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A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are unknown. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2 to 5 percent of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.



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According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day. Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends. Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.

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Christie Marie Cales
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Christie, date, approximate 1998
Date Missing 03/11/1998
Missing From
Blue Island, Illinois
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 01/25/1958 (64)
Age 40 years old
Height and Weight 5'4, 140 pounds
Medical Conditions Christie suffers from depression caused in part by the deaths of two of her children. She was been a patient in psychiatric hospitals on multiple occasions. In addition, she is an alcoholic.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Christie has a tattoo of the name "Sean" on her left breast, and a multi-colored tattoo of a dove with an olive branch in its mouth on her hip. Her nickname is Chris and her maiden name is Tourges.
Details of Disappearance Christie was last seen at approximately 4:30 p.m. on March 11, 1998, in the vicinity of the 2300 block of west 199th Street in Blue Island, Illinois. She said she was going either to church or to a friend's house (accounts differ), but she never arrived at her destination and has never been heard from again.
Christie had six children: five by her husband, Anthony, and one by a previous relationship. One of their daughters died in a fire in 1983 at the age of two, and their youngest died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in 1987. Christie was reportedly devastated by the loss of her children.
She and Anthony had always had an extremely troubled relationship. Both parties abused drugs and alcohol, there frequent episodes of domestic violence in the home, and they reportedly neglected and abused their children. There were also financial problems.
Christie was arrested multiple times for offenses such as shoplifting, driving while intoxicated, battery and criminal property damage, and regularly failed to appear in court as scheduled. She had a history of dropping out of sight for weeks at a time, but she has never been gone for this long.
After the Christie and Anthony divorced in 1990, Anthony got custody of their surviving children, one son and three daughters. One of the couple's daughters died of cancer as a young adult in 2006. In 2007, eleven years after Christie disappeared, her daughterStacy Peterson also vanished and has never been found. The two disappearances are not believed to be related.
Christie's loved ones believe she did not leave of her own accord but was, in fact, murdered by her live-in boyfriend. He has not been named as a suspect in her , however. Christie's disappearance received additional police attention after her daughter Stacy vanished. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Blue Island Police Department
708-396-7025
Other
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The Chicago Sun-Times
United Press International
The Herald News
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Missing Person Photos

A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are unknown. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2 to 5 percent of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.



Missing Person Photos

Resources for Missing Persons

According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day. Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends. Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.

Missing Person Case Updates with Photos