Missing Persons Awareness Network NFP 501(c)3

Shawn was last seen December 12, 2018 at the Arrowhead Campground in Johnston City, Williamson County.

When his roommate entered the camper the door was open, Shawn was not there, his phone was left in the camper and the place was disheveled.

His last Facebook post said “This is not the end of my story”

Missing Persons Awareness Network NFP 501(c)3 went to the Campground to create a documentary and a live Facebook. We are meeting with law enforcement & Family in hopes of recreating steps and creating awareness.

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

MISSING ENDANGERED

Kierra moved in to an apartment of her own and worked for the United States Postal Service. She was 3 months pregnant when she was last seen and looking forward to her pregnancy. She loved her job and her own place. She was last known to have called off work before her shift. Her phone and purse were found in her vehicle which was parked close to her home. A neighbors video shows Kierra alone walking across the street, passing her vehicle in fast pace then vanishes off the camera never to be seen again. USPS has put up an award that is currently totalling $28,000 for information in bringing Kierra back home.

Sunday, June 10, 2018

MISSING ENDANGERED

Mike went with a long time friend of his arrow hunting in Sangamon County as they had for years. Mike has a stoma in his neck which doesn’t allow him to be heard. He can not speak. Within an hour of their hunting Mike’s friend waved at him to head toward the vehicle as Mike waived back. Within the time walking back toward the vehicle Mike became out of view and was never seen again. The police were notified, State Police brought their dogs, emergency response units came to assist in the search. That night it rained over 6 inches but flooded the creek and the surrounding area.

Missing Persons Awareness Network NFP created 5 searches weekends as recent as November 3, 2018. Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office, Disaster Dogs of Illinois, family and community members have been on several of our searches (and their own). His cup has since been found confirmed to be his. Nothing else has been found. He remains missing.

Daisy Hayes, 65 was last seen entering her aparftment building on the 6300 block of South Minerva in Woodlawn, a Chicago neighborhood. She was seen entering at 8:30 P.M. on May 1st to her 11th floor apartment where she somewhat shared with her ex boyfriend Jimmy Jackson. Her ID card was left inside the apartment and her keys and cellphone were missing.

He was seen entering at 4:50 A.M. with an empty suitcase (even seen on surveillance lifting the suitcase in the air), and leaves the apartment at 5:40 A.M. with the large suitcase which he struggles to leave with it on its wheel dragging it through the hallways. He then heads to his apartment with the suitcase, later to come out about 6:06 A.M. dumping the suitcase in to his dumpster, and throwing additional garbage on top of it from another dumpster.

Jimmy Jackson was charged wnd arrested October 11, 2018 in Memphis TN. It is assumed her remains are in the Monticello Landfill that holds about 400 tons of refuse. No one is attempting to recover Daisy with Chicago Law Enforcement stating that they do not have the money or the resources to recover her.

Our hearts go out to her daughter Teresa Smith, her family and loved ones.

Emelina was 2 years old when it is believed her mother abducted her during custody/divorce proceedings. Speaking to her distraught father, there has never been a sighting or contact with either Emelina or her mother again. Her mother had ties in Mexico and across the US so they may be anywhere.

If you see something, say something.

Thursday, January 25, 2018

MISSING ENDANGERED

Denita was last seen with her friend at the Casino for her birthday which is the same day she was last seen. She has never been seen or heard from again. The Major Case Squad of St Louis created a massive search with hundreds of law enforcement officers, certified search and rescue teams and members and combed of hundreds of acres from St Louis to Royal Lakes, Illinois to no avail.

Missing Persons Awareness Network NFP created 4 searches in the Royal Lakes area coordinating with the Macoupin County Sheriff’s Office, Disaster Dogs of Illinois and several search and rescue teams and members from across the state, family members, friends and members of the community. Nothing was found.

Denita leaves behind 4 beautiful children and a husband that wait for answers. The Macoupin County Sheriff’s Office did announce early on in the investigation that they do presume she met with foul play and is deceased, but there was no information to explain their conclusion.

Speaking to Janie’s family it seems the town has their own speculation of what happened, and they all lead to the idea she was murdered. Law enforcement has searched areas to no avail.

