Police lights and crime scene tape are unfamiliar sites for residents on Nichols Lane in Maywood block was filled with family and police. Carlos Cortez was present and curious as to what was going on in his neighborhood Saturday. He later learned there was concern surrounding his next door neighbors. 73 year old Myrtle Brown and her son, 35 year old former NFL Safety, Sergio Brown, her family came and knocked on the door and was and was looking for her because they put out *** police report she was missing for 72 hours. So we try to help them as much as possible just hours into the search with no signs of Myrtle or Sergio. Police decided to widen the search area. It was Saturday evening when they found Myrtle's body unresponsive in this creek less than 100 yards from her home, Myrtle. She was an outstanding woman and I'm hoping that she's in the right place and I hope she's, you know, she's with God and like I said, I would have never expected this in *** million years while police search for Sergio neighbors are assisting with the timeline. Cortez tells us he last saw the two Thursday in person and on his ring doorbell, police saw something else. They seen them taking out the trash and they seen them had *** bonfire where he burnt all her clothes. What was captured? Camera is similar to what Cortez says. He's learned from family. He said he wasn't himself the past few months, he was out of, out of his mind. He says while police have been called to the home before he hopes Saturday was the final time he'll see police lights in crime scene tape. I just hope that the family has closure and I'll be praying for him. I hope the family gets through this and I'll keep them in mind in my prayers. In *** post on Facebook, Myrtle's son, Nick Brown released *** statement saying his mother always told him tough times don't last while also telling his brother Sergio, he loves him and asking him to return home.
Former NFL player Sergio Brown is missing after his mother’s death ruled a homicide
Updated: 8:14 AM CDT Sep 18, 2023
Former NFL player Sergio Brown is missing after his mother died from injuries related to an assault and her body was found near a creek behind her suburban Chicago home, according to police and records obtained by a CNN affiliate WBBM.Police in Maywood, Illinois, were called Saturday when the family could not find or contact 35-year-old Sergio Brown and his mother, 73-year-old Myrtle Brown.Officials searched and found Myrtle Brown unresponsive near a creek behind her home, police said. The medical examiner determined that the manner of death was homicide, records show.“Myrtle, she was an outstanding woman, and I’m hoping she’s in the right place and she’s with God,” Carlos Cortez, Myrtle Brown’s next-door neighbor, told WBBM. “I never would’ve expected this in a million years.” Sergio Brown, a safety, played for Notre Dame before signing with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played seven seasons in the NFL as a member of the Patriots, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills.Maywood police say anyone with information can contact an anonymous tip line at 708-450-1787.CNN contributed to this report
MAYWOOD, Ill. — Former NFL player Sergio Brown is missing after his mother died from injuries related to an assault and her body was found near a creek behind her suburban Chicago home, according to police and records obtained by a CNN affiliate WBBM.
Police in Maywood, Illinois, were called Saturday when the family could not find or contact 35-year-old Sergio Brown and his mother, 73-year-old Myrtle Brown.
Officials searched and found Myrtle Brown unresponsive near a creek behind her home, police said.
The medical examiner determined that the manner of death was homicide, records show.
“Myrtle, she was an outstanding woman, and I’m hoping she’s in the right place and she’s with God,” Carlos Cortez, Myrtle Brown’s next-door neighbor, told WBBM. “I never would’ve expected this in a million years.”
Sergio Brown, a safety, played for Notre Dame before signing with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played seven seasons in the NFL as a member of the Patriots, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills.
Maywood police say anyone with information can contact an anonymous tip line at 708-450-1787.
CNN contributed to this report