#DC-0065
Joanna Brown
Charged · allegations
last updated 18 July 2026 · 2 sources
Confirmed facts
9
Open questions
2
Next court
11 Sep 2026
Plea
Not guilty
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Timeline of what's confirmed9 entries
31 October 2025
Joanna Brown, 30, was last seen around 9 a.m. at the Bean Counter Bakery in Worcester, where Worcester police said she worked and left her shift after telling a supervisor she had a personal matter to handle.
CBS Boston
2 November 2025
Brown's parents reported her missing after she did not show up for work.
CBS Boston
3 November 2025
Worcester police said they were searching for Brown and had a heightened concern for her safety after her disappearance on Halloween.
CBS Boston
3 November 2025
Worcester police said detectives found and took custody of a vehicle at 27 Mount Vernon Street that matched the make, model and color of the vehicle used by Brown.
CBS Boston
3 November 2025
Brown was found dead in her rental car at the Green Hill Towers apartment complex on Mount Vernon Street in Worcester.
CBS Boston
17 July 2026
Donovan Foster, 29, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Worcester Superior Court on a murder charge; the charge is an allegation at this stage.
CBS Boston
17 July 2026
The court ordered Foster held without bail.
CBS Boston
17 July 2026
A prosecutor told the court that Brown had been beaten to death.
CBS Boston
11 September 2026
Foster is due back in court.
CBS Boston
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
What motive, if any, do prosecutors allege?unconfirmed; CBS Boston reported no motive had been released · unconfirmed
What happened between Brown leaving work on 31 October 2025 and being found on 3 November 2025?unconfirmed; no full timeline in the trusted reporting found · unconfirmed
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