Sergio Brown’s Instagram wiped as he remains missing: update

29 Sep 2023 • 3:24 AM MYT
The Independent
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Two Instagram accounts linked to Sergio Brown have seemingly vanished as the missing NFL player remains missing twelve days after his mother was found dead in a creek behind her Illinois home.

Mystery erupted around Mr Brown after a concerned family member filed a missing persons report for the 35-year-old New England Patriots alum and his mother Myrtle Brown, 73, on 16 September.

Myrtle was found dead less than 100 yards from her Maywood home the following day. Her death was ruled a homicide as the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office found injuries resulting from an assault.

The case took a bizarre turn as videos emerged from an Instagram account linked to Mr Brown. Authorities had said they were investigating the authenticity of the posts, in which a man identified as Mr Brown claimed he was kidnapped by the FBI and that his mother was on vacation.

According to Forbes, Maywood police determined that one of the videos was recorded in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. But when reached by The Independent, the department said that it had “no new details to share.”

The account has since been deactivated. The Independent has reached out to Maywood police for comment.