Account
Apr 15, 2010
May 07, 2019
Asante
Willoughby
44
16
68 inches
140 lbs
Black / African American
Male
In the early summer of 1996, a 16-year-old boy named Asante Anton Willoughby was living his life in Chicago, Illinois. Standing at five feet eight inches and weighing around 140 pounds, he was a young Black teenager with black hair and brown eyes. A tattoo of the name "Tate" marked one of his arms, a small, permanent detail on a young man who was on the cusp of his future. On June 21, 1996, Asante was seen for the last time. From that day forward, he vanished without a trace, and no one has reported hearing from him since. The specific circumstances of his disappearance remain unknown, lost to the passing of time. The silence that followed Asante's disappearance has stretched across decades. His case is classified as an endangered missing person, a stark label that reflects the concern for his welfare. The Chicago Police Department took on the investigation, but the public record contains very little information about their findings or any potential leads. There are no details available about what clothing Asante was wearing on the day he went missing, nor is there any information regarding his destination or who he might have been with. This profound lack of detail has made the search for answers incredibly difficult for his family and investigators, leaving a painful void where a life story should be. Years have turned into decades, and still, Asante Willoughby's fate remains a mystery. Age-progressed photos have been circulated, imagining what he might have looked like as a man in his 30s, a haunting reminder of the life he has missed. The case is a quiet but deeply troubling one, representing the heart-wrenching reality of a teenager who vanished from a major American city, leaving behind so few clues. The overview of this case is one of enduring uncertainty; a young man disappeared on a June day, and with very little information to go on, his family and community have been left to wonder what happened to him for more than a quarter of a century.
Jun 21, 1996
Chicago
Illinois
Cook County
27050
Chicago Police Department - JISC
Chicago
Illinois
Cook County
60632
Barbara Glimco
Detective
3900 South California Avenue, Illinois
3127475789
Local
Law Enforcement
HP 682939
2008-11-14
Chicago Police Department - JISC
Black
Brown
Brown
05/20/2026
