Brach, circa 1977.

Helen Vorhees Brach
Missing since February 17, 1977 from Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota.
Classification: Missing

Vital Statistics

• Date Of Birth: N/A
• Age at Time of Disappearance: 65 years old
• Distinguishing Characteristics: Brach was a bit overweight at the time of her disappearance.

Circumstances of Disappearance
Brach had just finished a brief, uneventful checkup at the hospital where doctors pronounced her fit and hale, if not a little overweight. She paid her bill at the clinic and was walking back to the hotel to catch a flight from Rochester to Chicago when she stopped at a gift shop and bought some sundries. Her last words to the clerk are still the subject of much confusion. "I'm in a hurry," she said. "My houseman is waiting." The clerk swears Brach used the word "houseman" and the present tense, although no one was seen with Brach and it was believed that she traveled to Rochester alone.

In July of 1994, Richard Bailey was convicted of conspiring to murder and soliciting someone to murder Brach. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison and a fine of 1 million dollars. Authorities allege that wealthy horseman Silas Jayne schemed with Richard Bailey to solicit Brach's murder. Bailey was convicted of conspiracy in her disappearance but Jayne was never charged. Silas Jayne died in 1987 from leukemia. Silas Janye is also a possible suspect in the disappearances of 3 other woman, Ann Miller, Patricia Blough, and Renee Bruhl.

Brach is the wife of the son of the founder of the Brach candy empire.


Richard Bailey.

Investigators
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The Doe Network
doenetwork@angelfire.com

NCIC Number: N/A

Source Information:
Crime Library
Northwest Indiana News
Illinois Police & Sheriff's News