Sonya Marie Rouse, 50, went missing from Chicago’s South Side in March 2016. She was last seen in the Greater Grand Crossing area near the 7500 block of South Champlain Avenue.

Rouse was described as a Black woman, 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 160 to 175 pounds, with brown eyes and often wearing a blonde, curly wig. A journalism graduate of Illinois State University, she struggled after college with mental health and substance abuse and had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Her daughter lived with Rouse’s mother but stayed in regular contact with Sonya by calls and texts until she stopped answering.

Family members cite an abusive live-in boyfriend as a central concern. The boyfriend later entered a work-release program and, according to the family, was not interviewed; he died about a year after his release from prison. The Chicago Police Department continues to list Sonya as missing. If anyone has information about her whereabouts, please contact the Chicago Police Department.