Wendy Kimura, 28, vanished after a short trip to suburban Cary, Illinois, in May 1999. She rode a train from Chicago to spend the night at a friend’s house in the 200 block of Northwest Highway and was last reportedly seen the next day walking along Route 14 in Cary. She may have been trying to reach a train station in Cary or nearby Fox River Grove.

At the time she disappeared Wendy was described as an Asian female, 4 feet 11 inches to 5 feet tall, 100 to 110 pounds, with black hair (short, possibly shaved on top and longer in back) and brown eyes. She wore black pants and a red St. Edward’s school jacket with the name April stitched on the front, and carried a silver crucifix plus two sets of rosary beads (one black, one transparent). She was living with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

The Cary Police Department investigated but leads were few and the case grew cold. In 2013 new information prompted searches along the Fox River banks in the Cary area, but those searches turned up nothing of significance. The disappearance remains open and unresolved.

If anyone knew Wendy, saw her in Cary or Fox River Grove in May 1999, or has information that might help, please share what is known.