Wyteria Jones, 45, was living at the Douglas Hotel in downtown Elgin in the early autumn of 1982 and had been receiving treatment at the Elgin Mental Health Center. She had been living apart from her husband, who lived in nearby Aurora. As the Douglas prepared to close around October 1, a witness last saw Wyteria in late September carrying luggage and saying she was headed to Aurora to catch a bus.

Another witness later said Wyteria mentioned planning to stay at the Joliet Motor Lodge rather than return to her husband’s home, but there is no record that she reached Joliet. Weeks went by with no contact, and her husband reported her missing on January 29, 1983. She was described as a Black woman, 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall, 150 to 155 pounds, with black permed hair and brown eyes.

Wyteria’s whereabouts remain unknown. If anyone knew her movements in late September 1982 or saw her after she left the Douglas Hotel, please share information with investigators.