Account
Apr 15, 2010
Dec 19, 2023
Brittany
Williams
31
7
44 inches
65 lbs
Black / African American
Female
In the late summer of 2000, a seven-year-old girl named Brittany Renee Williams seemingly vanished from Henrico, Virginia. She was last seen on August 18, 2000, in the company of an adult woman. Brittany, a biracial female with a light complexion, brown eyes, and short black hair, carried the weight of a difficult start to life. Her mother, Rose Marie Thompson, was diagnosed with AIDS just before Brittany's birth, and Brittany was born with the illness as well. Due to her mother's chaotic lifestyle and subsequent death in 1996, much of Brittany's early life was spent in foster care. A distinctive scar from a port-a-cath, a medical device implanted in her upper left chest for her treatments, was a permanent reminder of her health struggles. Before her death, Brittany's mother entrusted her care to a woman named Kim E. Parker, who ran a charity called Rainbow Kids Inc., which provided care for children with medical needs. The circumstances surrounding Brittany’s disappearance are deeply troubling and complex. Her absence was not immediately noticed or reported, a fact that would significantly hamper the investigation. It wasn't until Brittany failed to enroll in school that questions began to be asked. When authorities questioned her guardian, Kim Parker, her story shifted. Initially, Parker claimed she had given Brittany to two women, volunteers with her charity, who were planning to take the child for a visit to California. However, when investigators located these women, they confirmed they never had custody of Brittany and that the travel plans had not been finalized. This inconsistency cast a shadow of suspicion over Parker. Authorities learned that Parker had been the subject of previous complaints concerning potential neglect and maltreatment of the children in her care. The investigation into Brittany's whereabouts revealed that Parker had been fraudulently collecting government benefits intended for Brittany long after the child was last seen. Years have passed since Brittany Williams was last seen, and her case remains unsolved. Kim Parker was never charged in direct connection with Brittany's disappearance but was convicted on numerous fraud charges related to the benefits she collected and served time in prison. In 2021, a glimmer of hope emerged when a woman from Indiana, Kaylynn Stevenson, came forward, claiming to be the missing girl. She bore a resemblance to Brittany and even had some similar scars. However, after a thorough investigation by Henrico Police, the FBI, and the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office, which included DNA analysis and a review of medical and adoption records, it was concluded that she was not Brittany Williams. The search for Brittany continues, overshadowed by the concern that due to her medical needs, it is unlikely she could have survived for long without access to her AIDS medication. The case is a heartbreaking overview of a vulnerable child who disappeared under suspicious circumstances from the care of the person entrusted with her well-being, her absence going unnoticed for a critical period, leaving behind a mystery with no clear answers.
Aug 18, 2000
Henrico
Virginia
Henrico County
23229
No
27047
Henrico County Police Division
Henrico
Virginia
Henrico County
23273
Kevin Howdyshell
Lieutenant
1
PO Box 90775, Virginia
8045014000
County
Law Enforcement
030129111
2003-01-29
Henrico County Police Division
Black
Brown
Brown
06/22/2026
