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Dec 03, 2025
Dec 19, 2025
Terhan
Gordon
36
35
68 inches
160 lbs
Black / African American
Male
In the early summer of 2025, the life of a 36-year-old father of five from Joliet, Illinois, took a tragic and mysterious turn. Terhan F. Gordon was last seen on the evening of June 27, 2025. That night, he was visiting with old friends in the Joliet and Crest Hill area. He was captured on camera at a Mobil gas station on Theodore and Broadway Streets in Joliet. His family grew deeply concerned when he broke his daily habit of calling his children, sensing immediately that something was wrong. When he vanished, he was wearing a white shirt, black pants, and brown slides and was carrying a black backpack. Terhan, who had distinctive tattoos of "DBOY" over his left eyebrow and "WOP" with a broken heart over his right, was believed to be driving a silver 2009 Pontiac G6 sedan. His family officially reported him missing to the Joliet Police Department on June 29, 2025, setting in motion a search filled with anguish and unanswered questions. The investigation into Terhan's disappearance quickly became active, with police classifying the case as "missing under suspicious circumstances." Detectives noted that Gordon had no history of disappearing for extended periods. About two weeks after he was last seen, his silver Pontiac G6 was found abandoned in Midlothian, but the discovery yielded no significant leads. In their search for answers, Joliet Police detectives utilized drones and K9 units to search wooded areas near Woodruff Road in Joliet, though these efforts did not uncover any evidence. As months passed with no resolution, Terhan's family lived in a state of constant worry, believing he was the victim of foul play and that multiple people were involved in his kidnapping and death. Their pain and fear deepened with each passing day, prompting them to hire a private investigator to aid in the search for their loved one. The search for Terhan Gordon came to a heartbreaking end nine months after he vanished. On March 24, 2026, land surveyors discovered what appeared to be a human skull in a field in Mokena, Illinois. A subsequent search by Will County sheriff's deputies uncovered additional scattered bones. On March 28, 2026, the Will County Coroner's Office officially confirmed the skeletal remains were those of Terhan F. Gordon. The investigation into his death was handed over to the Will County Sheriff's Police, as authorities continued to work toward determining the final cause and manner of death. The case of Terhan Gordon began as a mysterious disappearance of a devoted father, leading to an extensive, months-long search effort by law enforcement and a heartbroken family, and ultimately concluded with a tragic discovery that confirmed his passing, leaving his loved ones and community to mourn and await answers.
Jun 27, 2025
Joliet
Illinois
Will County
Joliet
No
181851
Joliet Police Department
Joliet
Illinois
Will County
60432
Jonathon Rutkoski
Detective
150 West Washington Street, Illinois
8157243286
Local
Law Enforcement
25-008470
2025-06-29
Joliet Police Department
Black
Brown
Brown
05/23/2026
