The Disappearance of Brenda Condon

28 year old Brenda Condon was last seen in Spring Township, Pennsylvania on February 27, 1991. She was last seen working that night as a bartender at Carl’s Bad Tavern between 12:45 – 1:15 am.

Background

Brenda Condon was born on March 1, 1962. She grew up in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania and graduated from Clearfield Area High School in 1980.

Her two children, ages 10 and 12, were living with their father at the time of her disappearance . She was divorced and living with her boyfriend of two years in the 1900 block of Harvest Circle, Pennsylvania. 

At the time of her disappearance she had been working as a bartender at Carl’s Bad Tavern for two weeks. She also ran two home cleaning service branches, one in State College and one in Williamsport.

Described as a reliable person by family and friends, it is uncharacteristic of her to go missing without warning.

Disappearance

Brenda Condon was last seen working as a bartender at Carl’s Bad Tavern in Spring Township, Pennsylvania between 12:45 am – 1:15 am on February 27, 1991. The bar is located in a rural area on State 550, two miles north of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania near Interstate 80.

A patron last saw her speaking to an unknown male at the bar that evening.

She was working a double shift that night, so was expected to close up the bar that evening before returning to begin her day shift at 10:00 am. That shift was scheduled to end at 6:00 pm.

When other employees came to work that evening they found the bar abandoned and unlocked. The lights were off, and the receipts from the prior evening had been put away.

Brenda’s grey 1986 Mercury Capri was in the parking lot and her cowboy boots were found in the men’s restroom, but Brenda was nowhere to be found.

The boots were the only shoes she had with her that night, and it is unknown if their placement was related to her disappearance.

She was reported missing that evening, but police didn’t begin investigating her disappearance until she failed to pick up her two children on March 2.

Investigation

There were no signs of a struggle, break-in, or robbery inside the bar. Although Brenda’s car was found in the parking lot, her purse and keys have never been recovered.

The bar owner said nothing was taken, so theft was ruled out.

Multiple searches were conducted in the area of the bar, but no further clues as to her whereabouts have been found.

There were three unknown white male patrons at the bar on the night Brenda disappeared that investigators wanted to question.

The first male is described as about 40 years old, 6’2 tall, wearing a bright blue down jacket and jeans. The second individual was 25-30 years old, 5’8 tall, wearing a black leather coat, white button down shirt, and jeans. The third male stands 5’8, is about 50 years old, and was wearing a dark colored jacket, dark slacks, and a brown plaid shirt.

Though the men have been not named as suspects, their identities remain unknown.

According to authorities certain acquaintances of Brenda have been uncooperative with their investigation, but none have been named as suspects in her disappearance.

Brenda’s former husband was cooperate with the investigation and took a polygraph test.

Brenda’s boyfriend at the time of his disappearance, Greg Palazzari, died on April 21, 2016, while in prison. He was serving a five year sentence for his role in a drug ring that was operating out of the Sunoco gas station he owned.

State Police Cpl. Joe Cigich stated “Nothing pointed to (Greg’s) involvement to (Brenda’s) disappearance at the time. There’s been nothing since come to light.”

In 1997 the Spring Township Police Department handed the case over to the State Police, who state the case remains open.

Whereabouts

The location of Brenda Condon, as well as the circumstances surrounding her disappearance, remains unknown.

Although her case is a suspected homicide, no crime scene has been found. Brenda’s case is classified as endangered missing and remains unsolved.

Appearance

White female born on March 1, 1962. Brenda has red/brown hair, blue eyes, stands 5’4 tall, and weighs 110 pounds.

She has a tattoo of roses on her right ankle and wore green tinted contact lenses at the time of her disappearance.

Clothing & Accessories:
Brenda was last seen wearing a black tank top, silver shirt, and blue jeans with silver studs.

Investigating Agency

If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Brenda Condon please contact the Pennsylvania State Police Rockview Station at (814) 355-7345, or the Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers at (800) 4PA-TIPS (8477).

There is a $5,000 reward being offered for information leading to Brenda’s location.