Looking over the case files received from Law Enforcement there are many leads with no outcome.

There is one thing for sure. There has been no signs of Sellers since January 24, 2018 and we believe she did not choose to disappear.

November 29 2017

Missing Adult

Cheyann made several attempts to leave the residence she was at in Chicago by calling a close friend to come get her. By the morning of her disappearance there is no trace of her. There are no suspects, and the only lead is that 2 weeks after she was last heard from there was a 911 call from her phone that was disconnected before dispatchers answered. That call was traced to a location by a lake / park in Bloomingdale Illinois. After many searches from Law Enforcement, Search and Rescue teams, and Missing Persons Awareness Network, nothing has been found, and Cheyann remains missing. It is not known at this time if there is foul play, for there is no evidence that there was anything wrong with Cheyann. Investigations are ongoing.

Alexis was last seen going to a party close to home. While there has been much speculation and plenty of insinuation surrounding this case, the bottom line is that Alexis is missing and it was not her intention to leave her child or family behind.

We hope that someone will come forth and speak to their knowledge in bringing her home. One thing is for sure.

Someone knows something.

Kayla was said to go camping with her non-custodial mother the weekend of 4th of July, 2017. When it came time for her dad to come and get her, they had vanished. Her family has stated that Kayla is fine. Another family member stated that her mother filled the car completely before they left.

Since the parental abduction there has been no known sighting, and Kayla (and her mother) remain missing. Kayla’s dad said they could be in any state and had family and friends that could help her get by undetected.

Marc lived alone, and the day he vanished he had plans for a family member to come to his home and pick him up. By the time the family member got there (on time), Marc was gone, his phone wasn’t responding, and he was never seen or heard from again.

There has been several searches lead by his family to no avail.

Marc walks with a cane and is completely unable to walk even a short distance by himself. He did not drive and his family does not believe he left on his own or choose not to return home.

Thursday, February 7, 2017

MISSING ADULT

Gus lived with his girlfriend in a small town in Kankakee County and worked in the greater area of Bourbonnais-Bradley for a dealer. With co-workers he stated that he was going to go to the store less than 1/4 mile away on his bicycle and he would be back. Gus has never been seen or heard from again nor has his bicycle been recovered.

It is unknown if any harm came his way or if he chose to walk away from his life undetected. He had nothing with him and there has been no known sighting of Gus. He remains missing.

January 1, 2017 Lorenzo Ruiz was last seen by his family in Cicero. Later, his phone pinged to the Austin & Roosevelt Roads tower in Cicero. He has never been seen or heard from again.

By choice he was part time homeless, spending much of his time with his friends and the community in that area. If you see him or know his whereabouts please contact Cook County Crime Stoppers or the Berwyn Detectives listed on the poster.

Dillon Harley Scott was last seen February 27, 2016 in Depue, Bureau County, Illinois.

According to his family Dillon was a vehicle by himself while people he knew were in 2 separate vehicles, one of them being his wife and the other was his friend. His vehicle crashed alone, while the others left him and the vehicle leaving the scene. about 2:30 AM.

His family reports that they received a call from his wife about 4:30AM saying he was in an accident. According to one of the neighbors a white male similar to Dillon’s description was seen approximately 30 minutes after the crash as he was asking to use their phone. He never used his phone and Dillon disappeared. He has never been seen again.

His family is adamant Dillon would never have left his family and they believe there is foul play. Almost 3 years later there has been no sighting of Dillon.

You will find differences in our poster v. what you will see on the NAMUS report. His family states that his physical description is incorrect along with what he was wearing. His sister saw him at 1:30AM that morning. She states that they have not allowed to search that area on foot.

If you know something please say something. Let’s bring Dillon home.

Beth Bentley was last seen at the residence of the Ridge family in Mount Vernon, Illinois with what she thought was her best friend Jen Wyatt. She has seen never been seen or heard from again. Beth and Wyatt drove down there together in Beth’s rented vehicle, and Wyatt drove home with the vehicle alone. Her stories have changed more than once. Everyone has since moved on.

Remains have been found in the surrounding area where Beth was last seen on December 4, 2017 but there have been no results yet. The remains were confirmed to be human, and are assumed to be that of Beth Bentley, but no DNA confirmation or announcement yet from law enforcement.

