Sergio Brown remains missing as mother’s funeral planned – live

What police have said about the unverified Instagram account

In one Instagram story from an account that appears to be associated with Sergio Brown, he claims that the FBI kidnapped him twice and called the reports of his mother Myrtle Brown’s passing are “fake news.”

“Maywood Police Department detectives are aware of a video that has surfaced on social media in relation to Mr. Sergio Brown, who is still considered a missing person and are also looking into its authenticity,” a department spokesperson told the Chicago Sun-Times.

Details of Myrtle Brown’s funeral services are still uncertain

Nick Brown, Myrtle’s son and Sergio Brown’s brother, posted on Facebook on Friday with an update:

Hey Peeps, no official, confirmed, or approved information about my mom’s services has been released as of 11:10 a.m. CST Friday, September 22nd, 2023. Please keep our family in your prayers and know that tough times don’t last.

‘He was out of his mind’ over the last few months, Myrtle Brown’s neighbour said of Sergio Brown

Carlos Cortez, a neighbour of Myrtle Brown, told WBBM that he had given authorities Ring doorbell video in which Mr Brown is allegedly seen burning his mother’s clothes. The Maywood Police Department declined to comment on the allegations when reached by The Independent.

“They seen him taking out the trash, and they seen him have a bonfire where he burned all her clothes,” Mr Cortez said.

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Sergio Brown’s NFL career

• Sergio Brown, who graduated from Proviso East High School in Maywood, played college football for Notre Dame before his time with the NFL.
• Mr Brown’s career in the NFL started in 2010 when he was signed by the New England Patriots as a safety.
• In 2012, he played for the Indianapolis Colts.
• Three years later, he signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
• But in 2016, the team released him.
• Before the end of the year, he signed with the Buffalo Bills and played eight games on the team.
• He retired after his season with the Bills.

WATCH: strange Instagram story posted from an account potentially linked to Sergio Brown

Sergio Brown is still missing, a week after his mother was found dead

Mr Brown’s brother Nick Brown announced on Facebook that their mother will be laid to rest on Friday, 29 September.

The ceremony will be held at the Rock of Ages Baptist Church.

“Please join us as we celebrate the life of a loving mother, sister, and friend. Some know Myrtle as Mom, Ms. Brown, Myrtle Jean, and Suga Mama,” Nick Brown wrote on Facebook. “It’s a really tough time for the family but we all know Mom would say, ‘Tough times don’t last.’ Please continue to pray for our family.”

14 September: Myrtle Brown, 73, was last seen by her sister.

16 September morning: Worried family members file missing persons reports for Myrtle and Sergio Brown.

16 September afternoon: Hours later, the 73-year-old’s body was found dead in an Illinois creek, only 100 yards from her home; the coroner determined her death to have been a homicide resulting from an assault.

19 September: Sergio Brown begins posting strange videos.

20 September: Police believe one of the videos was captured outside of a condo in Playa del Carmen, Mexico

What started as a missing persons investigation for former NFL player Sergio Brown and his elderly mother in a close-knit Illinois town turned into a far more disturbing mystery after the woman’s body was found in a creek over the weekend.

Mr Brown, 35, had turned away from the spotlight following his retirement in 2016, but he made headlines again on 16 September when desperate family members reported him and 73-year-old Myrtle Brown missing.

Efforts to locate the pair safe and alive were interrupted when Myrtle was found dead just a day later, less than 100 yards from her home. Authorities have revealed that her death is being investigated as a homicide while the search continues for Mr Brown in the suburban village.

Now, neighbours of the Browns have claimed that surveillance footage captured the former NFL star, who is said to have been acting “out of his mind” in recent months, burning his mother’s clothes. Maywood Police have yet to name any person of interest or suspects in the probe.

Missing former NFL player Sergio Brown has purportedly posted a bizarre video on Instagram after his mother was found dead in a creek at the back of her Illinois home.

Mr Brown, 35, and his mother Myrtle Brown, 73, had been reported missing by a worried family member on Saturday.

One day later, Myrtle’s body was found in the Addison Creek Reservoir, less than 100 yards from her home in the small suburban village of Maywood.

Now, in a shocking turn of events, Mr Brown has now allegedly turned up on Instagram – posting bizarre videos claiming that he believed his mother was on holiday and that he had been kidnapped by law enforcement.