CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A Charlotte man is now charged in the death of missing woman Whitney Hurd, according to court documents.
Whitney Hurd, 32, was reported missing by her family on July 11, 2024. She was then found dead by a private investigator just three days later at a south Charlotte home along Werburgh Street.
On July 15, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police declared Hurd’s death as a homicide and it would later come out that she was stabbed in the chest. Her 2014 BMW X3 was taken during the incident, but police later found the vehicle.
On Thursday, March 20, 2025, Brandon David Braxton, 33, was booked into the Mecklenburg County Detentions Center and charged with First Degree Murder and Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon related to Hurd’s death. He is being held without bond.
According to court documents, Braxton killed Hurd and took her car and iPhone. His first court appearance is scheduled for the morning of Friday, March 21.
Queen City News has reached out to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police for more details surrounding Braxton’s arrest.
