The daughter of former MLB star Greg Swindell has been found safe after being reported missing last week.
The 59-year-old World Series-winning pitcher had asked for help finding his daughter Brenna, who he said disappeared from Austin, Texas, after her ex-boyfriend left a disturbing handwritten note.
On Tuesday, Swindell said on X: “She’s been found. That’s all we have right now. Thanks to everybody. And I mean everybody who helped in the process.”
Swindell and his wife Sarah feared the 29-year-old was with her ex-boyfriend Morgan Guidry, who they say is “violent” and “in trouble with the law since he attacked her last month.”
Guidry’s father shared a note his son reportedly left with KVUEwith the text: ‘I’m gonna travel the world, heart Morgan and Brenna, see you on the other side.’
Brenna Swindell, the daughter of former MLB star Greg Swindell, has been found safe after being reported missing last week. Her family feared she was with her ex-boyfriend Morgan Guidry (right), who they say is “violent”
Guidry’s father shared a note his son reportedly left with KVUE, which read: “Off to travel the world heart Morgan + Brenna see you on the other side”
The mother of three had not been seen since Thursday night, and her missing white KIA was last seen Friday night on I-25 in Colorado. Guidry and the van were possibly seen Sunday night in Colorado Springs.
They also said Brenna left without contacting her three children, something she said she would never do without explanation.
“Our daughter Brenna Swindell has not been seen or heard from in the Austin area since late Thursday afternoon,” the Swindell family said on Facebook.
“Her phone is off and she has had no contact with family, friends and especially her children. Her ex-boyfriend in the photo has a warrant out for his arrest and is violent so IF you have seen or heard from either of them please let us know. She drives a white Kia Carnival which has not yet been located.”
They later added an update: “They were seen together Thursday night and we were able to get a GPS on the KIA that is now in Colorado. Both phones appear to be there but both are turned off. License plate VFS7528 White Kia Carnival.”
The World Series-winning pitcher made a public appeal for help in finding his daughter Brenna, who he said was missing in Austin, Texas
Swindell confirmed that he had been in contact with Guidry’s father, who was cooperative and helping with the search.
“Please continue to pray for a safe return,” he added. “Again, thank you all so much.”
A later update from the family confirmed that a missing person report had been filed with the Department of Public Safety and that the Austin Police Department was leading the investigation.
However, the family said they had no further leads other than the car going through a reader in Colorado on Friday night, as both Brenna and Guidry’s phones were turned off.
“Again, her boyfriend has been in trouble with the law since he attacked her last month and we don’t know if she went with him willingly, or if she was talked into running away with him, or what. I still believe she would never abandon her 3 children or just run away without an explanation. So until we can prove otherwise, we believe she is in danger,” Sarah wrote in a joint Facebook post by family members.
An update from the family confirmed that a missing person report had been filed with the Austin Police Department’s Public Safety Division.
Desperate and with no encouraging leads, they continued to urge the public, especially those living in Colorado, to come forward with tips.
“We are SO grateful for all the tips and offers of help from people in Colorado,” the family said.
“But we have no idea where in Colorado they are, or if they are even there. Please continue to send tips about any sightings or information.”
Swindell also issued a plea Monday morning for people in Idaho to be on the alert, suggesting that Brenna is suspected to be there as well.
Brenna, a hairstylist at a salon in Austin, posted her last message on Facebook on August 13.
Swindell, a native of Houston, is a Texas Longhorns legend and former Astros player.
The No. 2 overall pick in the 1986 MLB draft made his Big League debut just weeks after being selected by the Cleveland Guardians.
Swindell, a one-time All-Star, had a 3.86 ERA in his career, pitching for several teams, including the Guardians, Reds, Astros, Twins, Red Sox and Diamondbacks.