Kimberly Shanders was 26 when she left her Carpentersville, Illinois home on April 24, 1987, to attend a Kris Kristofferson concert in Merrillville, Indiana. She was believed to have had her glasses and $120 in traveler's checks; those checks were never cashed and there was no activity on her Social Security allowance after the disappearance. Kimberly has been described as having a slight intellectual disability and as a trusting person.

Kimberly did not own a vehicle, and it is unknown how she planned to reach the concert or whether she ever arrived. A potential sighting at a Merrillville Holiday Inn was reported: an employee said a woman matching Kimberly’s description had asked about bus service, and the bus company kept no passenger logs. Family members distributed flyers and police circulated her description among local mall security, but investigators found few leads and the trail went cold.

Kimberly is described as a white female, brown hair, brown eyes, 5 feet 1 inch to 5 feet 2 inches, about 110 to 115 pounds, wearing glasses with pierced ears. Does anyone who lived in Carpentersville or Merrillville in April 1987 remember seeing Kimberly or have information that could help her family?