Joanna Wright, 33, vanished from Chicago’s Marquette Park neighborhood on December 18, 2016. Around 1:45 p.m. she was walking near the 6400 block of South Washtenaw Avenue, between Talman and Rockwell Avenues, when witnesses say three to four unidentified men forcibly pulled her into a newer model blue Mazda with Ohio plates. The vehicle sped away and Joanna has not been seen or heard from since.

Known as Jojo, Jino, or Duwop, Joanna was a well-liked hairstylist and active in the local LGBT community. She is described as a Black female, light complexion, 5 feet 2 inches, about 100 pounds, with brown, mid-back length dreadlocks with red tips and extensive tattoos covering both arms and hands, including the names Londa and Joseph, multi-colored stars and the word D-UNIT. Police tracked her cell phone but say it produced no leads.

Investigators note proximity in time and place to other cases: Shante Bohanan disappeared in July 2016 and was later found murdered, and a friend of Joanna’s, Marlo Chris Gulley, went missing from the same neighborhood less than a year after Joanna. No official link has been announced. If anyone knew Joanna, saw the blue Mazda, or has information about her disappearance, please come forward.