We are confident that law enforcement will bring Beth Bentley home after all these years, and those that murdered her will be named.

Timothy Jacob or “TJ” Davison was last seen October 10, 1985

His Aunt Delaney Davison had custody of him the day he vanished. She stated that she took the 3 other kids in to the grocery story and let him sleep in the vehicle alone, with the doors unlocked in the public parking lot. When they got back to the car TJ was gone. He hasn’t been seen or heard from again.

The Aunt had a boyfriend at the time. TJ’s real parents lived in Winter Haven Florida. In a twist, though recorded to be unrelated, his mother’s sister Cindy Smith also went missing 1987. She is still missing and the case is unsolved. TJ’s real parents were cleared as suspects.

The vehicle at the time where TJ is said to have been sleeping when he vanished was described as a Red 1981 Dodge Omni. The incident was at about noon. The Aunt claims she was only in the store about 30 minutes. The grocery store was the Bretwood Village Shopping Center, the Kroger Store located on the 3000 Block of North Water Street.

We also learned that the house later burned down. The land is now property of the city, and it has been searched by law enforcement. It was not indicated whether any evidence had been recovered.

We have requested and are receiving the full case file for further investigation. If you have any information that can assist please contact CRIME STOPPERS 217-423-8477

At the time they resided at 2103 North Charles Street in Decatur.

NAME: Wyteria Jones  LAST SEEN:September 5, 1982 AGE:45

LOCATION: Elgin, IL    COUNTY: Kane 

AGENCY: Elgin Police Department  (847) 289-2700

CASE#: M8366147     NAMUS: 39477 DOB:  5/1/1937

NO PICTURE

Description: Black Female, dark complexion, medium build, 5’8, 150lbs, black hair perm wave, brown eyes – Top 2 front teeth missing

Mr Jones reported her missing because he was getting mail returned that were addressed to her including checks for her to deposit.

He reported that his wife Wyteria has been missing since about September when the DOUGLAS HOTEL in Elgin closed. Someone that knew Jones indicated that he saw her leave the hotel on or about 10/1/82 with her luggage ostensibly to catch a bus to Aurora. She was not seen again. It was also reported that the hotel she left was thoroughly checked before locked and officially abandoned..

The building had been inspected prior to it being sealed and on 3/28/83 Law Enforcement gained access to the hotel and thoroughly checked the building, finding nothing.

The case file is in -

Jannette Johnson was last confirmed to have left a bar, drive home, pull up by herself in the back of the house, get out of her vehicle, lock the doors and shake her keys as to get in to her residence.

In the morning, she was not seen, she had never been seen or heard actually inside the home, her vehicle was in the front of the house, with her car window slightly rolled down, her purse and coat inside the vehicle, and a cigarette in the ashtray as it burned itself out.

She has never been seen or heard from since 1985. Speaking with Detective Andersen the case is open and actively being investigated. Missing Persons Awareness Network NFP will be working with Kankakee City Police Department and Jannette’s family to reconstruct that night and day on a live documentary which will be posted in our “documentaries” tab on this website.

Case file is in. Karen Schepers was last seen at a work party, at a bar P.M. Bentleys inthe 100 West Mall Drive Meadowdale Shopping Center in Carpentersville area.

She was never seen leaving the bar. Anyone who did know her and stayed that late noticed she was still at the bar between 1AM and 1:30AM. Her vehicle was 3 spots away from the front door and remained there.

Karen has never been seen or heard from since.

There has been many sightings in truck stops across the Nation, and unidentified bodies checked with negative results.

Karen or her vehicle has never been seen or heard from since. Nothing at home was taken, she had $7,000 in her savings, none of her credit cards or bank accounts were touched, she had a $1200 tax return, her social security, IRS and plates and VIN# run all with negative results.

We have received the case file.

Patricia was reportedly last seen about Labor Day weekend 1981 by an ex-boyfriend / boyfriend who stated to law enforcement that he had last seen her at Best Inns Motel on Bloomington Road in Champaign. He told her that he was going to return to Mississippi to his wife.

Friends of Patricia also confirm that is the last general time they had ever seen or heard from her.

