Brittanee Drexel’s family remembers last phone call 13 years after she vanished from Myrtle Beach

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The family of a teenage girl who disappeared while on a Spring Break trip in 2009 is speaking out after her remains were found and her suspected killer arrested.

Drexel seemingly vanished into thin air after being seen on surveillance camera leaving a Myrtle Beach, South Carolina hotel.

Hear from Drexel’s family in a special two-hour episode of “20/20″ tonight at 9 p.m. on Channel 2.

Her remains were found earlier this year in a wooded area near Myrtle Beach.

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Raymond Moody, a convicted sex offender, was arrested in May and charged with obstruction of justice in Georgetown County, according to WSOC-TV.

Investigators said Moody is now accused of burying Drexel. His charges include rape, murder and kidnapping, according to officials.

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Moody was identified as a person of interest early on in the investigation into her disappearance, but law enforcement did not have enough evidence to mark him as a definitive suspect.

Drexel’s parents and sister are now speaking exclusively to ABC.

ABC is also speaking with one of Drexel’s closest friends, Moody’s former romantic partner and a former Myrtle Beach police lieutenant.

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‘I’ve been waiting for this day’: Brittanee Drexel’s mother speaks exclusively to ABC

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