MISSING: Brittany Wallace Shank

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This Crime Junkie episode investigates the disappearance of 23-year-old Brittany Wallace Shank, who vanished on November 30, 2018, near Sturgis, Michigan. Brittany showed up barefoot and bleeding at a stranger's door on a freezing November night, claiming her boyfriend had wrecked their car and abandoned her. When help was on the way, she mysteriously fled into the darkness and has never been seen since. The episode explores the confusing circumstances surrounding her disappearance, including conflicting accounts about who she was with that night. Her boyfriend Sheldon claimed he wasn't with her and that she had borrowed his car alone, but witnesses at her grandmother's house saw her doing laundry with an unidentified man matching some of Sheldon's physical characteristics. The investigation reveals Brittany was struggling with substance abuse, had recently lost custody of her four children, and had a warrant out for her arrest. The case is complicated by questions about her relationships, potential drug connections, and why she would flee just before help arrived.

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• 01Brittany Wallace Shank disappeared on November 30, 2018, after seeking help at a stranger's house following a minor car incident, then fleeing before deputies arrived
• 02Witnesses saw Brittany doing laundry at her grandmother's house with an unidentified man described as having blonde hair and mutton chop sideburns, but her boyfriend Sheldon claimed she was alone
• 03Brittany was struggling with methamphetamine addiction, had lost custody of her four children, and had an active warrant for larceny at the time of her disappearance
• 04The direction Brittany was driving toward Bronson, away from where she was staying, suggests she may have been meeting drug connections in an area where she used to live
• 05Despite being known for constant social media use and regular contact with her grandmother, Brittany has had no activity or contact since the night she disappeared

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