Patricia collected $10,000 in insurance money right before she was last seen. Her mom was very afraid something bad had happened to Patricia. She stated that Patricia always paid her bills on time and called her at least once a week. Her mom found out she had just left her apartment and had not paid any bills, and just seemed to have disappeared. She hadn’t even picked up her last check at work.
Later law enforcement found all Patricia’s items in a storage.

Her family’s DNA is in the NAMUS database. There have been a few possible matches to Patricia but have all come back negative.

It does not look like any investigations have continued after 1982

NAME: Regina Fay McCorkle

LAST SEEN: August 14, 1981

AGE 19

LOCATION: 11th Avenue in East Moline at residence

CASE# 81-6212 NAMUS: 36922

Regina’s mother woke her up just before 8AM to get her ready for work. When her mom got home about 4:45PM the doors were locked but she could hear Regina’s 2 year old son crying inside. She got in through a basement window, searched the house, but Regina was nowhere. Her son was home alone which is something Regina would never do. The storm doors on both the front and back were locked from the inside which prompted her to get inside from a bedroom window, where she then found the baby unattended. She never picked up her last paycheck. The only thing missing out of the house was her pajamas she had on that morning. Her vehicle was left by the garage with the doors locked. Her clothes, purse and other possessions were left behind and her bed unmade which is out of her character. Regina had an excellent attendance record at work prior to her disappearance. Regina has never been seen or heard again and remains missing.

Police report shows Delores child calls LE often for an update to see if her remains have been found. 2012 she stated that Frank had been physically abuse to Delores for several years She remembers going to school that day. Frank had left for work that day prior to the children. Delores was left home alone that day. She was last seen / heard from  between 10:30AM – 11:00AM. When her daughter returned home from school the house doors were all locked. Delores never locked the doors but that day the front & back door & garage door were all locked. After several minutes of the daughter banging on the door Frank answered. He told her he had left work early that day and came home. Frank told her that Delores and Frank had an argument and Delores had left them. She had never left the children alone with Frank before. They went to stay at the neighbors house for the night. Frank also left the residence for the night.

Her daughter opened the refrigerator door and Delores’ wedding rings fell off the top of it. Delores had three silver wedding rings. Also while inside of her house she noticed Delores’ purse was laying on a table. She said her mother never left home without her purse or wedding rings.

When Frank returned home the next day she remembered that Frank’s clothes and shoes were covered in mud. Frank them then took his clothes and shoes off and piled them in the backyard. Frank used some type of accelerant to set his clothes and shoes on fire. After Frank burnt his clothes he took a shower. She said from that day forward Frank refused to sleep in his bedroom. Frank and Delores’ bedroom had a trap door that lead to the crawl space.  She said several people kept calling and asking Frank if he heard from Delores. Delores’ family members pressured Frank into filing a police report with the Romeoville PD. On 10/25/75 he did. He said Delores had left him and the children after they had an argument.

12/1/75 Frank filed a stolen vehicle report with Romeoville PD. The vehicle was later recovered in Elgin.  1974 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Gold & White. Several clothes of Delores were found. Delores was a mother of 3. Frank reported Delores called him at his work 1030AM to say she was leaving him and he left work immediately went straight home and she was gone. Then later she called him from Red’s Lounge at 22nd / Leavitt in Chicago. He went there with all his money. He saw his wife with a man dressed in military uniform. All 3 left the bar got in mans car 1973 Blue Buick or Olds with Kansas plates. Frank left the Monte Carlo at the lounge. He said the guy pulled a gun and took $580 hit him got him out of the car on Damn & I55. His car was also stolen. Frank went to CPD to report it then hitchhiked home.

Frank once took someone to “search” for Delores. They got in the car and Frank drove them to an unknown body of water In Romeoville. They exited the car and stood by the side of the body of water. Neither one of them said anything and they stood there for several minutes. Then they drove back home. Frank had a girlfriend move in to the residence shortly after Delores disappeared.

Frank is said to have committed suicide about 6 months after Delores went missing. It is unknown if the crawl space in their home were ever checked in the search for Delores.

