Disappearance of Melissa Brannen

Caleb Daniel Hughes
Caleb Daniel Hughes
	Hughes shortly before he was released from prison in 2019
Born	January 1966 (age 58); Virginia, U.S.
Criminal status	Released
Conviction(s)	Abduction with intent to defile; Unauthorized use of a vehicle; Driving under the influence; Speeding;
Criminal penalty	50 years imprisonment

Melissa Brannen
Melissa Brannen
Born	April 12, 1984; Virginia, U.S.
Disappeared	December 3, 1989 (aged 5); Lorton, Virginia, US
Status	Missing for 34 years, 4 months and 9 days
Parents	Michael Brannen (father); Tammy Brannen (mother);

The disappearance of Melissa Brannen occurred on December 3, 1989, at the Woodside Apartments in Lorton, Virginia. The five-year-old daughter of Michael and Tammy Brannen, she was raised by her single mother who lived in the complex. She disappeared while attending a party held at the complex for its residents. Caleb Daniel Hughes, a handyman for the complex, was convicted of abduction with the intent to defile and sentenced to 50 years in prison. Her body has never been found, she has never been proven to be dead, and murder charges have never been filed. The case is considered an unsolved homicide by local police.

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