Nyameka Malindi-Bell, 32 and originally from South Africa, was last seen when she left home in Evanston, Illinois, on November 27, 2015, for a scheduled work assignment and never returned. Her disappearance was not reported to Evanston police until September 2016, when her husband said prolonged absences were not uncommon but he grew concerned after her family in South Africa could not reach her.

At the time she was driving a gray 2002 Volkswagen Jetta, Illinois plate V609349. Investigators traced unusual financial activity that suggested travel south: credit card use along a route toward Chattanooga, Tennessee, and tampering with her savings account at gas stations along a highway in Texas before the bank closed her accounts. Despite searches by local and federal agencies, neither Nyameka nor her Jetta has been found, and she never collected her last paycheck.

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office has taken the lead and renewed appeals for information. If anyone has seen Nyameka, her car, or remembers activity matching the financial trail, please come forward with what you know.