CHARLOTTE, N.C. ( QUEEN CITY NEWS ) — Court documents have provided chilling new details in the case of Whitney Hurd, the 32-year-old woman found dead in a south Charlotte home last summer . Brandon David Braxton, 33, is now charged with first-degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon in connection to Hurd’s death.
Hurd was reported missing by her family on July 11, 2024. Just days later, a private investigator discovered her body inside a home on Werburgh Street in south Charlotte.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police later confirmed that Hurd’s death had been ruled a homicide, caused by multiple stab wounds to her chest. Investigators also revealed that her car, a 2014 BMW X3, was stolen following the homicide. The vehicle was later found abandoned.
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A break in the case occurred when Braxton was arrested on Thursday, March 20. He was booked into the Mecklenburg County Detention Center where he is being held without bond…