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]

Profile Case # Name & Update Missing From Age Action
Missing Person - MP24194
#MP24194 Ssamali Kwatia
Modified: 2018-01-23
Lake Bluff, IL Contact: 2013-03-13 4 YRS More Info
Missing Person - MP43321
#MP43321 Denita Hedden
Modified: 2019-02-21
Royal Lakes, IL Contact: 2018-01-25 37 YRS More Info
Missing Person - MP42093
#MP42093 Janie Sellers
Modified: 2018-10-02
Bellevue, IL Contact: 2018-01-24 32 YRS More Info
#MP59399 Lena Stokes
Modified: 2020-12-18
Chicago, IL Contact: 2017-11-09 43 YRS More Info
Missing Person - MP40059
#MP40059 Alexis Scott
Modified: 2019-09-05
Peoria, IL Contact: 2017-09-23 20 YRS More Info
Missing Person - MP24194

Ssamali Kwatia
Case #MP24194 4 Years Old
Last Contact: 2013-03-13
Missing From: Lake Bluff, IL
View Case Details
Missing Person - MP43321

Denita Hedden
Case #MP43321 37 Years Old
Last Contact: 2018-01-25
Missing From: Royal Lakes, IL
View Case Details
Missing Person - MP42093

Janie Sellers
Case #MP42093 32 Years Old
Last Contact: 2018-01-24
Missing From: Bellevue, IL
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Lena Stokes
Case #MP59399 43 Years Old
Last Contact: 2017-11-09
Missing From: Chicago, IL
View Case Details
Missing Person - MP40059

Alexis Scott
Case #MP40059 20 Years Old
Last Contact: 2017-09-23
Missing From: Peoria, IL
View Case Details

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.