfield or Spencer or the towns between them knows something about what happened on the night of January 10, 2023. The tip line is 508-453-7589. Anonymous tips are accepted. Brittany Tee is not forgotten.

Sources
Spectrum News 1 — One-Year Anniversary, January 2024; Private Investigator Coverage, January 2025  |  CBS Boston — One-Year Anniversary Coverage, January 2024  |  NBC Boston — Search Coverage, January 2023; One-Year Coverage, January 2024  |  NBC News / Dateline — Search Coverage, January 2023  |  Western Mass News — Three-Year Anniversary, January 2026  |  Spencer Journal — One-Year Coverage, January 2024  |  Dark Downeast — Case Overview, 2025  |  Private Investigations for the Missing — Case Page
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