The available accounts do not establish whether a Philadelphia police bulletin for Branden Anthony Durham concerns the same person as the reported disappearance of Brandon Anthony Durham. Newport Dispatch reported that Brandon, 24, was classified as an endangered missing person after being last seen on the 1800 block of 18th Street at about 11 p.m.; the report's description of when that happened contains a date-and-weekday discrepancy.
The Newport Dispatch report says Durham was wearing an orange and white shirt and dark-colored pants. It describes him as 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing about 165 pounds, and asks anyone with information to contact the Central Detective Division at 215-686-3093 or call 911. The report describes the sighting as late Tuesday night but dates it November 5, 2026; those details do not align, and the available information does not resolve the discrepancy.
A Similarly Named Police Bulletin Raises Questions
A Philadelphia Police Department bulletin describes a missing endangered person named Branden Anthony Durham in the 22nd District. The police bulletin lists him as 23 years old, 5 feet 7 inches tall and 165 pounds. It says his mother last saw him at their residence on the 1800 block of North 18th Street on a Tuesday, May 19, at about 1:45 p.m. The bulletin gives different clothing details: a white T-shirt with a tree graphic, tan khaki pants and black sneakers.
Police Have Sought Help With Other Endangered Missing Persons Cases
The Philadelphia Police Department has issued similar public appeals for other missing residents in the same 22nd District. As noted by Philadelphia Police Department, in one recent case, officers sought the public's help finding Audie Watkins, a 73-year-old man described as 5 feet 6 inches tall with a thin build and light complexion, who was last seen May 19, 2026, on the 19xx block of North Gratz Street, with his clothing listed as unknown. As with the Durham case, police directed anyone with information to contact Central Detectives at the same phone number or to call 911.
What the available missing-person figures show
The available figures do not establish how many missing-person cases Pennsylvania records each year or what share are resolved. NamUs reports that an average of 532,727 missing-person records were entered into the National Crime Information Center annually from 2021 through 2025; that is a national figure. A 2019 PennLive report, citing a study, said Pennsylvania had more than 400 open missing-person cases at the time—a historical snapshot, not a current count. Neither figure provides an annual Pennsylvania total or a resolution rate.
No further details about Durham's disappearance, his health, or the circumstances leading up to his last sighting have been released. Anyone with information is urged to come forward so investigators can determine his whereabouts and ensure his safety.
