Cook County Sheriff's Police

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]

Missing Person - MP39331

Ruth Martin
Case #MP39331 51 Years Old
Last Contact: 1976-06-02
Missing From: Lincoln, IL
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Missing Person - MP40519

Eva Valles
Case #MP40519 19 Years Old
Last Contact: 1975-06-22
Missing From: Chicago, IL
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Missing Person - MP32711

Patricia Spahn
Case #MP32711 23 Years Old
Last Contact: 1975-02-11
Missing From: East Dubuque, IL
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Pauline Szwedo
Case #MP43418 46 Years Old
Last Contact: 1975-01-14
Missing From: East St. Louis, IL
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Missing Person - MP6475

Nancy O'Sullivan
Case #MP6475 15 Years Old
Last Contact: 1974-03-07
Missing From: South Holland, IL
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Special Victims Unit
1401 Maybrook Dr.
Maywood, Illinois 60153
773-674-9490
[email protected]

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.