Cook County Sheriff's Police Department Missing Persons Project

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office has dedicated a special team to investigate the cases of missing persons that have gone unresolved for an extended period of time, with an initial focus on missing women. These cases are derived from the The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (www.namus.gov) and include persons who have been missing in Illinois for three or more years.

The Cook County Sheriff’s Special Victims Unit (SVU) — Missing Persons Investigations Team seeks the public’s help in bringing resolution to these cases for the friends and families of these persons. Please submit any information you may have regarding these cases by calling 773-674-9490 or e-mailing [email protected]

To Contact the Missing Persons Project:
Special Victims Unit
1401 Maybrook Dr.
Maywood, Illinois 60153
773-674-9490
[email protected]

Image Case Number Date of Last Contact Name Missing From Missing Age Date Modified Link
MP2893 1980-01-08 Kelly Staples Chicago, IL 6 years old 2019-09-17 More Info
MP39259 1980-01-01 Janice Moats Lewistown, IL 28 years old 2018-08-28 More Info
MP8253 1979-11-05 Deborah McCall Downers Grove, IL 16 years old 2020-10-23 More Info
MP40487 1979-07-14 Kathleen Beitzel Streamwood, IL 33 years old 2020-03-25 More Info
MP17728 1978-05-22 Catherine Runte Palatine, IL 28 years old 2019-05-01 More Info
If you would like to contact the Missing Persons Project, please see below:

Special Victims Unit
1401 Maybrook Dr.
Maywood, Illinois 60153
773-674-9490
[email protected]

Additional Resources

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

www.namus.gov
[email protected]
(855) 626-7600

Center for Missing and Exploited Children

www.missingkids.org
24-Hour Hotline. 1-800-843-5678.