MUS-2026-0460
Archive card
MUS-2026-0460
Missing person
- Incident
- 2002
- Indexed
- Oct 25, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Valdosta Police Department
- Location
- Valdosta GA
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Paula Wade was last seen on October 12, 2002, after leaving work at a Sam's Club in Valdosta. She and her 3-year-old son, Brandon, were reported missing on October 14 after she missed work, and neither has been found. Sources checked reported no charge connected to their disappearance. The FBI and Valdosta police made a renewed push on the case in 2023.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2002
Paula Wade is last seen on October 12, 2002, after leaving work at a Sam's Club in Valdosta.
- 2002
Paula and her son Brandon are reported missing on October 14 after she misses work.
- 2023
The FBI and Valdosta police make a renewed push on the 21-year-old case.
- 2026
Neither Paula nor Brandon has been found. Sources checked reported no charge connected to their disappearance.
Key people
The people in the file.
Paula Wade and her 3-year-old son, Brandon, of Valdosta, Georgia. Last seen October 12, 2002; reported missing October 14, 2002.
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