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Ssamali Kwatia Missing Person Case

Last seen in Lake Bluff, Illinois on Mar 31, 2013

Victim Details

Apr 11, 2014

Nov 23, 2022

Ssamali

Kwatia

17

4

42 inches

40 lbs

Black / African American

Female

Mar 31, 2013

Lake Bluff

Illinois

Lake County

29292

Lake County Sheriff's Office

Waukegan

Illinois

Lake County

60085

25 South Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Illinois

8473774000

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.lakecountyil.gov/

M13A8893

Lake County Sheriff's Office

Black

Brown

Brown

Yes

07/09/2026


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Ssamali Kwatia, a young girl from Lake Bluff, Illinois, was reported missing in a case that spanned several years and involved an alleged parental abduction. At the age of four, Ssamali disappeared, believed to be in the company of her mother, Joan Kiyenje. The last known contact with Ssamali was on March 31, 2013. Concerns for her welfare grew, and authorities were alerted, leading to the opening of a missing person investigation. The circumstances surrounding her disappearance were troubling, ...
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Last Seen: Mar 31, 2013

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