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In the autumn of 1987, a young woman named Sylvia Renee McElroy disappeared from the streets of Chicago, Illinois, leaving behind a mystery that has endured for decades. At 27 years old, Sylvia was last seen on a November evening in the vicinity of 63rd and King Drive. On that day, she was in the company of a friend and an unidentified man. The three of them were observed getting into a brown, four-door Buick, a model characteristic of the late 1970s. After entering that vehicle, Sylvia was neve ...Read More
Last Seen: Nov 10, 1987

Victim Details

May 19, 2015

May 13, 2024

Sylvia

Mcelroy

64

27

66 inches

68 inches

125 lbs

135 lbs

Black / African American

Female

Nov 10, 1987

Chicago

Illinois

Cook County

Chicago

23993

Chicago Police Department - Area Central

Chicago

Illinois

Cook County

60609

Maria Moore

Detective

5101 South Wentworth Avenue, Illinois

3127478380

Local

Law Enforcement

J493207

1987-11-10

Chicago Police Department - Area Central

Black

Brown

Brown

06/03/2026


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