Portia Adams, 43, was reported missing on December 5, 2016, after her white Cadillac CTX was found abandoned in the 6200 block of Industrial Avenue in Washington Park, Illinois. Notices said she was last seen leaving the John De Shields housing complex in East St. Louis around 3:30 a.m. that Monday. The car’s discovery prompted search efforts by family, friends and officers across Metro East cold early-winter fields and roadways.

On December 7 a body was found in a weedy area off the 4800 block of Forest Boulevard in Washington Park and was identified as Portia Adams. An autopsy determined she had been killed by a gunshot wound, and authorities opened a homicide investigation and appealed for tips. Public materials continue to seek information about what happened along Industrial Avenue and Forest Boulevard.

If anyone knew Portia, saw her car, or has information about her movements between December 5 and December 7, please come forward.