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Ava Scales Missing Person Case

Last seen in Chicago, Illinois on Sep 06, 2025

Victim Details

Jan 24, 2026

Jan 30, 2026

Ava

Scales

17

17

62 inches

140 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Sep 06, 2025

Chicago

Illinois

Cook County

60621

No

184878

Chicago Police Department - Area Central

Chicago

Illinois

Cook County

60609

James Kirchens

Detective

5101 South Wentworth Avenue, Illinois

3127478380

Local

Law Enforcement

JJ405537

2025-09-07

Chicago Police Department - Area Central

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/22/2026


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In the late summer of 2025, the community of Chicago, Illinois, was unsettled by the disappearance of 17-year-old Ava M. Scales. She was last seen on September 6, 2025, a date that would mark the beginning of an agonizing search for her family and a perplexing case for law enforcement. At the time she went missing, Ava was described as a Caucasian female, standing 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighing approximately 140 pounds, with both brown hair and brown eyes. Her last known whereabouts were in t ...
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