Bramel was last seen at her mother's residence in Portland, Oregon on April 30, 2007. She may have been sighted in the Eugene/Springfield area of Oregon in early May, but that hasn't been confirmed. In early May, a car associated with her was found five miles up a Weyerhaeuser road between Deerhorn and Goodpasture Roads, in a rural area east of Springfield. There was no sign of Bramel at the scene. She has no relatives living in that area and authorities don't know why she would go there. Her case remains unsolved.