The case file has been received. Dermot Kelly’s father stated that Dermot left their home at Point Lookout, Oglesby about 1PM in a depressed mood and carrying a shotgun. The father was afraid his son was so despondent that he would try to do himself in, or suffer from exposure from the elements. The father reported to the police at 3PM. Law enforcement contacted K-9 for assistance but there was too great of a time lapse for the K-9 to be effective. There was a large manhunt that included snowmobiles covering the entire area between Ed Hand Road, both sides of the river West and throughout the old Lehigh Cement Hill areas were searched. The quarry areas were also searched. They found no trace of Dermot.

Dermot’s dental records are confirmed to be on file but we are unaware if any other DNA has been entered in to NAMUS.

During these years there have been dozens of unidentified persons checked for a match but have all come up negative.

Dermot Kelly is listed in NAMUS and NCMEC.

The case files are in:

James Richard Howell was separated from his parents which put him in an orphanage at a young age with his brother John. His other two siblings were placed in a foster home near Mt Morris with Connie and Jim Root. His mom Sharon Hutch remarried to Cornell Hutch 1.11.69. and resided on the block of 13th Street in Sterling, Illinois. A few months later on May 28, 1969 James and his sister Debra were home alone. Jim was going to build a pigeon cage for his birds. All the lumber was stacked neatly on the front lawn (according to his sister). Debra went inside to grab nails and a hammer to help him build his cage. She was inside for 2 minutes and when she came out, the lumber was spread across the lawn and James was gone and never seen or heard from again.

A year after he disappeared Debra remembers walking with her friend near the area where James was last seen when a dark-colored car with dark windows pulled up and started to follow them. The car left after her mom yelled for her and her friend to come in. The dark car could be found when her stepfather returned from work and started to search for the vehicle.

Back on May 18, 1964 (almost 5 years earlier almost to the exact date) a young 9 year old boy named Michael Pettorini had also gone missing. He was found deceased days later in a cistern. White the coroner described the details on the cause of death which was from the fall, there was no manner of death to explain if this was accidental or homicide.

Some believe James was abducted and is still alive while others believe he was abducted and murdered.

Amelia Zelko, Case# 94F6487

Last seen September 25 ,1957

Reported Missing October 7, 1994

Declared legally dead January 5, 1965

Abducted right in front of her residence presumably after she attempted to get out of her vehicle. She co-owned the Joliet Spectator newspaper. She drove her car home from work about 5 blocks away shortly after 11:30PM and has never been seen or heard from again.

Her vehicle was found properly in front of her home parked.

Neighbors reported hearing screams. Her keys were found on the vehicle floor. Her shoe was found on the trunk while the other shoe was found against the curb on the road.

Still missing (as she was wearing her jewelry) was a large diamond ring & valuable diamond bracelet. She wore glasses and a small hat.

There has been dozens of claims to how she died and where she her body was placed. Case files seem to have a leading location however through the years it has been dismissed.

Case file is here.

Paul Gordon Love was last seen in Galesburg, Ilinois in 1947

Both of his parents lived in Hinsdale, IL His Dad was the Regional Chicago area Executive of the Boy Scouts of America. Paul was a US Army Veteran of World War II.

He had left some friends on a downtown Galesburg street corner letting them know he was going to leave to run some errands. He went in to a music store, possibly Lindstroms on Main Street. He wanted to cash a check written by his mother but the store wouldn’t let him cash it there. He walked out saying he would be back but was never seen or heard from again.

That $20 check was never cashed. There was $1,400 in his bank account. There was clothing and money left in his locker at school where he was a full time student at the University of Illinois.

He had mailed a letter to his parents the day before his disappearance, and they would not receive that letter from him until after he was reported missing. He seemed to be in good spirits.

There was a massive hunt for Paul including 2,500 Boy Scouts, hundreds of law enforcement agents including Illinois State Police and County Sheriff’s Deputies, farmers, highway maintenance workers and railroad employees on a 12 hour search in November. Lake Storey and Lake Bracken were searched with State Police mobile laboratory carrying grappling and diving equipment. An investigation by Santa Fe Rail engineers revealed that the 24 inch outlet valve in the bottom of the concrete dam at Lake Storey was clogged and hampering the lowering of the lake water levee. The water was drained about two inches and the lake was searched for Paul. No one has ever seen or heard from him again.