A Mom Remembers Her Daughter As Search Continues For Molino Woman’s Killer

April 30, 2024

On Sunday afternoon, April 30, 2017, Anna Louise Brown was out for a jog on Gibson Road in Molino.

She never made it home.

Brown, 38, was found face down on the side of the road near the Alligator Creek bridge. She had been shot multiple times.

And her murderer remains on the run.

“Seven Long Hard Years, We Have Shed Many a Tear,” Sue Brown wrote in a poem (reprinted below) in remembrance of her daughter on the seventh anniversary of her death. “Longing for Peace, Solace of Some Kind, Hoping for Justice, At Least.”

A nearby witness observed an older model silver vehicle drive past his residence. A short time later, the vehicle drove back past his residence again. Moments later the witness heard approximately six to eight gunshots.
The victim had recently finalized her divorce from her ex-husband Manuel De-Jesus Vega, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. A family member expressed concern to investigators about Vega due to him being both verbally and physically abusive.

Anna Brown’s murder was one of four cases that were the focus of retired certified law enforcement detectives during a two-day Cold Case Symposium hosted by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.

The ECSO said Monday that they are continuing to investigate the case.

Anyone with information on the murder is asked to contact the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620 or call Gulf Coast Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP.

Below: NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

Comments

4 Responses to “A Mom Remembers Her Daughter As Search Continues For Molino Woman’s Killer”

  1. Local on May 1st, 2024 7:38 am

    I remember when this incident was first posted here on NE…. It’s hard to believe that someone hasn’t been held accountable… Literal murders walk freely amongst us… Anyone that may have information and refuses to be forthcoming is just as culpable and reprehensible…

  2. dave lamb on May 1st, 2024 3:19 am

    RIP dear Anna, your kids are doing well ,but dearly miss you. Uncle David longs for justice. The killer will meet his creator one day. Hope the killer knows that one day he will atone.

  3. Kari Rowland (Ard) on May 1st, 2024 12:23 am

    RIP ANNA BROWN. Such a beautiful and kind soul!!
    “For nothing is secret that will not be revealed nor anything hidden that will not become to light.” Luke 8:17

  4. Grammie on April 30th, 2024 11:48 pm

    Please, please if anyone has even the smallest thought that they could have seen anything at all, no matter how small the detail please report it, or has had anyone tell them anything at all about Anna Browns murder, please report it. The Browns are a wonderful family that we have known many years, they deserve justice for Anna! They
    Have suffered for seven long years. If you know anyone’s location that could be
    Connected to this murder please report that also. Remember to keep the Browns in
    your prayers