// Former lead investigator in Brittanee Drexel case refutes suspect's claims // Also, Lied about being in School // Liar // Brittanee was taken on a Saturday // Witnesses put Him with Her ... Not just the Jailhouse Witness //

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                              Brittanee M. Drexel      Timothy Da'shaun Taylor                               

In the first hours after Brittanee Drexel disappeared in Myrtle Beach back in 2009, he was there.

For the first time, the lead investigator in her disappearance and murder is speaking out to refute a suspect's claims.

http://13wham.com/news/special-reports/lead-investigator-in-brittanee-drexel-case-refutes-suspects-claims-of-innocence 

Just weeks ago, Timothy Da’Shaun Taylor spoke to Dr. Phil on national television, saying he didn't kidnap or kill Drexel. The interview was watched by private investigator Chris Bailey, a man who has been watching Taylor for the last seven years.

"There were several inaccuracies in what was said by him," Bailey told 13WHAM News in an exclusive interview.

Bailey came to know Taylor as the lead investigator assigned to Brittanee Drexel's disappearance for the Georgetown Sheriff's Office. He is retired now and works for a private investigation firm hired by Brittanee's father, Chad.

"I'm still very much a part of the case," said Bailey. "I still get calls about my knowledge and try to stay abreast of what's going on."

That's why he tuned into Dr. Phil. Bailey said he can't address all the inaccuracies he heard from Taylor out of fear of jeopardizing the case. But he will take on one.

In his interview with Taylor, Dr. Phil asked the suspect if he remembered an incident described by Chad Drexel. Drexel claimed he met Taylor after his daughter's disappearance; he said he handed Taylor a flier with Brittanee's photo on it, and that Taylor crumpled it up and threw it away.

Taylor said the incident never happened, and that Drexel was lying.

Bailey, on the other hand, said Drexel did hand Taylor a flier with Brittanee's picture on it - because he saw it happen.

"What Chad said was correct," Bailey said. "He did hand him the flier. There was joking going on, and he balled up the flier and sped off."

While it may not seem germane to the case, Bailey says it is.

"If he lied about that, what else would he lie about?" said Bailey. "It's a very complicated case."

Complicated, in part, because the case covers three jurisdictions - and in the last year, the FBI took it over. Agents were the one to name Taylor as a suspect. And Bailey believes they are right on.

"They're moving forward and, in my opinion, in the right direction," he said.

He added, "Everything is done for a reason. It's laid out. When I left, it was laid out."

The FBI reached the same conclusion in this case as Bailey and his team of investigators did six years ago. Bailey believes an indictment is close.